Which Is Greener, New Construction or Retrofitting?

Retrofitted Historic Buildings

According to a recent report, retrofitting an existing building beats the pants off of new green construction, in terms of eco-benefits, in nearly all cases. Read more →

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Report: Cities Worlwide Taking Action On Climate Change

New York City

A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project finds that 82% of cities worldwide are taking action in preparing for climate change, largely on their own dime. Read more →

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Trend: Energy Management Companies Buddy Up With Utilities

Building Energy Management Systems

In an effort to reach building managers (while avoiding demand-side management red tape) building energy management companies have set their sites on utilities. Read more →

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WWF Index: U.S. A Leader In Cleantech

cleantech

Surveying various cleantech start up creation indicators across 38 countries, a new index from the World Wildlife Federation places the U.S. in the top five. Read more →

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Home Energy Management Is Taking Off

home energy management systems

According to a new report from SBI Energy, the global market for home energy management systems will reach $85 billion by 2015 and flourish through 2020. Read more →

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Americans Giving Renewable Energy The Cold Shoulder

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Renewable energy has had less support from the US government than any other new form of energy supply in American history, according to new research. Read more →

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California Green Job Growth Rate High

Many Shades of Green report

According to a report by NEXT 10, California's green sector grew at a rate three times that of other industries in 2008-2009 and now accounts for 174,000 jobs. Read more →

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Clean Power Worth $2.3 Trillion By 2020

Clean energy investment, Pew study

Strong policies on climate change could drive huge private investment, a Pew study says. China and India are looking good, but what about the U.S.? Read more →

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Solar Power Bright Spot In US Renewables

U.S. Solar Power Market

A new report highlights the over 5 GW of solar power purchased by U.S. utilities through 2015 as an emerging driver in the global photovoltaic industry. Read more →

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Report: Oregon Has Lots And Lots Of Wave Energy Potential

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A new report by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust finds that Oregon has immense capacity to develop renewable wave energy throughout the Pacific Northwest. Read more →

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