Tag: Featured Business
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Global Energy Demand to Grow One-Third by 2035
[caption id="attachment_311889" align="alignright" width="360"] Graphic credit: International Energy Agency[/caption] The International Energy Agency (IEA) released the 2013 edition of its annual World Energy Outlook today, with much of the focus on what could happen in the next two decades. The organization believes that major changes will take place by 2035 when it predicts that total…
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Brad Pitt’s Foundation Embraces Green Building and Solar Energy
Brad Pitt’s foundation on Saturday brought sustainability and green building to an area of Kansas City that struggles with high unemployment and crime rates. Make It Right, Pitt’s six-year-old green building organization, cut the ribbon on Bancroft School Apartments, a former school building that now contains 50 LEED Platinum certified rental units under a solar roof with…
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Chemical Industry Works with Ohio Senators to Ban LEED Ratings on Government Buildings
Ohio ranks first among states with LEED certified schools, but two legislators no longer want the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to evaluate the efficiency of governmental buildings there. The USGBC has announced a campaign and petition opposing Ohio Senate Concurrent Resolution 25 (SCR 25), which would prohibit the use of the LEED v4 green building…
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Obama’s Power Africa Plan Selects U.S. Firms to Build 3 Solar Farms in Ethiopia
Two U.S. companies have received contracts to join President Obama’s plan to double power access in Africa by 2030. The Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy and directors at the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation awarded contracts to Global Trade and Development Consulting (GTDC) and Energy Ventures to construct and operate three solar farms in Ethiopia, according to PV Tech.…
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National Retailers Accept Trades, Lower Prices for LED Holiday Lights
Home Depot is encouraging people to do away the old Christmas lights of years past in exchange for energy efficient ones. The national retailer will recycle old, broken or used incandescent lights across the country if shoppers bring them in before the end of the business on Nov. 17. Customers can then receive discounts of $3…