Energy + Environment

Los Angeles Washington, D.C. San Francisco Denver Chicago Houston Lakeland, FL Dallas-Fort Worth Atlanta New York City These cities, in order, are the Top 10 cities with the most energy-efficient schools, hospitals, office buildings, courthouses, grocery stores, retail centers and auto assembly plants that have earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR label. Throughout the [...]

The Department of Energy released the April Electric Power Monthly Report today reflecting January data. Highlights: • In January 2010, total electric power generation in the United States increased 1.4% from January 2009. • Retail sales of electricity increased 3.4% compared to January 2009. • The average U.S. retail price of electricity decreased 3.8% in [...]

A new program to inform building owners and operators, tenants and prospective buyers on the energy use of buildings, similar to a nutrition label on food or miles per gallon ratings on cars, has recently been launched to encourage the building industry to find ways to cut energy use and costs. The Building Energy Quotient [...]

Now you can buy that gasoline-powered alarm clock you’ve always wanted. And ENERGY STAR apparently has some major work to do to regain its credibility. Consumers and businesses rely on the EPA/DOE ENERGY STAR program to identify energy-saving products that will perform as well or better than non-energy-saving products. The program is promoted through tax [...]

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A coalition of 80 contractor groups, unions, manufacturers, businesses, financial services companies and energy-efficiency advocates to advance the adoption of Building STAR, a proposal to makeover America’s commercial and apartment building infrastructure with more energy-efficient technologies. Introduced March 4 as S. 3079, Building STAR Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010, the bill is a package [...]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded OSRAM SYLVANIA a 2010 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of the company’s continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. It is the ninth consecutive year the company has received an ENERGY STAR award. OSRAM SYLVANIA’s accomplishments will [...]

After we put our daughter to bed, my wife and I curled up and watched Up in The Air on her laptop. For us, it was Earth 2 Hours.

Lighting for Tomorrow is launching its 2010 competition—with a focus on lighting control devices and SSL luminaires and replacement lamps. For the first time, Lighting for Tomorrow will be looking at lighting control products including stand-alone, system-based, and whole house devices. The lighting controls competition is building on the 2009 fluorescent dimming competition by seeking [...]