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Energy Efficiency and the World of 2030
BASF, one of the largest chemical companies in the world, created the following video on how important energy efficiency is to the world of 2030 and beyond and how energy efficiency may help ease the global demand for energy. This is particularly interesting in light of the fact that the current dialogue coming out of [...]
Obama Executive Order Pushing Government and Private Sector Towards Energy Efficiency
While I know this does not exactly qualify as fresh news, but as we wait and see what will happen with the cap and trade legislation in Congress, I thought it would be interesting to mention one of the measures that the federal government already has in place to promote energy efficiency. Back in October [...]
Cap and Trade Measure May Have to be Compromised
Earlier this week, Obama finally made his trip to the Senate to help push through an energy policy bill that most notably called for a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. However, most Republicans and some Democrats opposed this measure, calling it a “national energy tax.” Instead they wanted a more limited proposal that promoted cleaner [...]
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
By Catherine Maleki With 70,000 barrels of oil spewing out in the Gulf Coast every day and numerous failed attempts by BP to contain the spill, it hardly seems that the Gulf Coast oil spill has any silver lining at all. But never fear because old adages always prove to be true. The one good [...]
