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National Commitment to Retrofit Low-Income Housing with Energy Efficient Features

An estimated 25 million very low-income families in America struggle with increased utility and energy costs due to inefficiently built housing. A new study by Enterprise Community Partners, Bringing Home the Benefits of Energy Efficiency to Low-Income Households.

27 May 2008

WindConnect Completes Construction of the Harvest Wind Farm

WindConnect(R) has completed construction of the Harvest Wind Farm, located on 3,200 acres in Huron County, Michigan. Harvest is the first utility-scale wind facility to operate in the state of Michigan.

27 May 2008

First Resort Property in Key Largo to Receive Green Lodging Designation

As part of its ongoing commitment to the environment, Mariner's Resort Villas & Marina in Key Largo, a KeysCaribbean property, has been certified a Green Lodging facility by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Florida Green Lodging Program.

27 May 2008

New Incentive Program Designed to Help Homeowners Reduce Energy Costs

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced a new incentive program called "One Room At A Time" designed to help homeowners reduce their energy costs by protecting their homes with the Company's energy saving coating, Nansulate® HomeProtect.

27 May 2008

Climate Change Group to Preserve and Protect the Environment

Sullivan + Worcester LLP announced today that it has formed a Climate Change Group to address a variety of business, legal and risk-management issues arising from the global need to preserve and protect the environment.

27 May 2008

Innovation Will Streamline CFL Manufacturing Process

Energy efficient lighting innovator TCP, Inc. is revolutionizing the compact fluorescent lighting market with the introduction of the first automated machine to bend compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) into their familiar spring shape.

23 May 2008

The Environmental Benefits of Solid-State Lighting

ilumisys, Inc. has launched the first product in a series of patented light emitting diode (LED) tubes, designed to directly replace standard T-8 and T-12 fluorescent tubes.

22 May 2008

Tips to Save Money and Benefit the Environment

ComEd is taking a variety of measures, such as emphasizing vehicle maintenance, promoting good driving habits, and investing in more fuel-efficient technology to offset record-high vehicle fuel prices that cost ComEd $1.5 million more year-to-date compared to the same period last year.

22 May 2008

New Legislation Includes a Significant Clean Energy Development Component

The new legislation includes a significant clean energy development component -- improved and new programs for wind power, advanced biofuels, energy efficiency, solar power and new energy crops for cleaner energy from America's farmers, ranchers and rural businesses.

22 May 2008

Tool Enables Organizations to Analyze and Manage Climate Impact of Supply Chains

The tool allows organizations to understand the outcome of critical tradeoffs to make smarter energy choices and better economic decisions by optimizing on service levels, quality, cost, and carbon dioxide emissions.

22 May 2008