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A nonpartisan clean-energy network for local chambers of commerce found that many are serving as catalysts of clean energy innovation and growth. The Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy surveyed hundreds of local chambers from around the country and found that they are becoming major drivers of innovation and economic development with clean energy. "We […]

Corporate sustainability reporting has been enacted in many large companies as a way to track energy usage. When done incorrectly however, CSR can do more harm than good. Here are ten mistakes to avoid for your CSR report: Weak goals: know what success looks like for your company and build your CSR around that Mismanaged […]

The U.S. Energy Information Administration released a report stating that extending current energy policies could reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. "Policies that would need to be extended to achieve the reduction include the production tax credit for wind, biomass, geothermal, and other renewable resources and the investment tax credit for solar generation […]

High performance buildings are showing they can attain net zero energy in just a year. Net zero buildings typically generate most of the power they use from renewables onsite. The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) created a Net Zero Energy Building Certification in 2011 to recognize the green buildings. Each certification requires performance monitoring for […]

Add Boston to the list of cities that have approved energy benchmarking. The city ordinance will require larger commercial and residential buildings to report annual energy and water usage to the city, making the information available for the public. Seven other cities have enacted energy benchmarking including New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. California […]

There's something about solar in California. The state has continued to rank the highest in solar energy production in the last few years, but is it because of a new trend? The town of Sebastopol in western Sonoma County is looking to pass an aggressive ordinance that will require residential and commercial buildings to include […]

The KPMG Global Energy recently found that a majority of energy executives believe the U.S. can reach energy independence by 2030. The Energy Industry Outlook Survey polled more than 100 senior executives representing global companies. Of all the respondents, 62 percent believe the U.S. can attain energy independence by 2030, a ten percent increase from […]

A recent Navigant Research report anticipates that the world will add 220 new gigawatts (GW) of solar energy by 2018, creating about $540 billion in the process. The report also anticipates that solar projects under one megawatt will more than double the world's solar capacity that is now online. Much of the recent solar growth […]

Despite its growth, green building may still have to present its case to businesses. With the amount of investment and the length of ROI, green building costs may be more than they're worth. Therefore, it's worth listening to the U.S. education sector, and what it has learned from its green building efforts. According to the […]