by Matt Mansfield | Nov 7, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
It’s called the low-hanging fruit of green energy: personal efficiency. Programming a thermostat, pre-heating an oven for only as long as necessary, and, of course — as every child has been told, repeatedly — turning off the lights. But, as every...
by Randy Leonard | Oct 19, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Like other states that have suffered from epic rains in recent months, Vermont is looking to improve the way it handles flood control. States in the Midwest and South experienced unprecedented flooding caused by snowpacks triple the normal size and...
by Randy Leonard | Oct 13, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — Though legislation to expand energy conservation efforts drew a mixed response at a Senate hearing Thursday, a utility that promotes such efforts services received bipartisan support. At a hearing of the Green Jobs and the New Economy subcommittee...
by Randy Leonard | Oct 13, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — The budget chief of the Environmental Protection Agency faced tough questioning from House lawmakers and some stinging criticism from other government officials on Wednesday over the agency’s management practices and spending. “We must insure that...
by Randy Leonard | Oct 11, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Environmental problems with shale gas extraction can and should be managed, the former head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection told U.S. senators this week. Kathleen McGinty, now a vice president heading clean energy development for...
by Katie Banks | Sep 30, 2011 | Education, Environment
The U.S. Dept. of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011: Parsons the New School for Design and Stevens Institute of Technology’s team built the cheapest house in this year’s decathlon. Spending $229,890 on its high-efficiency, solar-powered home, the team tied with Purdue...
