Blog to Save Energy
Blog to Save Energy
 04/09/15 Last week, the United States formally submitted its target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The target was first announced by President Obama last fall, in conjunction with a similar commitment by China’s President Xi Jinping... |
 04/06/15 Washington D.C. was recently crowned the city with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings in the country in a ranking by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For the past five years, Washington D.C. had come in second place behind Los Angeles, but edged ahead of L.A. this year... |
 03/31/15 The Alliance has developed a new metric to evaluate bond investments in U.S. based energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The metric, CarbonCount™, evaluates the expected reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions resulting from each $1,000 of investment. was recently selected by the non... |
 03/28/15 Buildings in the United States – from family homes to office buildings to grocery stores – account for over 70% of electricity and 40% of total energy consumed annually. That adds up to about $400 billion spent powering our buildings each year. |
 03/24/15 The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has deployed several initiatives and projects to support the mission of creating a clean energy economy. EERE’s Tribal Energy Program supports a variety of energy projects on tribal lands, which provide... |
 03/17/15 Many colleges and universities strive to reduce energy waste, become more energy efficient and effectively reduce their environmental impact, but find it difficult to do so without access to a sufficient amount of initial financial capital. The relatively new concept of a green revolving fund (GRF... |
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