Electrical Services Group http://blog.esgillinois.com 847-588-2533 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 HP, IBM, Yahoo Share In IT Energy Efficiency Windfall http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/MAUYsz_kVuU/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/MAUYsz_kVuU/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:38:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29835 HP, IBM, Yahoo Share In IT Energy Efficiency WindfallTo promote energy efficiency projects, the Department of Energy has showered $47 million in grants on IT and communication firms. IBM, Yahoo, Alcatel-Lucent and HP are among firms receiving the grants, which will be matched by $70 million in private industry funding, reports PCWorld. IBM is getting $1.66 million to develop and field test software-based management tools [...]
]]> HP, IBM, Yahoo Share In IT Energy Efficiency WindfallTo promote energy efficiency projects, the Department of Energy has showered $47 million in grants on IT and communication firms. IBM, Yahoo, Alcatel-Lucent and HP are among firms receiving the grants, which will be matched by $70 million in private industry funding, reports PCWorld. IBM is getting $1.66 million to develop and field test software-based management tools [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/MAUYsz_kVuU/feed 0 82% of Firms Plan to Boost Green Marketing Spending http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/zFJgyPyrP0k/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/zFJgyPyrP0k/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:37:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29824 82% of Firms Plan to Boost Green Marketing SpendingBusinesses increasingly are finding distinct additional marketing and advertising advantages in green messages, according to a new survey. In fact, 82 percent of survey respondents said they planned to use more green messaging in their marketing, according to the report, “Green Marketing: What Works & What Doesn’t – A Marketing Study of Practitioners.” More than 370 marketing [...]
]]> 82% of Firms Plan to Boost Green Marketing SpendingBusinesses increasingly are finding distinct additional marketing and advertising advantages in green messages, according to a new survey. In fact, 82 percent of survey respondents said they planned to use more green messaging in their marketing, according to the report, “Green Marketing: What Works & What Doesn’t – A Marketing Study of Practitioners.” More than 370 marketing [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/zFJgyPyrP0k/feed 0 Clean Tech Investment Plummets 33% in 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/oYNbMQ9qSng/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/oYNbMQ9qSng/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:08:05 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29807 Clean Tech Investment Plummets 33% in 2009Venture capital investments in green technology companies declined by 33 percent from $8.5 billion in 2008 to $5.6 billion in 2009, despite a flurry of government subsidies for renewable energy, according to a preliminary report by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte, reports the New York Times’ Green Inc. blog. However, the overall amount of venture capital [...]
]]> Clean Tech Investment Plummets 33% in 2009Venture capital investments in green technology companies declined by 33 percent from $8.5 billion in 2008 to $5.6 billion in 2009, despite a flurry of government subsidies for renewable energy, according to a preliminary report by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte, reports the New York Times’ Green Inc. blog. However, the overall amount of venture capital [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/oYNbMQ9qSng/feed 0 Australia, Belgium Find More Cases of Carbon Fraud http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/Ov7wSdoKtVU/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/Ov7wSdoKtVU/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:01:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29792 Australia, Belgium Find More Cases of Carbon FraudMore carbon fraud cases are popping up around the globe including Australia and Belgium as government watchdog organizations step up efforts to monitor the nascent green business sector. As an example, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it is closely watching the green business sector, reports SmartCompany. ACCC recently forced a green power company, [...]
]]> Australia, Belgium Find More Cases of Carbon FraudMore carbon fraud cases are popping up around the globe including Australia and Belgium as government watchdog organizations step up efforts to monitor the nascent green business sector. As an example, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it is closely watching the green business sector, reports SmartCompany. ACCC recently forced a green power company, [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/Ov7wSdoKtVU/feed 0 EPA Puts Science Behind New Smog Standards http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/_Idqy16yjRY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/_Idqy16yjRY/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:53:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29805 EPA Puts Science Behind New Smog StandardsStrict new health standards for smog will impose extra costs as the Environmental Protection Agency rolls back the more lax Bush-era smog standards. The new limits, proposed Jan. 7, are likely to put hundreds of counties nationwide into violation, meaning that they will have to find ways to clamp down on the pollution or risk losing [...]
]]> EPA Puts Science Behind New Smog StandardsStrict new health standards for smog will impose extra costs as the Environmental Protection Agency rolls back the more lax Bush-era smog standards. The new limits, proposed Jan. 7, are likely to put hundreds of counties nationwide into violation, meaning that they will have to find ways to clamp down on the pollution or risk losing [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/_Idqy16yjRY/feed 0 Greenpeace Rates Electronics Firms on Lobbying http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/X8nGfYhIVxY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/X8nGfYhIVxY/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:30:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29798 Greenpeace Rates Electronics Firms on LobbyingThe latest Guide to Greener Electronics from Greenpeace now rates companies on whether they lobby for industrywide rules that would prevent use of environmentally damaging materials. Greenpeace wants companies to support policies like the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electronics, which would ban use of brominated flame retardants, chlorinated flame retardants and PVC in [...]
]]> Greenpeace Rates Electronics Firms on LobbyingThe latest Guide to Greener Electronics from Greenpeace now rates companies on whether they lobby for industrywide rules that would prevent use of environmentally damaging materials. Greenpeace wants companies to support policies like the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electronics, which would ban use of brominated flame retardants, chlorinated flame retardants and PVC in [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/X8nGfYhIVxY/feed 0 CO, NC, MA, WI, HA, Utah Starting Building Retrofit Programs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/RPI8ratwCYw/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/RPI8ratwCYw/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:07:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29790 CO, NC, MA, WI, HA, Utah Starting Building Retrofit ProgramsA pilot program will help institute energy efficiency building retrofit programs in six states. The National Governors Association announced the program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its $11 billion building retrofit and weatherization stimulus program, according to a press release. Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin were selected [...]
]]> CO, NC, MA, WI, HA, Utah Starting Building Retrofit ProgramsA pilot program will help institute energy efficiency building retrofit programs in six states. The National Governors Association announced the program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its $11 billion building retrofit and weatherization stimulus program, according to a press release. Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin were selected [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/RPI8ratwCYw/feed 0 CES Roundup: Sony, Casio, HP, Samsung Unveil Energy Efficient Electronics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/GFHkwPIyUuk/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/GFHkwPIyUuk/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:44:53 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29783 CES Roundup: Sony, Casio, HP, Samsung Unveil Energy Efficient ElectronicsA rash of new, more energy efficient consumer electronics are drawing the spotlight at CES 2010 in Las Vegas. A good chunk of the 20,000-some new product launches at the show featured decreased energy usage or more environmentally friendly manufacture or components, reports 9News. In fact, there are about four times as many booths this year as [...]
]]> CES Roundup: Sony, Casio, HP, Samsung Unveil Energy Efficient ElectronicsA rash of new, more energy efficient consumer electronics are drawing the spotlight at CES 2010 in Las Vegas. A good chunk of the 20,000-some new product launches at the show featured decreased energy usage or more environmentally friendly manufacture or components, reports 9News. In fact, there are about four times as many booths this year as [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/GFHkwPIyUuk/feed 0 California Air Board, Port Truckers Strike Deal on Diesel Emissions Rules http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/yVnGLY0ulIQ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/yVnGLY0ulIQ/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:16:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29774 California Air Board, Port Truckers Strike Deal on Diesel Emissions RulesAverting a possible shutdown, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Port of Oakland truckers agreed to a last-minute deal that included additional funding to help the truckers comply with stricter requirements on diesel emissions that officially took effect on Jan. 1 and a deadline extension that allow hundreds of big rigs to operate at [...]
]]> California Air Board, Port Truckers Strike Deal on Diesel Emissions RulesAverting a possible shutdown, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Port of Oakland truckers agreed to a last-minute deal that included additional funding to help the truckers comply with stricter requirements on diesel emissions that officially took effect on Jan. 1 and a deadline extension that allow hundreds of big rigs to operate at [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/yVnGLY0ulIQ/feed 0 UK Government Calls for Food Labels to Show Carbon Footprint http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/zWq_IRPmAXs/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/zWq_IRPmAXs/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:13:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=29770 UK Government Calls for Food Labels to Show Carbon FootprintSupermarket food in the UK will be labeled to show its carbon footprint, country of origin and animal welfare standards as part of the government’s new food strategy for the next 20 years, reports the Telegraph. The voluntary  “green” food labels will show how much carbon was produced in the manufacture and transportation of food, [...]
]]> UK Government Calls for Food Labels to Show Carbon FootprintSupermarket food in the UK will be labeled to show its carbon footprint, country of origin and animal welfare standards as part of the government’s new food strategy for the next 20 years, reports the Telegraph. The voluntary  “green” food labels will show how much carbon was produced in the manufacture and transportation of food, [...]
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnvironmentalLeader/~3/zWq_IRPmAXs/feed 0 Solar Power International Breaks Records, New LLC To Manage Event http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/solar-power-international-breaks-records-new-llc-to-manage-event?cmpid=rss http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/solar-power-international-breaks-records-new-llc-to-manage-event?cmpid=rss#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Solar Thermal Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/solar-power-international-breaks-records-new-llc-to-manage-event?cmpid=rss http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/solar-power-international-breaks-records-new-llc-to-manage-event?cmpid=rss/feed 0 Solar Education, Outreach and Training: Moving the Industry Forward http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/solar-education-outreach-and-training-moving-the-industry-forward?cmpid=rss http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/solar-education-outreach-and-training-moving-the-industry-forward?cmpid=rss#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Solar Thermal Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/solar-education-outreach-and-training-moving-the-industry-forward?cmpid=rss Since solar energy technology is on solid ground and the finance and policy pieces of the puzzle are being addressed through the stimulus plan, all that's left to make solar energy an integral part of the American energy economy is education, according to Rhone Resch of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).]]> Since solar energy technology is on solid ground and the finance and policy pieces of the puzzle are being addressed through the stimulus plan, all that's left to make solar energy an integral part of the American energy economy is education, according to Rhone Resch of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).]]> http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/solar-education-outreach-and-training-moving-the-industry-forward?cmpid=rss/feed 0 NEMA Announces Consensus Legislative Proposal on Outdoor Lighting Standards http://www.iaei.org/magazine/?p=4486 http://www.iaei.org/magazine/?p=4486#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:38 +0000 NEMA http://www.iaei.org/magazine/?p=4486 http://www.iaei.org/magazine/?p=4486/feed 0 The Federal Energy Subsidy Scorecard: How Renewables Stack Up http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/the-federal-energy-subsidy-scorecard-how-renewables-stack-up?cmpid=rss http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/the-federal-energy-subsidy-scorecard-how-renewables-stack-up?cmpid=rss#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Solar Thermal Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/the-federal-energy-subsidy-scorecard-how-renewables-stack-up?cmpid=rss In a speech at the United Nations and afterward at the G-20 summit meeting in September, President Obama called for elimination of government subsidies for greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting fossil fuels. Said the President "I will work with my colleagues at the G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies so that we can better address our climate challenge."]]> In a speech at the United Nations and afterward at the G-20 summit meeting in September, President Obama called for elimination of government subsidies for greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting fossil fuels. Said the President "I will work with my colleagues at the G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies so that we can better address our climate challenge."]]> http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/the-federal-energy-subsidy-scorecard-how-renewables-stack-up?cmpid=rss/feed 0 China: Expand or Build your Business http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/euro-akadem-academy-for-european-management-gmbh-8055/news/article/2009/11/china-expand-or-build-your-business?cmpid=rss http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/euro-akadem-academy-for-european-management-gmbh-8055/news/article/2009/11/china-expand-or-build-your-business?cmpid=rss#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Solar Thermal Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/euro-akadem-academy-for-european-management-gmbh-8055/news/article/2009/11/china-expand-or-build-your-business?cmpid=rss Highlights: - Support and drive development in the environmental technology and clean energy - sectors; - Fresh perspectives from thought leaders and business heads; - Essential strategy information needed for prospective investors and deal-makers]]> Highlights: - Support and drive development in the environmental technology and clean energy - sectors; - Fresh perspectives from thought leaders and business heads; - Essential strategy information needed for prospective investors and deal-makers]]> http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/euro-akadem-academy-for-european-management-gmbh-8055/news/article/2009/11/china-expand-or-build-your-business?cmpid=rss/feed 0