Tag Archives: energy efficiency

U.S. new ‘Sputnik Moment’: China’s energy success

November 30, 2010 – 4:04 PM

The success of China and other countries in developing clean energy initiatives represents a “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, said U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu in a speech at the National Press Club on Nov. 29. Among the evidence of the Chinese innovation challenge: • The nation will achieve 18 percent (and may reach […]

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BP: Bad Policy

June 30, 2010 – 5:03 PM

BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill won’t be the last. Energy efficiency, nuclear power and natural gas are much better bets.

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APS Commends President Obama’s FY 2011 Proposed Budget

February 2, 2010 – 3:56 PM

Funding in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2011 proposed budget will ensure that scientists continue transformational research, leading to technologies that spur innovation and generate clean energy jobs to keep the nation competitive in a global economy.

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The Solar Decathlon: Innovation Right Under Your Nose

October 19, 2009 – 1:03 PM

The Department of Energy and its National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) are sponsoring a green technology competition that “challenges 20 college teams from around the globe in 10 contests to design, build, and operate the most livable, energy-efficient, and completely solar-powered house.”   This year’s competition, which is being held on the national Mall, is the […]

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Changing Consumer Behavior Regarding Energy Efficiency

October 14, 2009 – 9:00 AM

Consumer behavior is not always rational.  For example, compare the price of a traditional light bulb, the kind all of us have used for years, to those new, ice cream swirl-looking compact fluorescent bulbs.   The traditional light bulb, purchased at your neighborhood grocery store, is much less expensive than the newer, compact fluorescent bulb.  So, […]

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Energy Audits Could Help You Save Big Bucks – IF you have the right information

October 12, 2009 – 9:00 AM

You might think that the average person would take advantage of opportunities to save money without giving up anything in return.  But, you’d be wrong. Last fall, APS issued a report that concluded that energy efficiency measures were a low- or no-cost way of regaining lost energy because of leaky windows, outdated light bulbs and […]

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