Americans seemingly love their air-conditioning. While countries like Japan have set standards for indoor air temperature at comparatively balmy levels (82 degrees F or 28 degrees C), many in the United States scoff at not being able to crank up the AC. However, all of the electricity required to cool massive amounts of hot air [...]
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Emory University Sets Temperature Policy
July 25th, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Behavior, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, News, Policy, Sustainability 
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Emory 
No Comments »International Maritime Organization Sets Sail New Emissions Reductions for Cargo Ships
July 19th, 2011 Justin Manger There has been plenty of attention and debate about coal-fired power plants, electric vehicles, gas taxes, renewable energy and so forth. When it comes to talk about pollution and environmentalism, these are topics du jour. However, a United Nations panel has quietly come to consensus on something not often talked about but important in its [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conferences, Justin Manger, News, Policy, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Pollution, United Nations No Comments »New, Easy To Understand Fuel Economy Labels Coming for 2013 Model Year Cars
July 10th, 2011 Justin Manger The DOE Energy Blog posted this news a while ago, but it’s still informational as the change doesn’t take effect for another year or so. As Americans become more concerned with the economical and environmental costs associated with owning and operating a car, it’s more important than ever to have an easy to understand way [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, Policy, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Vehicles, Energy Conservation, Washington DC No Comments »California, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, and Colorado Leading U.S. in Clean Energy
July 5th, 2011 Justin Manger Released for the second time ever, the U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index by Clean Edge has ranked how all 50 states compare across the clean energy spectrum. Using 70 different indicators in technology, policy, and capital, the index names the following as the top 10 states: California, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, Washington, New Mexico, Minnesota, [...]
Already Energy Efficient Japan Cuts Back Further After Fukushima
June 22nd, 2011 Justin Manger The world has seen the devastation caused by the 9.0 magnitude March 11th earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Now that the story has slipped from the headlines, what’s really going on in Japan at the moment? Well, I can’t speak directly to the situation in the Tohoku region impacted directly by the tsunami but I can [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Education, Japan, Justin Manger, News, Policy, Sustainability Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Energy Conservation No Comments »FFF: Biggest Coal-based Utility in U.S. to Close 5 Old Plants
June 10th, 2011 Justin Manger To comply with proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulations, American Electric Power (AEP) will spend $6 billion to $8 billion to shut down five aging coal plants, convert at least two to natural gas, and retrofit 12 other plants. Coal-fired plants account for nearly 25,000 megawatts, or 65 percent, of AEP’s total generation capacity. The five plants [...]
American University Readies One of the Largest Solar Systems in Washington, D.C.
June 8th, 2011 Justin Manger The nation’s capital has a mandate for renewable energy and American University is not letting that fact pass them by. Next month, the school plans to have more than 2,150 solar panels installed on six of its buildings in what will be the largest solar power system in DC and the largest urban solar hot water system on [...]
TrekEast and 4 Social Media Tips to Market Your Cause
May 26th, 2011 Guest Author It’s a huge undertaking: one man is on a 5,000 mile human-powered journey to promote awareness for wild places and the need for them to be connected. John Davis has cycled (picture below), hiked, and paddled on TrekEast, an adventure for Wildlands Network. See where John is and where he is headed on the journey that [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Education, Policy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Environment, Nature, Video No Comments »Bike Sharing: Increasing Transportation Choices, Saving Communities Money, Creating Better Places
May 15th, 2011 Stephen Wade Washington, DC and Arlington County, VA recently launched a bike share program, Capital Bikeshare, making over 1,100 bikes available at 110 stations. With 11,000 members, it is already the largest in the nation. These programs have been successful in Europe and have sprouted up throughout the US as cities look to provide greener, cheaper, healthier [...]
Posted in Behavior, Economics, Policy, Real Estate, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Bike Sharing, Cars, Pollution, Stephen Wade, Washington DC No Comments »Energy Autonomy- Freeing Ourselves From the Threats of Oil, Coal, and Nuclear Power
May 4th, 2011 Phil Sauve Our energy future is a topic of constant discussion and the recent issues with the nuclear reactor in Fukushima, Japan have further heightened the debate. The cost of oil will continue to rise as we approach peak oil (although the current U.S. average of $3.69 per gallon is still much cheaper than most other countries), [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Economics, Op-Ed, Policy, Smart Grid, Sustainable Development Tags: Clean Energy, Coal, Electricity in America, Nuclear, Phil Sauve No Comments »
