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Maryland Cracks Top 10 in First Quarter Solar Installations
On pace for its best year ever, Maryland had a record-breaking 174 percent increase in new solar capacity in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time period a year ago, according to the recently released U.S. Solar Market Insight Report...
NGBS Green Certified Homes Receive Interest Rate Reduction in Washington State
The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recognizes NGBS Green Certification (Silver level and higher) as one option for meeting the requirements of the Energy Spark Home Loan program. Energy Spark provides a .25 interest rate reduction for qual...
Sen Alexander: Free Enterprise System Will Provide Clean, Cheap, Reliable Energy
In the eleventh in the series of videos introducing the Republican members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., today shares his vision for America’s energy future that unleashes nuclear power, wis...
SolarCity To Seed Solar ‘Gardens’ To Target Renters
SolarCity aims to tap a potentially big new market: renters. The No. 1 U.S. residential solar installer announced that it will develop a series of community solar installations — that it refers to as "solar gardens" — to enable apartment dwellers, ...
Fifteen Projects Unveiled to ‘Green’ Local Communities, Create Jobs and Manage Stormwater Runoff
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and member of the Senate Finance Committee, recently joined the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce to discuss issues aff...
Fifteen Projects Unveiled to ‘Green’ Local Communities, Create Jobs and Manage Stormwater Runoff
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Chesapeake Bay Trust, in partnership with Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, announced $727,500 in grants to be awarded to 15 organizations through the Green Streets, Green Towns, Green Jobs...
Healthy Living Celebration
LISC New York City, Creative Art Works, NYC Smoke-Free, & the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will join Hope Community, Inc. to celebrate their efforts as they create healthier living environments for residents and staff. Hope Community...
Amendments Forbidding Defense Dollars From Being Spent on Coal Earmark and Green Energy Mandates...
An amendment authored by Congressman McClintock and a bi-partisan amendment co-authored with Congressman Jared Huffman have been adopted by the House of Representatives to H.R. 2685 - FY16 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
Attorney General Bondi’s Statement on Brief Filed Today on the Ballot Initiative Before the...
Attorney General Pam Bondi today filed a brief challenging the solar energy ballot initiative before the Florida Supreme Court and issued the following statement
Reid Statement On Department Of Interior Approval Of Three Nevada Solar Projects
Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement after the Department of Interior announced the approval of three solar energy projects on public lands in Nevada. “It is remarkable how much progress we have made in building a renewable ene...
Peters, Stabenow Announce Green Infrastructure Grant for Muskegon
U.S. Senators Gary Peters, member of the Great Lakes Task Force, and Debbie Stabenow, Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, today applauded the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative announcement to allocate $110,448 to the City of Muskegon to fund green...
GRESB Introduces Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector
GRESB, the leading standard for sustainability performance measurement and benchmarking in the real estate industry, today released Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector.
All NYCHA Developments To Recycle By 2016
Today, the New York City Housing Authority General Manager Michael Kelly was joined by the New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathyrn Garcia and Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Director Nilda Mesa to announce that all NYCHA developm...
Sen. Brown Announces $900,000 to Redevelop Cuyahoga County Brownfield Sites
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $900,000 in new federal funds to support brownfield site assessment and cleanup in Cuyahoga County.
Capito: New EIA Report Underscores Need for Alternative Approach to Destructive “Clean Power Plan”
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement regarding a new analysis on the impacts of the “Clean Power Plan” from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) out today:
Ameresco to Partner with the Town of Framingham for Comprehensive ESPC
Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, and the Town of Framingham, Massachusetts announced today they are partnering on a comprehensive $6 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to improve town...
Whitfield Votes to Support America’s Entrepreneurs and Rein in Obama’s Wasteful Climate Change and...
U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01) voted last night in support of H.R. 880, the American Research and Competitiveness Act, and H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act. Both measures passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 274 to 145 an...
Mayor Announces Community Garden
Mayor John G. Ducey is proud to announce the kickoff of a pilot program for a Community Garden in Brick. The pilot program will provide 10 raised garden beds located at the Township’s Havens Homestead (Havens Farm) property on Herbertsville Road. ...
Strategy to Reduce District’s Sewer Overflows Will Include Green Infrastructure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia (District) and DC Water today announced an agreement to modify a 2005 federal consent decree (CD) allowing DC Water to incorporate green infrastructure in its long-term strategy for cur...
Connecticut launches nation’s first statewide Home Energy Score Program
Using the Energy Department’s Home Energy Score, EnergizeCT’s Home Energy Solutions program will provide an energy efficiency score and recommend efficiency improvements to residents across the state.
WINDPOWER 2015 launches in Orlando as wind industry elects new leadership
Just miles from where NASA launches rockets to explore the final frontier, wind power developers, manufacturers, workers, executives and more from around the world gather today for a four-day exploration into what’s next for wind energy in the U.S. ...
Cardin is Energized by Visit to Washington County Solar Array
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today toured the Washington County solar array with County Commissioners, County energy officials and private sector partners from EPG Solar. The Was...
MPSC Conditionally Approves Consumers Energy’s Request to Amend Its Renewable Energy Plan by Adding...
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today conditionally approved Consumers Energy Company's request to amend its renewable energy plan by adding a community solar program. If adopted by the utility, it would be the first community solar prog...
VA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL TO REVIEW LITTLE ROCK VA MEDICAL CENTER SOLAR PANEL...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) notified U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman French Hill (AR-02) that it will add the Little Rock Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) to its national project on ...
Commonwealth Financing Authority Announces New Alternative, Clean Energy Investments
Governor Wolf announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved funding to support seven new Alternative and Clean Energy (ACE) projects with the investment of more than $8.12 million in grants and $1.74 million in loans.
Senate Passes Avella Bill Expanding Green Homes Tax Credit
State Senator Tony Avella announced today that his bill that would allow homeowners to apply for a “green buildings tax credit” unanimously passed the Senate.
SEIA Applauds Signing of Major Solar Legislation in Georgia
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law consensus legislation which will make it easier and more affordable for homeowners, businesses, churches, schools, nonprofits, military facilities, and police and fire departments to install rooftop solar sy...
New Bloomfield AmeriCorps Project Will Reduce Energy Costs and Provide Weatherization Services for Residents
This investment, which will reach two-thirds of all homes in Bloomfield, will lead to energy cost savings and a reduced carbon footprint for the city’s plan to be a net-zero electric community by 2030.
Byrne Offers Amendment to Cut Over $1 Billion in Spending
Congressman Byrne’s amendment would eliminate all funding for the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) program. The program funds research and development of “clean-energy” technologies. Congressman Byrne believe...
Proposed State Budget Threatens Wisconsin’s Leadership in Green Building Innovation and Technology
The Wisconsin Green Building Alliance (WGBA) is very concerned about proposed cuts to State and University programs that support Wisconsin’s green building and construction industry. Public investment in the UW system is critical to supporting local ...
