Today, the Obama Administration is announcing new steps to bolster energy security for America’s warfighters – underscoring the significant and inherent connection between energy independence and national security. In Michigan, the Army will open a new 30,000-square-foot lab to develop cutting edge energy technologies for the next generation of combat vehicles. This new lab will [...]
As the world moves toward greater use of low-carbon and zero-carbon energy sources, a possible bottleneck looms, according to a new MIT study: the supply of certain metals needed for key clean-energy technologies. Wind turbines, one of the fastest-growing sources of emissions-free electricity, rely on magnets that use the rare earth element neodymium. And the [...]
USGS scientists have developed a new method for mapping grasslands that demonstrate high potential for growing biofuel crops with relatively little energy input and environmental impact. The pioneering investigation used remote sensing data from satellites to identify detailed areas of the Greater Platte River Basin (most of Nebraska, parts of adjacent states) that are best [...]
NEW YORK, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Verizon announced today that it will cut its CO2 intensity in half by 2020, as part of the company’s broad sustainability efforts. Sustainability is a key aspect of the company’s new strategy for delivering shareholder value. The other aspects are developing marketplace solutions to address social [...]
One year ago, the President put forward a comprehensive plan in the Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future that outlined the Administration’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy – a strategy aimed at reducing our reliance on foreign oil, saving families and businesses money at the pump, and positioning the United States as the global leader [...]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing not to change the greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting thresholds for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Operating Permit programs. Today’s proposal is part of EPA’s common-sense, phased-in approach to GHG permitting under the Clean Air Act. EPA is also proposing steps that [...]
PHOENIX, AZ, Feb. 27, 2012 /CNW/ – GWR Global Water Resources Corp. (TSX: GWR), Global Water Resources, Inc. (“Global Water”) and the Ontario Clean Water Agency (“OCWA”) today announced that their respective organizations have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to offer FATHOMTM to existing and prospective clients in Ontario and throughout Canada. FATHOMTM [...]
WAM Dubai, Feb 26th, 2012 (WAM) : Dubai will develop a strategy to reduce carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as recommendations for ultimately monetising them through a groundbreaking carbon trading scheme, it was announced today. The initiative is an integral part of the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030, including the plans to [...]
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — KPMG’s Global Summit generates key recommendations to demonstrate a clear case for sustainable business. Policymakers and the business community should ramp up collaboration and demonstrate renewed leadership in order to achieve sustainable and equitable growth objectives, according to recommendations released today from KPMG’s “Business Perspective on [...]
Societies across the globe are grappling with how to meet the increasing demands on our planet’s resources while considering the needs of future generations. Scientific knowledge is vital to improving our ability to respond rapidly to extreme events, such as power grid disruption, floods, and dangerous weather. In order to address issues of sustainability, the [...]
