Decarbonization, Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business
Green New Deal to Decarbonize the City of Ithaca
Mark D’Antonio, DNV, 1/7/2022 Ithaca is taking action! The City, located in central New York, adopted the Ithaca Green New Deal in 2019 to address climate change, economic inequality, and racial injustice. According to the City’s website, the Green New Deal’s primary goals are to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2030 and to provide community-wide benefits that […]
carbon neutrality, Climate Change, decarbonization, featured, Green Deal
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
Transit System Bridges Nature’s Playground to the Public
yes! Solutions Journalism, 8/2/21. On a recent spring morning, Kamal Adhikari hopped in his Chrysler 200S and made the 30-minute drive from his home in a Seattle suburb to the Poo Poo Point Trailhead in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. When he arrived at 10 a.m. the trailhead parking lot was full. He ended […]
buses, featured, nature, public transportation, Seattle, Trailhead Direct, transit
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Uncategorized
Earth Day 2021 Takes on a New Meaning
Taylor Patterson, 4/22/21. Earth Day has now been celebrated for 51 years. What started as a Minnesota senator’s desperate plea to spotlight climate change has evolved into a worldwide day of recognition and action to protect our struggling planet. Now, over 1 billion people across more than 174 countries participate in Earth Day activities, making […]
Biden, Earth Day, GHG emissions, Nelson Gaylord, pandemic, recycle
Building Technology, Clean Grid Technology, Efficiency in Action, Renewables, Whole Building
Net Zero Energy Becomes Elementary in Arlington County, VA
Taylor Patterson, 4/6/21. Zero energy buildings are the future of sustainable living – be it commercial, industrial, or residential settings. Arlington County, VA embraced this future with the design and construction of their zero-energy public elementary school. The building is powered by over 1,700 solar panels, has a geothermal athletic field that funnels into a […]
arlington county, geothermal, Net Zero Energy, solar, Virginia
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business
Petition Active for Greenhouse Gas Fighting Food Additive
Brian McCowan, 4/1/2021. Statarre Brands, which develops and produces additives for processed foods, has requested FDA testing and approval for a human and animal additive targeted at limiting gas emissions harmful to the environment. “It has been long known,” wrote lead project scientist Fing Pieru in the application, “that passing gas through flatulence is a […]
farming efficiency, FDA, food additive, food safety, greenhouse gas, Methane
Clean Grid Technology, Efficiency in Action, Library, Markets & Business
Welcome to the High-Stakes Game of Texas Hold’em
Jon Maxwell, ERS, 3/2/2021. Texas regulators and energy suppliers have made some big bets in energy infrastructure over the last 25 years. They and their customers lost that bet last month. There’s a lot of finger-pointing going on. Fossil fans are blaming frozen turbines. Wind proponents are blaming natural gas infrastructure. What really happened? This […]
energy crisis, energy supply, ERCOT, grid integrity, Texas, weatherization
Building Technology, Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Whole Building
Waste-to-Energy Plant Inspires Innovative Efficiency
Taylor Patterson, 2/3/2021. The clean energy and technology industry thrives on innovation to provide sustainable solutions to some of the world’s biggest efficiency problems. Amager Bakke, a waste-to-energy plant operating in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the epitome of this outside-the-box thinking. Construction of this 4.4-million-square-foot facility began back in 2013 and was completed in 2017, replacing […]
Amagar Bakke, clean energy, copenhagen, Denmark, waste, waste-to-energy
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Did You Make the Most Important List of 2020?
Taylor Patterson, ERS Santa Claus, like many of us, has faced unprecedented challenges this year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic has had tremendous impacts on all aspects of life: School, work, social life, the economy, and the environment. It has shined a light on pressing issues, like human impacts on the environment and […]
energy efficiency, holiday energy saving tips, nice list, Recycling, Santa Claus, waste
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
St. Paul Impresses as ACEEE’s Most Improved City for 2020
Taylor Patterson, ERS The 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard, developed by ACEEE, recognizes energy efficiency achievements of cities across the United States each year. Not only does the Scorecard rank the most efficient cities nationwide, it also recognizes the most improved cities, the ones that have made the most significant strides toward greater efficiency standards […]
ACEEE Energy Efficiency Scorecard, bike path, Climate Change, GHG emissions, Minnesota, Saint Paul, St. Paul
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Renewables
A Special Kind of Energy to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Pictured: Mount Major – Alton, NH
Photo provided by Deanna Patterson
air quality, election, energy, nature, pandemic, Thankful, Thanksgiving