Monthly Archives: January 2012

2012 Green Cup Challenge is Underway

From January 18th to February 15th, 116 schools throughout the country will compete to reduce electricity usage at their schools by taking part in the 2012 national Green Cup Challenge® (GCC).


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T. Boone Pickens Applauds President Obama’s Energy Initiatives

On the heels of President Obama’s State of the Union Address, T. Boone Pickens praised the President for adopting much of what the legendary energy executive has been proposing in The Pickens Plan to promote U.S. energy independence.


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Canadian Prime Minister Criticized Over Tar Sands Development at Davos

Source: The Green Market

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper advocated for European investment and reiterated his support for oil expansion. Harper is concerned about the new European Fuel Quality Directive, which targets dirty sources of energy, like Alberta’s tar sands.


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EPA Publishes Toxics Release Inventory for 2010

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Every year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which provides emissions data on 650 toxic chemicals, as well as information on waste management and pollution prevention practices of industrial facilities around the country.


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Top Business Sustainability Trends for 2012

Source: The Green Market

In 2012 it is becoming increasingly clear that sustainability adds value and helps to make an organization more competitive. Sustainability is moving beyond public relations and becoming a matter of survival.


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Clean Energy Excerpts of President Obama’s State of the Union Speech

Source: The Green Market

Members of the US House and Senate, along with hundreds of distinguished guests, convened at the Capitol on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 9 p.m. for President Obama’s third State of the Union Address.


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2012 to be the Best Year Ever For Clean-Tech Investment

Global investment in clean technology is expected to set a record in 2012 beating the record of $260 billion set in 2011.


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Obama Returns to Energy Theme in State of the Union

Source: 2nd Green Revolution

As he has done previously in talking about the state of America, President Obama had several things to say about energy in Tuesday night’s speech (transcript here).


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