By Lester R. BrownThere are enormous opportunities to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency is often far cheaper than expanding the energy supply to meet growing demand. Efficiency investments typically yield a high rate of retu... [more]

Most of the news was bad (i.e., 0% raises, tuition increases) but this one is good news:Allow campuses to retain energy savings to reinvest in other energy projects.In the past energy savings went back to the state so, other than the mandated savings... [more]

Although it is not an easy task, China strives to put into practice the promise made last November before the Copenhagen Conference -- to cut its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 compared with th... [more]

I am pleased to introduce a new expert panelist at www.greenhomebuilding.com. Robert Riversong has created his own form of the Larsen Truss building system, and specializes in super-insulated houses. He teaches these techniques, and many other subj... [more]

There are several ways for your home to meet guidelines or gain certification for certain standards for green qualities. The reasons for doing this vary. It might be that a particular certification will allow the home to qualify for special financi... [more]

In a new paper (subs req'd) published as the cover article in the March edition of the Proceedings of the IEEE, the authors take a comprehensive look at technology, costs and policies influencing the adoption of light emitting diode, or LED, lighting... [more]

My colleague In s gave a webinar recently on her work on energy efficiency supply curves titled: The US Energy Savings Potential and Who Pays for It . Watch the webinar for free here.Energy use and CO2 emissions from the residential sector are dist... [more]

Energy efficiency improvements in the U.S. electric power sector could reduce electric consumption by 7 to 11 percent more than currently projected over the next two decades if key barriers can be addressed, according to a preliminary analysis of pot... [more]

This is a selection of recent popular blog articles aggregated on Greenedia.com, where you will find the best blogs from the world of green media, as well as video uploads, podcasts, and blog authoring.EU Releases Environment ScorecardTreehugger blog... [more]

Green building seems to be getting a lot of attention lately. Maybe not the way alternative fuels and hybrid powertrains are, in front of the general public, but green building seems to be generating all the right interest in all the right venues t... [more]