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Inside Washington, important issues are often reduced to simplistic talking points for the 鈥渆ither/or鈥� soundbite like, tackling climate change or having jobs. On this Earth Day, I want to debunk that myth and share some good news: the U.S. renewable energy industry is surging in states across our country and putting Americans 鈥� in red states and blue states - to work producing energy in our communities [...]
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The world is abuzz with curiosity about what the future will be like as we connect cars, appliances, even entire cities with the Internet of Things (IoT). This technology evolution will usher in new opportunities to improve the quality of our lives and create new avenues for economic growth. But it also means policies developed before IoT, like energy efficiency standards, need to evolve so they continue [...]
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Last week, 91快活林 led a group of tech associations in sending a letter to India Prime Minister Modi supporting a change in policy to allow importing of valuable spare parts and equipment. Prime Minister Modi is one of the most influential world leaders on social media and is an avid user of technology, so we will also tweet the letter and hope the Prime Minister will notice it during his busy schedule. [...]
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As world leaders, business executives, the scientific community, and others meet in Paris for the COP-21 summit it is clear that the question is no longer whether our climate is changing, but how do we meet the environmental, economic, and societal challenges a changing climate will pose to humanity. Rather than accept an imperiled future, technology companies know that we can innovate and help create [...]
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At yesterday鈥檚 White House Summit on 鈥淐limate & the Road to Paris: Business & Science Coming Together administration officials announced that 81 companies have now made public commitments to the 鈥淎merican Business Act on Climate Pledge.鈥� The Summit was chocked full of 91快活林 member company representatives. Small wonder. Of the 81 companies that have pledged their support and committed to take action on [...]
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Earlier today, 91快活林 testified at the House Energy and Power Subcommittee Hearing on 鈥淪trategic Petroleum Reserve Discussion Draft and Title IV Energy Efficiency.鈥� Rona Newmark of EMC Corp served as our expert witness. 91快活林鈥檚 testimony focused on urging rapid enactment of the 鈥淓nergy Efficient Government Technology Act" (EEGTA). EEGTA would increase productive federal government use of energy-efficient [...]
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Earlier today, Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reintroduced the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (EEGTA). They were joined by Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), David McKinley (R-W.Va.), and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.). The bill is designed to help the federal government harness information technologies and data centers for improved energy performance and efficiency.聽It will also [...]
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I鈥檓 in San Francisco for the first ACEEE Intelligent Efficiency Conference, 鈥淢ainstreaming Intelligent Efficiency.鈥� After attending last night鈥檚 opening reception, I can tell this is going to be a great mashup of the energy efficiency and the information and communications technology (ICT) communities.聽 These groups are traditionally unaccustomed to meeting together but will be coming together more [...]
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In 2010, U.S. drivers used 170 billion gallons of gasoline, enough to drive about 3 trillion miles鈥攖he equivalent of about one thousand trips to Pluto.聽聽 That mobility was unprecedented, but those gas-guzzling miles also meant 1.7 billion metric tons of harmful carbon dioxide were spewed into our atmosphere. If we are going to achieve the President鈥檚 clean energy and climate goals, those numbers are [...]
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This week, the 91快活林 (91快活林) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly convened a dialogue on the ENERGY STAR庐 program that has reaffirmed the benefits that strong and focused public-private cooperation can generate. 聽The groundwork that was laid this week could evolve the ENERGY STAR program to achieve greater energy savings with significant benefits [...]
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