Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Today, United States Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar jumpstarted the American offshore wind industry by announcing federal approval of the Cape Wind Energy project in Massachusetts’ Nantucket Sound. This announcement marks the approval of the first utility-scale offshore wind...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Fortunately, when you work at the Natural Resources Defense Council-every day is Earth Day! However, this year, we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. 40 years of taking one day of the year to pause and ponder what impact...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Recently, the American Wind Energy Association, (“AWEA”), the national trade association of America’s wind industry, released their United States Wind Industry Annual Market Report. The report highlights can be found at the end of this blog. Particularly noteworthy, the factoids...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Today in Washington, D.C., Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar met with key Cape Wind stakeholders. Representatives from two of the Wampanoag tribes, the state of Massachusetts, the town of Barnstable, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, and Clean Power Now were...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Today, the National Park Service decided that the Nantucket Sound is in fact eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This determination will require the Interior Department to consider any related significant archeological, historic and cultural values when...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
On December 9th, Secretary Salazar announced that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) will establish a new regional office in 2010. This office will be dedicated to supporting the development of renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Energy efficiency is in…period. Hopefully, it is here to stay. In the midst of our trying economic climate, who doesn’t want to be more intentional about saving money? Today, during a visit to a Virginia Home Depot, President Obama focused...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
During his trip to Copenhagen, for the historic climate talks, Mayor Bloomberg had the opportunity to visit the Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, off the coast of Denmark. The New York Times shows New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
This week, the Long Island – New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative announced that consultants will soon begin to conduct “pre-development activities”. These activities will include desktop studies of the ocean’s wind, wave and wildlife environment. This effort is designed...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Yesterday, National Grid signed a development agreement with Deepwater Wind to build what is now anticipated to be the first U.S. offshore wind farm. Under a 20 year power purchase agreement, Deepwater Wind will sell electricity to National Grid from...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
While many states around the country are taking giant steps forward toward greater energy efficiency, Florida is unfortunately just inching along. Today, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) set energy efficiency goals of approximately 3.5% over ten years for the...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
If they knew they had a choice, I'd bet a lot of consumers would quickly support renewable energy. But most consumers just don't know they can start America on the path toward a clean energy economy with their personal energy...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
"Massachusetts blown away in wind power development race" says the Boston Herald, "Stop delaying the process of approving Cape Wind" shouts the Cape Cod Times, "National Grid rejects power offer from Deepwater Wind" reports the Providence Business News. What is...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Moving Beyond Oil , Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
This post is co-authored by Brandi Colander, NRDC, and John D. Wilson, SACE. Florida is the dim bulb in the otherwise efficiency-dark Southeast, and the 2009 Energy Efficiency Scorecard from ACEEE shows how badly its electric utilities are dragging Florida's...
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
There is a growing debate about domestic offshore wind siting. Fortunately, we are beyond; to build or not to build. Now of course the question is where, or perhaps how? As offshore wind technology advances there may be ways to...
