$30 billion in financing for 28 projects that create or save 61,000 jobs. Those are the three most striking numbers reported by the Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office recently. Of course, the numbers only tell one type of story. The ‘meat’ of this program is in what these projects will leave behind: the greenRead… Read more »
In Episode 19 of the Green Government Podcast we talk with Kevin Kampschroer, Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings at the U.S. General Services Administration. Kevin has created the framework for which GSA responds to the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions reductions and of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s mandate toRead… Read more »
Vice President Biden recently toured the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO. While there, he not only toured the facility, but spoke on the administration’s commitment to, and belief in, renewable energy technology as a vital part of America’s future economic competitiveness. One of the more forceful quotes from his speech, posted above, touchedRead… Read more »
1366 Technologies is working to reduce the cost of solar technology. In this video the DOE follows up with researchers to see how things are doing one year after they received $4 million from ARPA-E, through the Recovery Act. Original post
Report from E2S. The National Defense Industrial Association held its annual Environment, Energy Security & Sustainability (E2S2) Symposium & Exhibition last week. Here’s a brief overview provided by one of our advisors, Lt. Col. Howard Snow (Ret.). The Department of Defense defines energy as a strategic resource that includes energy security, energy efficiency and environmentalRead… Read more »
2007 was a difficult year for the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). That year saw the credibility of the IPCC shaken as many errors were found in their 4th climate assessment report. In an effort to put past mistakes behind them for good, the IPCC has recently agreed on a number ofRead… Read more »
How do you change the way a multinational corporation does business? Simplify the message. Could the same tactic work for Federal agencies? It is well-known to many Americans that Wal-Mart has been taking steps towards sustainability for the past few years. Wal-Mart, like many companies, saw that ‘going green’ was good for the environment, andRead… Read more »
Thousands of commuters in the DC area may show up to work just a little sweatier than usual this Friday, May 20th. But that’s a small price to pay for the way they’ll feel once they get there—invigorated, glowing with a sense of accomplishment, and maybe a little more convinced that bicycling is a viableRead… Read more »
Water resource issues rarely garner front-page attention. Aside from the attention gained from a major drought or flood, clean abundant water is taken for granted and concerns over water resources are not well-publicized. So, when a good book comes out and a newspaper of record runs an interview with its author, we thought it wasRead… Read more »
The Pew Trusts have put together 50 transportation investment fact sheets divided into six categories. There’s good reason to evaluate the policy; Pew estimates that states spent a combined $131 billion on transportation in 2010. The goal of this assessment of the 50 states and Washington, DC, is to identify which are doing the bestRead… Read more »