The industrial sector's energy savings have remained untapped by many existing publicly-funded energy efficiency programs, according to a new report by the Washington, D.C.-based American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

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"Gold in Green Forests," a new report issued by WWF-Sweden, says that next to energy efficiency, halting forest loss and degradation is the most cost-effective method for mitigating climate change.

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The federal government will require each agency to measure its greenhouse-gas emissions for the first time and set targets to reduce them by 2020, under an executive order signed by President Obama Monday. The Executive Order was reported in the White House Blog.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will unveil a bill Wednesday that aims to make deep cuts in U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions in the near and long term while setting a limit on the cost of carbon allowances, according to several sources and a close-to-final version of the bill obtained by The Washington Post.

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The main way for homes to harness solar power today is through bulky panels added to the rooftop or mounted on the ground. But The New York Times reports that companies are now offering alternatives to these fixed installations, in the less conspicuous form of shingles, tiles and other building materials that have photovoltaic cells sealed within them.

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The world of climate change overlaps that of sustainability almost entirely. Communities that commit to reducing greenhouse emissions are also paving a path to sustainable development and all of the benefits this brings. There are compelling reasons for urban centers to embrace the sustainability approach and incorporate it into everything the city does, from day to day operational decisions to long-term policies and planning. The most straightforward argument for sustainability is that res  more...

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Enhancing the operational security of the military by providing straightforward processes for developing action plans that make military installations resilient to the impacts of climate change is an important challenge to address.

The potential impacts of climate change on the mission of the United States military are far reaching. Climate change threatens the military's need for assured access to resources such as water, energy, food, land and air for   more...