Alaska Senator Murkowski is reported to oppose Energy Star home energy efficiency funding because it lacks do-it-your-self provisions. E&E Daily {Subscribers only]
Frack & RollWhile it's just one data set , a new study links hydrofracking for natural gas to earthquakes in the Dallas-Foth Worth area. Read more
Alaska Split On Carbon RulesUnlike Senator Murkowski, Alaska's other senator, Mark Begich, supports EPA regulation of GHG emissions. Look north
A current museum exhibit links Shanghai's new crop of super tall buildings to New York's Depression Era skyscrapers.
Nancy wonders if Shanghai's 21st Century structures are more energy efficient. Read the WSJ article and her comment »
Everyone's talking about "greening the code" as a critical path to 30x30.
Sallan commissioned the CUNY Building Performance Lab to assess the green potential of the NYC Building Code and report back.
Solar: It's A Global Business
One 220 MW solar project in Egypt will be financed by Japan and another by the Kuwait Fund For Arab Economic Development Plug in
A Solar GoldrushInvestors search the world for the next big thing in solar power. Feed in here
Japan Will Cap & TradeJapan's cabinet will approve climate legislation that relies on cap and trade tools, but industry weakens original bill with rising caps.
In the Carbon Age
Poll Finds Climate Deniers Trend Right
A Gallup Poll finds waning public belief in climate change, with the greatest shift among conservatives. Q & A
Nuclear Power: Think Small
A new generation of modular (under 750 MW) nuclear reactors could be feasible, but GE's Jeff Immelt sees only a small role for nukes in the energy mix. Look ahead
Build Better Walls
DOE funding produces new ways to build energy efficient homes with high R-value wall systems. Get the specs
Whither The Wind?
At the request of the New York City Council, Nancy Anderson testified about opportunities and impediments facing urban wind power and the need for a smart grid.
Download Anderson's Testimony. »
To amend the old adage, the road to hell is paved with good intentions that can't be financed. What does this have to do with making energy efficient building New York's "new normal"? Full Article »
On an ordinary day in 2007, I had a professional epiphany when I was drawn to a presentation at the American Museum of Natural History entitled "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Graphs: The Psychology of Environmental Decision Making." Full Article »
Sallan Events (1/8)
Smart Grid For Smart Cities
The US faces a four-part crisis: climate change and rising emissions linked to energy consumption; volatile energy prices and affordability; energy security; and electric power reliability in the face of spiraling demand.
Smart Grid For Smart Cities, a conference held at NYU Wagner, plugged into the potential for power system solutions at the urban scale.
Getting Legally Greener
Building operations produce 79% of NYC's carbon footprint and the time has come for that to change. Anticipating passage of New York City's greener, greater building legislation, Legally Green, a Sustainability Shoptalk Event presented by the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY and Sallan, assembled a team of energy efficiency all-stars.
Accelerating Climate Solutions
New York's Climate Week, took place just 70 days before COP15. NYU-Poly's ACRE incubator hosted "New York City's Built Environment: Opportunity, Incentives and the Carbon Challenge".
Sallan's Executive Director, Nancy Anderson identifies the contribution to a greener built environment to be made by measuring and verifying the performance of innovative energy efficiency projects.
Kilowatts to Cash
CUNY's Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute attracted early adopters who want to cut energy costs, get ahead of the compliance curve, benefit their bottom line, and help reduce our city's carbon footprint. The Third Sustainability Shoptalk, "Turning Kilowatts to Cash", shows the way forward.
Iconic Or Ironic?
New Yorkers turn out for "Glass Buildings: The Energy Challenge" at the New York Academy of Sciences. Click to view edited segments.
See What You Missed
There was standing-room-only to hear Jerome Ringo deliver the Apollo Alliance message about how the federal stimulus package can deliver good jobs and a greener NYC. Event Photos »
Tomorrowland
What do the experts see when they look into the future of nuclear power? Find out now! Get up to speed and see event photos. Click Here
Building a Greener Gotham
Miss the panel on how New York's building and energy codes can help create a Greener Gotham? It's not too late to catch up! Download PowerPoint Presentations and see event photos. Click Here
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Greening Commercial Corridors In Brooklyn
17 Mar
How can Brooklyn's commercial districts implement sustainable practices? Explore tangible steps to implement green initiatives and discuss how BIDs and commercial revitalization managers can coordinate efforts with individual businesses to promote sustainability and the commercial corridor.
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Neighborhood Energy Forum
20 Mar
Learn about funding for energy efficiency improvements for single and multi-family residential buildings.
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On The Changing Waterfront
28 Apr
In 1609, New Yorks future waterfront was an arcadian shore of forests, wetlands, beaches, and sand bars, according to Eric Sanderson's book Mannahatta. That landscape is lost forever, but visions of a post-industrial, neo-natural waterfront are longstanding. Don't miss Turning the Tide: New York's waterfront in Transition. Four panels: February 24, March 17, April 7 & 28
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