The Oahu Wind Integration Study has come up with some exciting numbers regarding wind and solar energy for Hawaii.
Combined with Oahu wind farms and solar energy, the Interisland Wind project to bring 400 megawatts of wind power from Molokai and…
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Real Progress: Solving the Green Building Policy Puzzle
Welcome to another extremely busy season for state legislative activity. If you haven’t started paying attention, the action in most states is in high gear, as most state legislatures meet in the first quarter of the year. Some states are even finishi…
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USGBC and the Better Buildings Initiative: How Do We Get Started Sooner?
Pretend you are the President of the United States for a minute. The economy has pulled out of the recession, but everyone is cautious about the fragility of the recovery. To get the energy we need, we’re razing mountains in Appalachia and sending bil…
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Inviting your Organization to Join the Coalition for Green Schools
Charles J. Saylors
President
National PTA
I’m asking you to join the Coalition for Green Schools not just as the President of the National PTA, but also as a parent, school board trustee and construction professional. In each of these roles I continue …
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Gridlock on Government Spending as the House and Senate Duel Over Funding Cuts
On Wednesday, the United States Senate failed to break a stalemate on dueling proposals to fund operations of the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year.
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DOE and NREL: Zero Energy Building with Zero Added Costs?
DOE and NREL: Zero Energy Building with Zero Added Costs? That’s what I call Global Leadership. Now Let’s Keep it Up.
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Overcoming Zoning and Code-Based Challenges to Build Sustainable Communities
The LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system has been out in the marketplace and available to developers for several months now. With its release, interest continues to grow, both among local governments seeking a tool to achieve sustainability …
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What’s Holding Us Back From the Global Efficiency Opportunity?
What if you were told that the United Nations, scientists, and economists had already identified the biggest opportunity for greenhouse gas emission reductions? That the key strategies for pursuing that opportunity were also the least costly to society?
And finally—what if these greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies worked in tandem with successful economic development of emerging economies, and to the long-term resiliency of communities?
Invest in the Future with Renewable Energy Certificates
Renewable energy certificates pad your green power portfolio and encourage development of renewables.
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Across the Country, Legislators and Their Constituents Actively Support Green Schools
Since the start of the new year, legislators at all levels of government from across the country have been busy attending and hosting big events to advance green schools. State legislators in the 50 for 50 Green Schools Caucus Initiative have been par…