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Why China Has Already Overtaken The U.S. in Cleantech

By Dallas Kachan on November 8, 2010 1 Comment Breakthrough Institute, China, clean energy technology, clean technology, Cleantech Group, cleantech M&A activity, cleantech-related jobs, green economy leader, Haas School of Business, IPO proceeds, non-energy cleantech infrastructure, nuclear reactors, R&D spending, rare earth elements (REEs), Rising Tigers Sleeping Giant, solar manufacturers, solar thermal plant, stimulus funding, U.C. Berkeley, U.S.

The United States is the world’s green economy leader and just recently, China became the second largest economy, but where do they stand in the green category? Based on the different metrics, they have surpassed the U.S. as the green economy leader.

EPA Concludes that Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment

By Chris de Morsella on December 7, 2009 1 Comment and sulfur hexafluoride, asthma, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, CH4, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, CO2, Department of Transportation, energy efficiency, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, GHG, global warming, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, health endangerment, heat wave, HFCs, hydrofluorocarbons, Lisa P. Jackson, methane, motor vehicle, N2O, National Highway Safety Administration, national security, nitrous oxide, Obama, ozone pollution, perfluorocarbons, PFCs, public health, respiratory illness, SF6, Supreme Court, U.S.

In a major new announcement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare also explicitly stating that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat. This conclusion by the EPA has been reached after a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments.

ALERT: Two DOE Webinars Tomorrow: PACE and State of the States 2009

By Chris de Morsella on November 17, 2009 Comments Off on ALERT: Two DOE Webinars Tomorrow: PACE and State of the States 2009 Ann Livingston, Babylon, Boulder County, CA, California, Cisco DeVries, CO, Colorado, Department of Energy, DOE, DOE Technical Assistance Project, Dorian Dale, EECBG, energy analyst, energy efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants, Intergovernmental Program, John Haig, Joyce McLaren, Mike Martin, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, New York, NREL, NY, PACE, Property-assessed clean energy, renewable energy, renewable energy market development, Renewable Funding LLC, San Francisco, Sonoma County, TAP, U.S., US, weatherization

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program is hosting two Webinars tomorrow, Wednesday, November 18. The first targets recipients of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG), and the second targets state and local officials interested in the role of policy in renewable energy market development.