The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring 128 businesses and organizations in 33 states with the Energy Star’s Partner of the Year award for their commitment to saving energy and protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements. Awardees are helping families save money by saving energy… Keep reading →
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EPA And DOE Honor 2015 Energy Star Partners Of The Year For Leadership On Energy Efficiency, Acting on Climate
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By Kelly Salt | Best Best & Krieger LLPWe are proud to announce the third annual New York Energy Week (NYEW) series is June 15-19, 2015, featuring five days of events hosted by the industry’s most influential names, including Con Edison, Morgan Stanley, Navigant, and CME Group, among others. Since 2013, the series has served as a catalyst for progress, by breaking down… Keep reading →
Energy Quote of the Day: On Obama’s ‘Solar Ready Vets’ Program
By Edward DodgePresident Obama announced a new program that reflects his conviction that climate change poses one of the greatest threats to future generations. The “Solar Ready Vets” program aims to train 75,000 workers, including veterans, to enter the solar industry by 2020. The Department of Energy will join the Pentagon to run the training program which… Keep reading →
Statistics in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Monthly Energy Review for March show U.S.domestic energy production meeting about 89 percent of the country’s total energy demand. That’s up from 84 percent in 2013 and 2012 and reflects a key result of the domestic energy revolution: growing U.S. self-sufficiency. Two charts. First, EIA data showing U.S.… Keep reading →
Renewable energy is often presented as hopelessly contentious in the United States, but there’s a new survey – or maybe we should say, there’s another survey – that shows Americans overwhelmingly believe in the stuff, have a sense it could save them money, and want government to support it. Even Republicans. Solar and wind finished… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Obama Outlines Solar Plans, Oil Prices Rise & US Global Warming Map
By Conor O'SullivanPresident Obama plans to launch a new initiative to expand the nation’s solar workforce during a visit to Utah’s Hill Air Force Base on Friday, outlining his economic agenda. “The Energy Department will seek to train 75,000 people — including veterans — to enter the solar workforce by 2020, increasing the goal it set in May 2014 by… Keep reading →
A Statement From U.S. Secretary Of Energy Ernest Moniz On P5+1 Nuclear Negotiations
By Dr. Ernest Moniz | U.S. Department of EnergyLast week, Secretary Moniz released the following statement regarding the P5+1 nuclear negotiations: “The key parameters established lay the groundwork for achieving the P5+1’s objective of blocking Iran’s four pathways to nuclear weapons: the two uranium pathways through Iran’s Natanz and Fordow enrichment facilities, the plutonium pathway at the Arak reactor, and the covert pathway.… Keep reading →