The instant eco-home
InsideHousing Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:41 PM PDT
In early July’s sweltering heat, it may be easy to forget the prohibitive energy costs that many social housing tenants face in winter. |
BAI debuts first LEED home in county
Pikes Peak Courier View Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:40 PM PDT
Ken Matthews has done it again. Pioneer in building energy-efficient homes since 1990, Mattthews is out in front with the first LEED home in Teller County. Acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, the certification fits energy-efficiency standards developed by Matthews, Building Alternatives, Inc. |
At Mexico summit, Obama says immigration reform will have to wait
Los Angeles Times Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:40 PM PDT
The president, noting he has 'a pretty big stack of bills' to deal with, says pushing through a bill to overhaul immigration is unlikely before 2010. Locked in a healthcare debate that is claiming much of his energy, President Obama acknowledged that a push to overhaul the nation's immigration system will have to wait until 2010 and even then will prove a major political test. |
Carrollton company wins with environmental award
The Carrollton Leader Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:40 PM PDT
Orion Energy Systems has awarded Meisel Photographic Corp. with an Environmental Stewardship Award for reducing energy consumption through the use of Orion’s Compact Modular, high-intensity fluorescent (HIF) lighting platform. |
Local businessman lighting up sub-Saharan Africa
FOX 31 Denver Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:38 PM PDT
"This is in the middle of nowhere ...you can't get power to these folks," said Doug Vilsack, the founder of Elephant Energy. The Denver attorney started the non-profit to deliver solar flashlights to Namibia. |
Green jobs await recovery
Houston Chronicle Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:37 PM PDT
Hiring in the alternative energy industry will pick up in the next 12 months, though it will take some time before so-called green jobs will become a bigger part of the U.S. job market, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Monday. |
Court rules in favor of GIPA
The Troy Record Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:37 PM PDT
GREEN ISLAND â€" A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Green Island Power Authority when it found that during the relicensing process for Brookfield Renewable Power at the Cohoes Falls power plant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should have considered all feasible alternatives, including GIPA’s proposal to build a $75 million 100-megawatt facility. |
Labor secretary sees green job growth
Times Leader Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:36 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS â€" Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Monday that she believes hiring in the alternative energy industry will pick up in the next 12 months, but it will take longer than that for so-called green jobs to become a bigger part of the U.S. job market. |
Survey: Glasgow UK's laziest city
Idaho Press-Tribune Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:35 PM PDT
GLASGOW, Scotland, (AP) â€"Not tonight, dear. A report meant to highlight the health concerns prompted by rising obesity levels has found that almost three-quarters of the people it surveyed in Britain â€" 73 percent â€" said they regularly had too little energy at the end of the day for passion with their partners. More than half â€" 52 percent â€" couldn't be bothered to walk their dogs. |
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