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‘Clean Energy Week’ Feb 1 – 5 to Showcase Urgent Need for Clean Energy Jobs, Energy Efficiency, Climate Solutions

90+ National Organizations Urge Congress to Adopt Clean Energy Policies
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Nearly 100 organizations in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental arenas — representing…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

U.S. government to reduce its emissions 28 percent by 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday the U.S. government would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent by 2020 as the result of an executive order he issued to set the example on fighting climate change.

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Department of Energy Announces Closing of Loan Agreement to Bring Production of Nissan LEAF, Battery to North America

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Today, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy has closed a $1.4 billion loan agreement with Nissan North America, Inc. The loan will support the modification of Nissan’s Smyr…

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Roll Call Goes Green

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — CQ-Roll Call Group today announced that Roll Call newspaper will be the first Capitol Hill publication to be printed on 100 percent recycled paper. The change will reduce the newspaper’s environmental impa…

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Oxfam America Reaction to State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — After President Obama’s State of the Union Address tonight, Raymond C. Offenheiser, President of Oxfam America, made the following statement:
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Alliance Urges Obama to Push Energy Efficiency as Engine of Job Creation in State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Alliance to Save Energy today urged President Obama to use his State of the Union address to make a strong case for energy efficiency as an engine of job creation.  
The Alliance backs residential…

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Nissan Leaf Electric Car Wins 2010 Green Car Vision Award(TM)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — The Nissan Leaf battery electric car has been named Green Car Journal’s 2010 Green Car Vision Award™ winner at The Washington Auto Show. The innovative Leaf is scheduled to go on sale later this year.
Along wit…

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Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Agrees to Reinstate Program to Improve Sewage System Damaged by Hurricane Katrina

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans has agreed to reinstate its comprehensive program – stalled for several years in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – to make extensive improvements…

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1,198 State Legislators Call for Action on Clean Energy Jobs Legislation

National bipartisan coalition of lawmakers calls on U.S. Senate to enact clean energy and climate bill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action Now (CLEAN), a national bipartisan group of state legis…

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U-Haul Company of Northern Washington Introduces Self-Storage Reuse Center

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — U-Haul, the leader in self-storage, today announced the addition of a self-storage reuse center for customers at the Bellingham UHaul Center, 4538 Guide Meridian. The UHaul Reuse Program, one of the Company’s …

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