Environmental Sustainability
Results for Environmental Sustainability
- MediaAmerica's real infrastructure test
America's public infrastructure — roads, bridges, airports, seaports, waterways and even sidewalks — is a mess. You can see it for yourself every day. It's not just a nuisance; it's bad for our economy.
- MediaCountries in Asia Cutting Carbon Faster than Europe
Three of the top G20 countries best placed to compete in the global low-carbon economy are now from East Asia, having overtaken their European and American competitors, according to an index which measures how carbon-competitive countries are.
- MediaEnergy Efficiency Means Security, Jobs and Competitiveness
The executive branch and Congress should work together on measures to achieve and exceed the president's goal on combined heat and power.
- MediaPolitical Uncertainty in US, Biggest Impediment to Clean Energy Industry
The lack of a long-term national energy policy is putting the US at risk of falling behind in the global clean energy market both in terms of innovation and competitiveness, concludes a report by Pew Charitable Trusts.
- MediaElectric Vehicles Strengthen US Competitiveness
- MediaUS: 2011 Wind technology report
The Energy Department released a new report highlighting strong growth in the U.S. wind energy market in 2011, increasing the U.S. share of clean energy and supporting tens of thousands of jobs, and underscoring the importance of continued policy support and clean energy tax credits.
- MediaNew Study on U.S. Natural Gas Exports
Booming U.S. shale gas production has prompted a series of firms to apply for permission to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States. This prospect has become controversial: some see an opportunity to gain from trade and to shake up global gas markets; others fear environmental damage, higher consumer costs, and lost manufacturing competitiveness.
- MediaVestas CEO sees US market down 80 pct in 2013
The head of the world's biggest wind turbine maker, Vestas, says that the U.S. wind turbine market is likely to fall by 80 percent next year because of the expected expiration of an important tax credit.
- MediaClean Energy: Revisiting the Challenges of Industrial Policy
Governments in most industrial countries have stepped up their promotion of clean energy technology in recent years, and the US is no longer a laggard in this area.
- ResearchGreen Rules to Drive Innovation
Daniel C. Esty and Steve Charnovitz argue that a commitment to sustainability and strong environmental results will likely enhance national as well as company-scale competitiveness.
- MediaAmerica's New Energy Reality
America's new energy reality requires a new way of thinking and talking about the country's improving energy position and how to facilitate this growth in an environmentally sound way--recognizing the considerable benefits this will bring in an era of economic uncertainty.
- MediaAmerica's New Energy Reality
America's new energy reality requires a new way of thinking and talking about the country's improving energy position and how to facilitate this growth in an environmentally sound way--recognizing the considerable benefits this will bring in an era of economic uncertainty.