The tried-and-true adage "adjust the thermostat to save energy" is getting a new twist as federal scientists released findings today showing that commercial buildings could reduce heating and cooling costs by upward of 60 percent if they adopt technologies to make their heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems more efficient.
Re-engineering the Mississippi River will stem catastrophic economic and environmental losses from human development and climate change while raising billions of dollars in value, according to a report released yesterday. The paper highlights the need to protect against land losses and preserve ecosystems along the Gulf Coast.
The Canadian oil sands crude that the Keystone XL pipeline would transport might be cleaner than the oil it would replace, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology energy economist testified before a House panel Thursday. (E&E Daily, )
In the largest financing agreement of its type to date, Goldman Sachs said Thursday it would provide more than $500 million in financing to help build thousands of distributed solar projects under a partnership with SolarCity of San Mateo, Calif. (ClimateWire, )
Environmentalists say a suit filed last week that charges U.S. EPA has not done enough to ensure that Utah is cleaning up fine particulate matter could force the agency to require more stringent action on fine particulates in other states. (Greenwire, )
The downside of life near the beach. (ClimateWire, )
As he stumped for the Keystone XL pipeline in New York City on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper also responded to the fossil fuel protesters outside. (EnergyWire, )
The Department of Energy conditionally authorized a second company Friday to export natural gas to countries that don't have free-trade agreements with the United States, to bipartisan praise on Capitol Hill. (E&ENews PM, )
