EPA has finalized the new ENERGY STAR Partner Commitments and Product Specs – recommit deadline Nov. 30

According to a survey published by the Center for Automotive Management at Duisburg-Essen University, German car buyers expect to pay less for electric cars than the costs for automakers and they are less focused on brand names. Christoph Rauwald with Dow Jones Newswires wrote a brief story on the findings. Here’s an excerpt and link to the full-story:
FRANKFURT (Dow Jones) – German car buyers are less focused on brand names when it comes to purchasing an electric vehicle, but the price they are willing to pay is far below the …

From the $1500 tankless water heater tax credit to multiple FL utilities offering up to $1350 in cash . . .

The British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) studied the fuel costs of 16 hybrids over five years and they compared the costs against their purchase price and financing fees. In a study released in late July, only one of the 16 hybrids cost less to buy and run than its gasoline counterpart. Can you guess which one? It probably not the one you would expect.

Here’s an excerpt of the BCAA research study and a link to the full article for those interested:
Twelve years after Honda introduced the first gas-electric hybrid vehicle …

Clearly, tax incentives are necessary to motivate the public to invest in renewable energy . . .

Received an invite to the Summit 2010 “Creating Climate Wealth” from the event coordinators – thought I’d share:
How can you use your business know-how to make a difference in the fight against climate change?
Join representatives from GE, CODA Automotive, and many of today’s fastest growing climate wealth creators at the Creating Climate Wealth Summit at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business on April 20–22, 2010. Collaborate with business executives, government leaders, finance experts and successful entrepreneurs to find solutions to the challenges facing our climate and our economy.
Georgetown University’s McDonough …

China claims it is serious about curbing greenhouse gas emissions and on Sunday moved to spell out greenhouse gas emission goals with a five year plan according to Reuters. Here’s an excerpt and link to the story:
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Sunday it will spell out greenhouse gas emissions goals and monitoring rules for regions and sectors in its next five-year plan, with monitoring to show it is serious about curbing emissions.
The Chinese government said in November it would reduce the amount of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas …