The Supreme Court today reaffirmed that it is the Environmental Protection Agency’s job to curb dangerous carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act, deciding in Connecticut v. American Electric Power that states cannot bring suit directly against five of the nation’s largest power companies to curb their emissions as a public nuisance. Power plants are the…
US Green Chamber member PaintGreen explains that they felt a responsibility to reduce the impact they have on the environment while still providing the best quality, eco-friendly products and painting services available. “Green attitude runs deep in the organization,” explained Jon Ray, owner and founder of PaintGreen Professional Painters. “We use sustainable office products,…
San Diego has become a global leader in the field of biotechnology, thanks to a precious natural resource that most of us would never stop to think about. Algae has emerged as a highly efficient source of renewable energy, and several innovative companies based in San Diego are at the forefront of its research and…
US Green Chamber Written by Hayley Roder Under the Obama administration’s plan to reduce oil imports and attend to rising gas prices, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded grants to state and local governments and companies to help kick off the electric-vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Many of these EV charging stations have been installed…
The three largest energy companies in the United Kingdom have teamed up on a plan to create an onshore pipeline that would capture and divert up to two million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Longannet power station in Fife to the North Sea. Scottish Power, Shell UK, and National Grid view the plan…
Published on June 18, 2011 by the Environmental News Network The number of households powered by solar energy in Bangladesh has passed the one million mark — the fastest expansion of solar power in the world, according to Bangladeshi officials. Aided by non-governmental organizations that provide low-cost loans to install solar panels, Bangladesh’s rural households…
Boston, MA –The Energy and Clean Technology Practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. was ranked #2 nationally among the top Clean Technology law firms, according to Watershed Capital Group. The rankings were announced on June 13 in “CleanTechies,” an industry leading clean tech blog with a particular focus on top ten…
Lisa Bicker, President and CEO of CleanTECH San Diego, opened up the Wind Energy Symposium at the Scripps Seaside Forum on Tuesday with the pertinent message that to be truly effective, one should lead in change and not merely accommodate it. After listening to the breadth of knowledgeable and highly specialized speakers on the two…
In the aftermath of Japan’s nuclear crisis following a devastating 9.0 earthquake, governments around the world have been forced to re-examine their policies on nuclear power. Their response has been highly mixed, ranging from total rejection to rapid expansion and development. Although nuclear power has been applauded by some environmentalists as a carbon-free alternative to…
Published on June 15th, 2011 by The White House Blog Seven years ago, after leading the initial campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, General James Mattis, now the commander of U.S. Central Command, called on the Department of Defense to “unleash us from the tether of fuel.” Just last week on June 7th, General David Petraeus, echoed that…