As a follow up to a previous blog post, read more here about the Department of Energy’s efforts to ok loan guarantees for (more…)
Filed under: Green Building | Tags: ASHRAE, EPA, Green Building, Standards
Despite the economic slowdown, EPA reports continued significant growth in the number of commercial buildings achieving ENERGY STAR status. In 2010, more than 6,200 commercial buildings earned ENERGY STAR status, an increase of nearly 60% over (more…)
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that it has awarded more than $145 million for advancing solar energy technology under its “SunShot Initiative” program. The awards funded a total of sixty-nine projects located in 24 states and focused on the following six areas of solar technology: (more…)
Several prominent U.S. solar manufacturers — such as Solyndra and others singled out by the Obama Administration as examples of preferred “green energy” production projects — have filed for reorganization under protection of the bankruptcy laws in recent weeks. (more…)
Filed under: CleanTech, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tags: DOE, EPA, Marcellus Shale
Fracking operations have traditionally been regulated by the states, but several federal agencies have spent the summer months exploring ways (more…)
