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    Did you know that Kansas City has 32 buildings that are ENERGY STAR 2013 certified? This accounts for more than 16 million square feet of space. Even with this good start, there is a lot more the city could be doing. KC is not even ranked in the top 25 cities for ENERGY […]

    Companies are going green, not only to help the environment, but to help their public image.   One of the reasons more and more companies are making the decision to join the green movement is that it helps attract customers. Customers like to buy products and services from companies that are concerned about […]

    For the second consecutive year, the world’s most famous office building, the Empire State Building in New York City, has exceeded energy efficiency savings. The innovative energy efficiency program has saved $2.3 million in energy costs and serves a model for building retrofits nationwide.     In 2009, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, President Bill […]

    One of the major hurdles in developing high-efficiency, long-lasting solar cells is keeping the cells cool, even in the scorching heat of the noontime sun, and scientists may have overcome this hurdle.     Researchers led by Shanui Fan, an electrical engineering professor at Stanford University in California, have found a way to […]

    A 7% reduction in less than two years was reported by early participants in a Chicago area effort to slash energy use. The owners of some of the most prominent buildings in Chicago committed to join the effort to achieve energy efficiency after hearing the early results. The goal is to do more […]

      Every aspect of the care of the Maple Hill Farm and its guests is informed by technologies and practices related to renewable energy and other sustainable initiatives.   A wind turbine towers over the woods. Solar panels line the rustic conference center’s roof. Rooms are lit by LED bulbs.   Maple Hill […]

    The Stanley Theater creates the perfect atmosphere with its dozens of small sconces and several chandeliers. But with all those lighting fixtures comes a costly electric bill, which the theater was having a hard time affording. The theater wanted to pursue energy efficient upgrades to help lower utility costs.     “We’re taking […]

    The United States Department of Energy has started offering $4 billion in loan guarantees for energy efficiency, microgrid and renewable energy projects that avoid, reduce or sequester greenhouse gases.   The DOE is seeking energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that will incorporate new or improved technologies to substantially reduce greenhouse gases, advanced […]

  A report put out by environmental think tank Ceres, the lobby group WWF, David Gardiner and Associates and Calvert Investments stated that major companies in the Fortune 500 list are collectively saving US$1.1 billion every year by using renewable energy.   Some of the companies are saving hundreds of millions of dollars per year […]