Posts Tagged ‘Department Of Energy’
Commercial Buildings Going Green Receive Support From DOE
April 29th, 2010 | 
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced support for energy-saving commercial building projects as part of an ongoing effort by DOE to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the United States. With money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE’s national laboratories will select and fund technical experts to provide technic
Green Power for Your Audio and Video Equipment
The US Department of Energy estimates the waste from "phantom load", "standby power" or "leaking electricity" can amount to 20% of your home electricity use. Environmental Conservation is incredibly important in our family. We recycle and now are going green with our electronics.
Finding Opportunities in Wind Energy
Last Wednesday I published “Wind Energy: Now Is the Time to Invest” as an introduction to wind energy markets and a review of the reasons for which I believe wind offers a bright future for informed investors. This year, an estimated 28,000 Megawatts (MW) of capacity are being installed worldwide, and by 2013 the new annual installed capacity will have more than doubled to 58,500 MW. The U.S. Department of Energy also projects dramatic growth with wind energy’s contribution to U.S. elect
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The Week in Pictures: Elephants Extinct by 2025, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Green Home Improvement, and More (Slideshow)
From the news that all 600,000 African elephants will be extinct by 2025 at current rates of poaching, according to figures from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, to Congress' approval of a bill that will allow three wheelers to get funding from the Department of Energy, a lot happened this week in green. Our Best of Green winner Chris Jordan visited the Midway Atoll, right in the heart of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and photographed sobering pictures of albatrosses stuffed with pla
Trick Or Treat With A Caulk Gun
U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman makes a home more energy efficient. Image credit: U.S. Department of Energy Digital Photo Archive . You might think next week's major holiday is Halloween, but 'round the Sierra Club offices we're a bit nerdier. You see, we're excited about Friday, October 30th: National Weatherization Day . On National Weatherization Day, created by the U.S. Department of Energy, cities will be hosting events to highlight services and organizations that help people to
