Obama Green Actions, Data Center Report, Solar 101, Carbon Cap helps Auto Industry

100 Actions taken by Obama to GREEN America

Solar 101: "HOW TO" guide for putting solar on your house...

DATA CENTERS: ACCENTURE Energy Forecast Report (.pdf)

Carbon Caps could help Detroit?

Green Building Value, Carbon Calculator, WBSD Report

REAL ESTATE: NEW REPORT says Green Buildings have a HIGHER VALUE

CARBON Calculator: Perkins and Will has free ONLINE Calculator for Facilities

Real Estate needs to reduce Carbon 60% by 2050 based on new report by WBCSD...

Global Warming, GSA, Real Estate, Obama, White House, Incandescent, Lighting

GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS?
- Now GLOBAL COOLING due to lack of Sun Spots?
- Senate Report: 700 International Scientists Say NO!....

iTunes GREEN ROOM - Podcasts, TV shows, etc.....

GSA is leading Real Estate Industry by Investing $5.5 BILLION in GREEN STIMULUS FUNDS....
- View Complete list of identified GSA Projects (.pdf)

Introducing OBAMA's Environment and Energy Team...

NY Times: Incandescent Light Bulbs are still NEEDED...

LED Lights: Not quite ready yet for General Purpose Lighting.....

NEW EPA ENERGY STAR Report for Commercial Buildings (ENERGY STAR SNAPSHOT .pdf)...

Federal Stimulus Funds, CITI Data Center LEED, Ozone Hole, Gore, WorldWatch World Report

Federal Government Money EVERYWHERE.....

- $40 billion for Electric Smart Grid

- $10 million for hybrid school buses

- $41.9 million for fuel cells

- $13 billion on high speed trains

- $60 million for Solar in Chicago

CITI DATA CENTER in Frankfurt gets 1st LEED PLATINUM, uses 70% LESS energy than a typical Data Center... 

 - LEED Data Center Standard DRAFT open for comment

OZONE HOLE IN SOUTH POLE is causing ice growth - SLOWING Global Warming????

GORE REFUSES TO HAVE Global Warming Skeptic on Congressional Panel....

WorldWatch Institute 2009 Sustainability Report (Full)

- State of the World, A Year in Review

- Chapter 1 - The Perfect Storm

- Chapter 2 - Safe Landing for the Climate

- Chapter 3 - Farming and Land Use

- Chapter 4 - An Enduring Energy Future

- Chapter 5 - Building Resiliance

- Chapter 6 - Saving the Climate

- Climate Connections, 22 Climate Essays

Environmental Kuznets Curve - Energy use naturally falls with established economy...

Utility Bills, State of Green, Space Solar, Book Reviews, Technology

UTILITY BILLS - Primer on how to adjust energy bills for weather....

STATE OF GREEN BUSINESS REPORT 2009 (GreenBiz)

1st SPACE BASED SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATION - PG&E submits application permit for 200 MW by 2016....

BOOKS THAT MATTER (Energy / Sustainability).....

2009 SUSTAINABILITY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION WINNERS (Environmental Defense Fund)

Waxman Bill, FedEx, Data Centers, Smart Grid, NY Bloomberg

WAXMAN / MARKEY ENERGY BILL: Proposed Bill would reduce US Energy use by 10% by 2020 

- Download DRAFT copy of proposed bill .pdf

- EPA Summary opinion of proposed bill .pdf

- CARBON PRICE: proposed at $13 to $26 per ton

- FedEx CEO: Tax carbon but DON'T Cap & Trade!

DATA CENTERS: EPA set to add Data Centers to Energy Star Benchmarking in early 2010

SMART GRID: Miami launches 1st US Smart Grid Project ($200 Million)

NY: Bloomberg Proposes NY Existing Building Energy Reduction Plan ($2.8 Billion Private Investment)

WHOLE FOODS: Launches major energy savings program

REPORT: Clean Tech Energy Trends 2009 (.pdf)

China's ECO-CITIES remain dormant.....

Solar City FL, Walmart, LEEP AP's, EPA Carbon Endangerment

First Solar Powered City (Babcock Ranch, FL)....

Walmart to eliminate all WASTE by 2025

LEED AP's now exceed 100,000

EPA's Full Proposal Document on Carbon Endangerment

Make comments to EPA using this .pdf form

Deloitte Carbon Risk, Green Cleaning, Chu Global Warming, Newspaper Use

Deloitte Report: Carbon Trading Business Risks?

GREEN CLEANING: Steps to Evaluate a Green Cleaning Company...  

DIRE GLOBAL WARMING SITUATION: US Energy Secretary Chu says...

Climate Change Skeptics STRONGLY disagree.....

Skip the Newspaper, Save the Planet?  Maybe not yet...

U.S. rules greenhouse emissions endanger human health

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration opened the way for regulating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Friday by declaring climate-warming pollution a danger to human health and welfare.

Environmental activists and their supporters in Congress were jubilant and industry groups were wary at the news of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's move. The White House saidPresident Barack Obama would prefer legislation rather than administrative action to curb greenhouse emissions.

Congress is already considering a bill to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, one of six majorgreenhouse gases.  (Full Article)