By Terry MacalisterRecruits will be needed to help introduce 'smart meters' to help people see exactly how much energy they are using in their homes.British Gas today promised to create 2,600 green jobs over the next three years by rolling out smart meters and installing wind turbines on peoples' homes.The move should help ministers meet targets of cutting carbon emissions through lower use of power, especially that generated by gas or other fossil fuels.About 1,700 of the recruits will be new to the industry, while 900 are expected to be brought in from rival metering organisations in time...
For the first time, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation regulating greenhouse gases. Due to intense lobbying by industries that would incur added cost, such as coal powered utilities, HR 2454 barely was approved by a vote of 219 to 2...
Got an interesting package in the mail yesterday from lighting giant Sylvania, which is introducing a new line of LED-lit products. One is a bottle stopper you know, those plastic corks you use to store an opened a bottle of wine? But this isn't...
By Teryn Norris, originally posted at the Breakthrough InstituteLeading energy experts from across the country sent a letter to President Obama and members of Congress on Thursday calling for a massive increase in clean energy investments included in...
