How can Washington green America’s economy? ACC’s reply to the National Journal
ACC President Cal Dooley today posted a comment on the National Journal’s “expert” blog on Energy & Environment in response to reporter Amy Harder’s question, “How Can Washington Green America’s...
View ArticleNew ACEEE white paper: “How to Avoid a Train Wreck: Replacing Old Coal Plants...
A major transition is underway in America’s electricity sector as utilities retire coal-fired plants in response to new environmental regulations. Last week, the American Council for an...
View ArticleACEEE on energy efficiency: A little goes a long way, but a lot more can be done
Imagine being able to cut U.S. energy consumption by 60 per cent, create 2 million jobs and help save consumers about $2,600 per household – all in less than two generations’ time. When it comes to...
View ArticleWhy “From Chemistry to Energy” calls for improving residential, commercial...
Energy efficiency is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to achieve energy and cost savings, and no business, household or industrial facility could become more energy efficient without the...
View ArticleEnergy efficiency can boost economic activity and create jobs, new study shows
“Energy-efficient manufacturing could spur $2 billion in annual economic activity, support 9,000 jobs and produce more than $71 million in local and state tax revenues,” the Detroit News reported last...
View ArticleWhy industrial energy efficiency and CHP are becoming a national priority
The White House released an Executive Order last week calling for greater use of combined heat and power (CHP) and other important means to boost industrial energy efficiency while reducing energy...
View ArticleCombined heat and power holds a promising future for U.S. energy needs
The U.S Clean Heat & Power Association (USCHPA) wrapped up its annual conference last week in Washington, D.C., exploring the future of combined heat and power (CHP) within the industry’s...
View ArticlePolitico event highlights energy efficiency as critical component of U.S....
We’ve said it before: reduced energy demand is the cleanest energy there is, and last week’s “Energy and the Presidency: The Shift from Campaigning to Policymaking” event helped to drive home that...
View ArticleChemistry propels states in an “energy efficiency race to the top”
“Let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next 20 years,” President Obama declared in his State of the Union address last week, seizing the opportunity to introduce a...
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