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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The telecommunications giant sent a comment letter to the agency to establish itself as a stakeholder as the EPA considers whether to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. A range of business and public interests voiced support and opposition during the public comment period, which ended Friday.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- After completing a three-year refresh of its technology, Hewlett-Packard has cut its total IT spending in half, saving $1 billion per year; the company's Critical Facilities group can help companies of all stripes achieve similar results.
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MURRIETA, Calif. -- Green Globe International, the global certification program for environmentally responsible tourism, has announced new agreements with international hotel, student and travel groups in strategic partnerships aimed at offering new products and services to a broader audience.
Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs
"Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy" describes a green recovery program that could lay the foundation for sustainable economic growth while boosting the country's energy security. The program calls for a $100 billion worth of tax credits, government spending and federal loan guarantees to cut unemployment and spur growth in six cleantech and efficiency areas.
The program targets building retrofits, expansion of mass transit and
freight rail, wind and solar power, biofuels and constructing a smart
electrical grid.
The package would break down into three investment streams: $50
billion in tax credits to give private businesses and property owners
access to building retrofits and renewable energy systems; $46 billion
in direct government spending on mass transit expansion, smart
electrical grid and public building retrofits; and $4 billion in
federal loan guarantees to help finance renewable energy and building
retrofits.
Researchers from the Political Economy Research Institute at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst prepared the report on behalf of
the Center for American Progress.
Web Site:http://www.peri.umass.edu/
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