31 July 2013 - The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 1,260 crore for the construction of 60,000 solar-powered green houses under phase three of a programme meant to provide houses to underprivileged people.
According to an official release, chief minister J Jayalalithaa has allocated the sum for the current fiscal year. read more>>>
July 31, 2013 - Adding a major impetus to the Green Building Movement in India which is being spearheaded by CII's Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan of the Ministry of External Affairs, has become the first government Office building in New Delhi to be awarded with IGBC's LEED India- New Construction (NC) Gold Rating.
Dr. Prem C Jain, Chairman, IGBC and Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII presented the prestigious CII-IGBC Green Building Plaque and Certificate to Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai at a special programme organised at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan. read more>>>
July 25, 2013 - Oracle’s second annual study of how North American electrical utilities are leveraging smart grid data reports that there has been great progress across the industry since last year.
“Utilities are accessing valuable data from a variety of sources in addition to smart meters,” the study’s executive summary concludes, citing “outage management systems, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) history and customer data and feedback.”
But while more than twice as many utilities said they were completely prepared to handle smart grid data than did last year, the majority still are unprepared, according to the Oracle study, “Utilities and Big Data: Accelerating the Drive to Value.” Oracle released the report July 23. read more>>>
Marine species, more than land-based species, are altering their breeding, feeding and migration patterns
5 August 2013 - Rising ocean temperatures are rearranging the biological make-up of our oceans, pushing species towards the poles by 7kms every year, as they chase the climates they can survive in, according to new research.
The study, conducted by a working group of scientists from 17 different institutions, gathered data from seven different countries and found the warming oceans are causing marine species to alter their breeding, feeding and migration patterns.
Surprisingly, land species are shifting at a rate of less than 1km a year in comparison, even though land surface temperatures are rising at a much faster rate than those in the ocean. read more>>>
These aren't your father's turbines. They can create more electricity at lower wind speeds and also do a better job of analyzing and predicting the supply of wind energy.
Aug 02 2013 - I have something to confess. I am a huge fan of renewable energy, but I never paid much attention to science lessons in school.
That means I get awfully confused at the difference between MW and MWh. I develop a headache at discussion of the “capacity factor” of wind turbines. And I usually have to take a nap if someone starts explaining the market dynamics of “selling electricity to the frequency regulation segments of regional grid power markets”.
But here are a few things I do know: read more>>>
August 04, 2013 - We recently marked the five-year anniversary of a package of energy and environmental policies signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick in 2008.
It’s a proud moment for Massachusetts because what we’ve accomplished together will leave a cleaner environment for future generations.
Through the governor’s leadership, we have created an economic legacy with the birth of a new industry – the Massachusetts clean energy sector. read more>>>
February 13, 2013 - The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is the proud owner of a brand new SGI supercomputer. Named High-Performance Computer for Energy and the Environment, or HPCEE for short, the 500 teraflops machine will help NETL scientists undertake a broad range of energy and environmental research, with a focus on coal, natural gas and oil.
Growing concern over climate change has led many to reconsider our relationship with fossil fuels, which comprise nearly 60 percent of human-generated CO2 emissions. The reality is that for now, traditional energy sources continue to dominate US energy policy, but there are signs of change. read more>>>
7/31/2013 - The state of Connecticut announced last week that it would build nine “microgrids” to deliver more reliable power, including at the police station in Bridgeport, the naval submarine base in Groton, the St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, and the campus of Wesleyan University. The cost to taxpayers: $18 million.
Some readers might say: $18 million? For, what, some backup generators? And what is a microgrid anyway? read more>>>
30 July 2013 - Urban Wind, which has been involved in more than 500 wind turbine projects across the UK, is launching a national education programme aimed at informing the next generation about green energy.
It will take its expertise into classrooms and take pupils out into the field to see green energy generation in action.
The firm is currently working on a pilot scheme involving St Christopher's High School in Accrington, Lancashire, before rolling the project out across the UK. read more>>>
31 July 2013 - Britain must "put the foot down on the accelerator" in developing renewable energy, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.
The statement comes as he prepared to launch a new government strategy for offshore wind power alongside Energy Secretary Ed Davey in Grimsby tomorrow, which he said will set out plans to help make Britain "the cutting-edge green economy in the world”.
Clegg compared climate change sceptics who oppose windfarms and other renewable energy developments to the Luddites who smashed machinery during the Industrial Revolution. read more>>>
Jul. 2, 2013 - With nearly 6GW of solar now having been approved by Chile’s national environmental agency, a huge number of local consultations and community impact studies will have been carried out.
July 29, 2013 - Butler County residents gathered Saturday at Alameda Park to advocate for clean energy.
Jul. 23, 2013 - Increasing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), a heat-trapping gas, are pushing the world into dangerous territory, closing the window of time to avert the worst consequences of higher temperatures, such as melting ice and rising seas. Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels have grown exponentially. Despite wide agreement by governments on the need to limit emissions, the rate of increase ratcheted up from less than 1 percent each year in the 1990s to almost 3 percent annually in the first decade of this century. After a short dip in 2009 due to the global financial crisis, emissions from fossil fuels rebounded in 2010 and have since grown 2.6 percent each year, hitting an all-time high of 9.7 billion tons of carbon in 2012. 
July 30, 2013 - Energy efficiency is a practical, common sense idea where Democrats and Republicans can find common ground in the face of national political gridlock and inaction on energy reform, according to Powering Up America: The Revolution Began Yesterday, a new report from the Tremaine Foundation.
7/30/2013 - According to a recent research report from Navigant Research, the worldwide market for green construction materials will grow from $116 billion in 2013 to greater than $254 billion in 2020. Europe is forecasted to be the largest of the regional markets, accounting for approximately 50%, by 2020.
07/31/13 - If there’s one place technophiles fear, it’s the great outdoors. But with these new charging gizmos by Eddie Bauer and Goal Zero, gadget geeks will be able to charge their devices even in the depths of a forest. First up is the solar powered Katabatic 2 tent; this 92-inch tall tent was designed for “roughing it” though all four seasons within an ample 36-square-feet space. However, beyond its generous quarters, the real star of the Katabatic 2 is the small triangular solar panel, called Goal Zero solar charger, which sits atop the tent, drawing in energy for powering devices.
uly 30, 2013 — A city's suburbs could hold the solution to dwindling fuel supplies by producing enough energy to power residents' cars and even top up power resources, pioneering new research has found.
July 31, 2013 - A cleaner, greener energy sector doesn’t have to mean thinning the workforce, President Obama’s newly confirmed Environmental Protection Agency chief said yesterday, returning to her native Boston and giving her first speech as the agency’s head at Harvard Law School.
July 31, 2013 - The U.S. biodiesel industry has reached a new production record for the first half of the year, according to figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Driven by strong federal policy aimed at diversifying the transportation fuels market, the biodiesel industry is on pace for its best year ever, according to the EPA.
07/31/2013 - A green exhibition stall featuring energy-saving equipment, green construction materials and a smart monitoring system was unveiled in Taipei City by the ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs July 30 as part of its Green Trade Promotion Project.
7/31/13 - Climate change isn’t an environmental problem — it’s an economic problem, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday.
July 30, 2013 - Shareholders in the US are showing growing concern about their investments in companies exposed to climate change-related risks, according to new data released by Ceres, a U.S. organization that promotes more sustainable business practices.
July 30 2013 - Kansas is undoubtedly a windy state, but it is not yet the “Saudi Arabia of Wind” that Republican Gov. Sam Brownback wants it to be.
28 July 2013 - If scientists are right, summer in Michigan by the end of this century will feel like that of a distant state. Think northern Arkansas.
01 Aug 2013 - The US wind energy industry is poised for a dramatic recovery over the next 12 months, despite the market grinding to a standstill during the first half of this year.
July 31st, 2013 - Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley continues to lead the way on climate and clean energy policy. On Thursday, he unveiled Maryland’s new Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act (GGRA) Plan. Gov. O’Malley’s plan raises the targets for renewable energy, energy efficiency and peak energy demand reduction, while re-affirming Maryland’s membership in the Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The plan adds new climate programs relating to transportation and forestry, and a new aspirational goal to make Maryland a zero-waste state.
07/26/13 - This week the city council in Palo Alto, California voted in favor of sourcing all the town’s energy needs from clean, renewable sources. Effective immediately, the city will use 100% carbon-free electricity. And best of all, the move towards 100% clean energy won’t cost Palo Alto residents much; The town estimates that the switch will add just $3 per year to the average homeowner’s energy bill
July 24, 2013 - Australia could phase out almost all its fossil-fuel sourced electricity by 2040 if it doubled the current rate of take-up of solar energy and wind energy maintained its current growth pace, said Professor Ken Baldwin, director of ANU's Energy Change Institute.
28 July 2013 - A few years ago, Urban Agenda (now ALIGN) and the Center for American Progress released the New York City Green Collar Jobs Roadmap, the culmination of a 1.5 year long process called the New York City Green Collar Jobs Roundtable. The process analyzed several aspects of the green economy, bringing together unions, community-based organizations, workforce development providers, environmental justice organizations, progressive businesses, and others to develop a shared vision for how an inclusive and thriving green economy could be implemented in New York City. 
23 July 2013 - Zero Carbon Britain (ZCB) has found in its third report that politics and society are holding the UK back from achieving a modern decarbonised energy sector