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The three-year effort is expected to save 31 average megawatts of electricity in the region by 2015 at a cost of less than a penny per kilowatt-hour.
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This year, with the support of the U.S. EPA's Energy Star program, the AIA has selected eight examples of outstanding sustainable design.
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The federal government in Canada will contribute $1 million to launch the first phase of a net zero energy housing initiative that initially will install solar PV panels for green power, and later include geothermal heat pumps for green heat.
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The newly reconstructed Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn has become the city's first solar-powered train terminal, billed as one of the most sustainable mass transportation sites ever built in the U.S.
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Goodwill Industries of San Francisco and Dell have partnered on a comprehensive computer recovery, reuse, and environmentally responsible recycling program in northern California.
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In April 2005, the Governor of Washington signed historic legislation to require sustainable standards for all new schools receiving state funds based on the findings of a pilot program at five state schools. This article discusses the findings of the program and details some of the methods used.
by Emily Rabin
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Pennsylvania dentists have partnered with the state Department of Environmental Protection to collect obsolete supplies of elemental mercury to prevent the material from entering the environment.
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The California Air Resources Board has adopted a regulation requiring engine manufacturers to install on-board diagnostic systems on heavy duty engines beginning in 2010.
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Through an organized emission-reduction program, Seattle City Light is on pace this year to become the first utility in the nation to ahieve carbon-neutrality. The electric utility plans to get there with two new programs: one gives customers more choices about where their energy comes from; the other curbs emissions from cruise ships docked in Elliott Bay. By Michael Burnham
by Emily Rabin
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Through an organized emission-reduction program, Seattle City Light is on pace this year to become the first utility in the nation to achieve carbon neutrality. The electric utility plans to get there with two new programs: one gives customers more choices about where their energy comes from; the other curbs emissions from cruise ships docked in Elliott Bay. By Michael Burnham
by Emily Rabin
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Scientists are developing 'smart' building materials designed to clean the air with a little help from the elements.
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A building project to create carbon neutral offices at a landmark site has won one of British industry's biggest environmental awards.
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Wal-Mart has opened a new, more resource-efficient store in Texas that the company hopes will serve as a environmental benchmark for future retail outlets.
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Starbucks committed recently to purchase wind power to offset a portion of the energy used in its operations, a move that places the company in the top 25 U.S. purchasers of renewable energy. But mitigating climate change, not garnering pro-environment publicity, is the main driver behind Starbucks' decision to buy renewable energy certificates. By Denis Du Bois
by Emily Rabin
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Los Angeles International Airport has won this year's Airports Council International-North America Environmental Achievement Award in the large-airport class for constructing the first retail hydrogen-fueling and generation station at an airport.
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Despite some early problems, the United Illuminating Co. and the Connecticut Building Congress have honored the school for its energy efficient design, saying that taxpayers will reap long-term benefits from the facility.
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This journal article examines some of the trends in single-family house building in the United States and provides recommendations for downsizing houses to improve quality and resource efficiency.
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Mohawk Paper Mills has stepped up to satisfy those with ecologic concerns, showing what a big corporation can do to support alternative energy sources.
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Americans believe energy security should be the top priority of U.S. energy policy, voicing wide support for a 'moon shot' effort to develop a hydrogen economy in a new survey by Peter D. Hart Research Associates on behalf of General Motors.
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The province of Ontario has launched 'Cool Shops,' a Clean Air Foundation program that helps small street-facing businesses in Ottawa reduce energy consumption, save on utility costs and improve air quality.
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The Building Owners and Managers Association will launch a multi-year campaign to increase energy efficiency at 9 billion square feet of commercial properties.
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Based on the input of simple plant-level information, the energy efficiency of an automobile assembly plant is scored from 1 to 100 and compared to the average and 'efficient' plants in the industry.
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The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has released two new reports identifying technologies and policy options for reducing GHG reductions in the building and power sectors.
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Dirk Ellis' natural foods market has 24-inch-thick post-and-beam walls insulated with more than a thousand straw bales, custom made by a Manhattan rancher.
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Ocean Spray is tapping into a renewable source of energy to power its new manufacturing facility in Wisconsin: methane gas from the nearby landfill.