Posted by Lane Burt
I blogged yesterday on the release of our negotiated agreement with the lighting industry on standards for street lights and parking lot lights that could save consumers over $5 billion annually. We had a press conference yesterday, attended by members...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
The Natural Resources Defense Council, along with our fellow efficiency advocates, announced the results of successful negotiations with the lighting industry on standards for street lights and parking lot lights. Standards on outdoor lights are such a no-brainer because these...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
The media has been taking the Department of Energy (DOE) to task over a recently released audit by the Inspector General (IG) which highlighted some well known shortcomings in the Energy Star program. The conclusions were not surprising - there...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
The White House released the "Recovery through Retrofit" report today, which reaches familiar conclusions - retrofitting homes and developing a residential energy efficiency industry can save money, slash carbon emissions, and create jobs right now. The report also had specific...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in U.S. Law and Policy
Last week the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Energy Star program. Who runs Energy Star, the extremely successful program for promoting efficient appliances, equipment, and buildings, and...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in U.S. Law and Policy
NRDC and other efficiency groups released a negotiated agreement with manufacturers of residential air conditioners and furnaces yesterday, marking the end of a journey to come to consensus that lasted many months. I negotiated on NRDC's behalf and we will...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in U.S. Law and Policy
Yesterday President Obama signed a sweeping Executive Order that instructs all agencies to step up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and save energy and water. This isn't the first time that the inefficiency of federal facilities has received attention,...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The phase out of incandescent bulbs in the European Union begins next month, so it's time to get prepared for a new round of ridiculous excuses about why folks can't use more efficient lights. Despite having been dealt with repeatedly,...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
The Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) and the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released a new report highlighting the opportunities for saving billions of dollars and huge amounts of energy through updated federal appliance standards. The full...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
The odd saga of stimulus money and the state of Alaska drew to a close yesterday, ending in what should have been a big win for efficiency, as the state legislature voted to override former-Governor Palin's veto of efficiency money....continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
I blogged last month on the deliberate misinformation campaign that the enemies of energy efficiency used to weaken several key policies in ACES, costing us all money. In the last couple weeks several news stories have continued to shine a...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
DOE has been rolling through approvals of state energy plans and releasing huge chunks of the $3.1 billion dollars available through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act for State Energy Programs. All told, 29 states and several territories have received...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in U.S. Law and Policy
There was an excellent article in the NY Times last Sunday, detailing the unexpected rise of super-efficient incandescent light bulbs as a result of the standard in the 2007 energy bill. The article quotes our own lighting and electronics efficiency...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
The enemies of energy efficiency have unveiled their new tactic to keep you from saving money and energy: they're just going to tell you ridiculous lies and hope you believe them. It seems that because they have had a hard...continued→
Posted by Lane Burt in Solving Global Warming
On Monday, President Obama and Secretary Chu announced a strengthened final rule on lamps that will save consumers $4 billion annually by 2022. This standard would cover the tube fluorescent bulbs (general service fluorescent or GSFL) that we are all...continued→
