Energy Efficiency Could Save Texans $11.9 Billion on Electric Bills
AUSTIN, Texas, January 2, 2008 (ENS) – Texas could reduce electric usage by 23 percent if utilities invest more in efficiency measures, saving Texans as much $11.9 billion on their electric bills, according to a report written by an energy consulting firm for the state Public Utilities Commission. The findings released in December support the [...]
Read More »Idaho Power Wants to Retire, Not Sell, Its Green Tags
BOISE, Idaho, January 2, 2008 (ENS) – The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is taking public comments through January 8 on an Idaho Power Company proposal that would allow the company to retire its green tags rather than sell them. A green tag, or Renewable Energy Credit, is issued to each utility for every megawatt hour [...]
Read More »Hurricane Ike Claims Eight Lives, Millions Without Power
AUSTIN, Texas, September 14, 2008 (ENS) – The center of Hurricane Ike slammed into Galveston, Texas at 2 am Saturday and moved inland across the Galveston-Houston area, knocking out power, water and sewer services, toppling trees and damaging buildings. The hurricane has claimed eight lives to date, five in Texas, two in Louisiana and one [...]
Read More »San Francisco to Test Drinking Water Security System
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 9, 2008 (ENS) – Improving the security of U.S. drinking water systems has gathered urgency since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an $8 million grant to San Francisco to help the city develop and evaluate a contamination warning system for its drinking water supply. [...]
Read More »San Francisco Mayor Issues Roadmap to a Greener City
SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 17, 2008 (ENS) – San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Tuesday released SForward, the roadmap to achieve his environmental goal of a 20 percent decrease in emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide below 1990 levels by 2010. The plan also aims to achieve carbon neutrality for city government by 2020. SForward [...]
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