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Earth Day Is April 22
How America is celebrating Earth Day. More>
New WNC Green Building Directory AvailableThe 2006-2007 Green Building Directory published by the WNC Green Building Council (WNCGBC) is here and it's for free. It can be found at over 130 locations throughout Western North Carolina. It is distributed a select locations with the MountainXpress. Best of all, it's for free. For more information about WNCGBC, visit www.wncgbc.org.
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THE EFFICIENCY GAP: Some States Lead, Others Lag in Energy Efficiency Funding
ACEEE Study Ranks the States; North Carolina One of the Worst in the Nation
Washington, D.C. - While nationwide spending on ratepayer-funded electric energy efficiency programs showed modest growth from 2000 to 2003, spending levels continue to vary widely among the states, according to a new study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Total spending on these programs was about $1.35 billion in 2003, up from about $1.1 billion in 2000 and about $900 million in 1998.
"A relatively small number of states continue to account for most of the investment in energy efficiency through utility and related programs," said Dr. Marty Kushler, co-author of the study and Utilities Program Director at ACEEE.
The study ranked North Carolina as one of the 10 worst states in energy efficiency funding. More.
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n LARGE ENTITIES PRAISED: Corporations Are Voluntarily Purchasing More Renewable Energy, Says DOE Report; Up 1,000 Percent in Five Years
Big Business, Big Institutions, Big Government -- Not Small Residences -- Are Driving the Growth
AUSTIN, TX - Renewable energy capacity in the United States supported by voluntary demand rather than regulatory requirements now tops 2200 megawatts (MW) – up more than 1,000 percent in just 5 years, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released October 24, 2005, at the Tenth National Green Power Marketing Conference in Austin, Texas.The report also notes that purchases by large businesses, institutions and governmental entities are driving the growth of the U.S. voluntary green power market. More.
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OPINION
n PETITION DRIVE: NC Sustainable Energy Association Wants Your Support and Signature The Association has a downloadable petition form to garner support to allow wind power turbines on ridge lines. More.
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REVIEW
n NEED: 25 Years of Teaching Kids About Energy
A glowing article that looks at how far we've come in a quarter century of educating our teachers and children about energy. It fails to address seriously the tough question of how far we need to go, as well as examining the failings of past and current policies that have lead to great pollution, acid rain and global warming. Entitled "25 Years of National Energy Education Development" (ergo "NEED"), this puff piece appeared in the Sept.-Oct. 2005 issue of "Conservation Update," a government newsletter apparently in need of something more: a reality check. More.
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INTERVIEW
n FABPREFAB: Modernist Prefab Dwellings
Subscribe to this free and fab e-newsletter to see some of today's truly contemporary steel home product lines. FabPreFab gives a whole new meaning to shelter. More.
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