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BEEx Training Event: Green Light: Advanced Controls- Types & Functions (2/14 @ 11-12:30 pm @ 31 Chambers St., NY, NY)

advanced lighting controls

by aahassonjee

Join the Building Energy Exchange for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls technology, to the development of the right retrofit … more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 607 views | Posted on: 02/02/2017 | Last updated: 02/02/2017

BEEx Training Event: Green Light: LED Light- Evaluation & Selection (2/14 @ 9-11 am @ 31 Chambers St., NY, NY)

LED,System Evaluation

by aahassonjee

Join the Building Energy Exchange for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls technology, to the development of the right retrofit … more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 733 views | Posted on: 02/02/2017 | Last updated: 02/02/2017

BEEx Training Event: Green Light: Lighting Codes & Regulations (2/13 @ 9-11 am @ 31 Chambers St., NY, NY)

green lighting,Lighting Code

by aahassonjee

Join the Building Energy Exchange for their four-part training series on lighting retrofits: Green Light. From energy code and regulation considerations and selection of LED and controls technology, to the development of the right retrofit … more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 574 views | Posted on: 02/02/2017 | Last updated: 02/02/2017

USGBC Public Policy Library

USGBC,Public Policy Library,Green Building Policies

by ChristinaC Marketing Student

Do you ever find yourself wondering what policies are in place for Green Building across the nation? The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has recently released a resource to help with this research. It's difficult if even pos… more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 2805 views | Posted on: 01/22/2017 | Last updated: 10/13/2017

Post Election '16: What Can You Do?

Climate Change,election 16,what you can do

by aahassonjee

On Tuesday, November 11th, climate change and the environment seemed to become casualties of what had been the most bizarre and stressful U.S. Presidential election of recent times. Political and economic reverberations have continued to ex… more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 907 views | Posted on: 11/28/2016 | Last updated: 11/28/2016

Blue vs. Red: Who Will Solve America's Climate Problems?

Climate Change,Democrat,Democratic Party,Halliburton Loophole

by aahassonjee

As November 2nd approaches, Democrats and Republicans face an election day that follows quite an eventful election season of emotions and surprises, with the least surprising being the extreme divide between both major parties’ climate ch… more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 1815 views | Posted on: 09/22/2016 | Last updated: 09/22/2016

Senate Bill 32 Sets Aggressive New Goal for California Emission Levels

Renewable Energy,California,National Grid,Senate Bill 32,Grid

by JackSawyer Student

California is leading the nation in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, and has done so through aggressive climate bills. This effective methodology looks to continue as California recently passed Senate Bill 32 (SB32), the bill requires the… more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 1510 views | Posted on: 09/01/2016 | Last updated: 09/01/2016

Massachusetts Passes Compromise Energy Bill: “An Act to Promote Energy Diversity”

Massachusetts,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,Energy Bill,Omnibus Bill,Wind Power,Hydro Power,Massachusetts State Legislature

by EmmamHowe Marketing/Green Policy Development

The Massachusetts State Legislature has devised a compromise energy bill to be sent Gov. Charlie Baker. Though significantly less specific than the original Senate draft bill, it still requires the state to purchase a great deal more energy… more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 1875 views | Posted on: 08/03/2016 | Last updated: 08/03/2016

New Federal Rules To Hinder California's Clean Energy Goals

clean energy,Solar,Wind energy,California,Nature Conservation,Desert,Regulations,Federal

by JackSawyer Student

The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) is a "strategy that will help conserve desert lands and plan for a clean energy future. It will provide permanent protection to the desert’s public lands while also identifying those a… more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

1 replies | 1367 views | Posted on: 07/03/2016 | Last updated: 07/05/2016

BREAKING NEWS: MA Senate Energized To PASS Omnibus Energy Bill

Massachusetts,Wind energy,Energy Policy,Government Policy,Hydropower,Solar Power,Omnibus Bill,Clean Energy Policy

by EmmamHowe Marketing/Green Policy Development

Yesterday evening, in an unprecedented unanimous 39-0 vote, the Massachusetts Senate passed their version of the Omnibus energy bill. The bill requires utilities to solicit long-term contracts for at least 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind b… more...

  Filed under: Government Policies

0 replies | 944 views | Posted on: 07/01/2016 | Last updated: 07/01/2016

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