Margo Reid Brown, chair of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, discusses the role of waste management in meeting California's ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Submitted on March 30, 2008 - 12pm
Submitted on March 30, 2008 - 12pm
Having just completed Phase II of a report on waste-to-energy technology, L.A. County Department of Public Works Associate Civil Engineer Coby Skye describes the county's process to research and facilitate the development of this promising technology.
Submitted on March 30, 2008 - 12pm
Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Bob Hertzberg discusses his Cardiff, Wales-based renewable energy company, which manufactures and commercializes flexible, thin-film solar as an alternative to batteries for powering electronics.
Submitted on March 30, 2008 - 11am
Patty Senecal explains important disparities in the Clean Trucks plans between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and how these disparities may delay the benefits of the ports’ Clean Air Action Plan.
Submitted on March 29, 2008 - 12pm
The RAND Corporation's recently released research brief, entitled “Identifying and Reducing Climate-Change Vulnerabilities in Water-Management Plans,” describes how California utilities can anticipate the effects of climate change to manage regional water supplies.
Submitted on February 27, 2008 - 12pm
Treasurer Bill Lockyer details how California is using its vast financial resources to secure a greener and more sustainable economy.
Submitted on February 26, 2008 - 2pm
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson speaks passionately about the disconnect between the federal government’s current global warming policies and the level of commitment it will take for the United States to become a global leader in the resolving this challenge.
Submitted on February 26, 2008 - 2pm
John White, the executive director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology (CEERT) assists governments and utilities of all sizes in making the transition to clean energy.
Submitted on February 26, 2008 - 2pm
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Executive James Caldwell, Jr. explains how LADWP became a leader in developing and integrating wind power, and addresses the challenges currently facing public and private efforts to expand the global and U.S. energy market share of wind power.
Submitted on February 26, 2008 - 2pm
has worked with the California Energy Commission, Southern California Edison, and as the chief of staff for the California State Senate’s Energy Committee. Now, with jurisdiction over one of the nation’s largest port complexes, Mayor Foster is shaping policy at one of California’s most critical carbon hotspots.
Submitted on February 26, 2008 - 1pm
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and its seven-county Southern California Leadership Council recently released a report entitled, “The AB 32 Challenge: Reducing California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions," including the following excerpts from the report’s introduction and a chapter entitled, “Business Principles for Implementing AB 32.”
Submitted on February 26, 2008 - 12pm
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) unveils two resolutions calling for a new commitment to green infrastructure, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi explains the importance of ensuring that the United States grows green.
Submitted on January 25, 2008 - 1pm
Some of the GreenXchange Global Marketplace's distinguished attendees, including leaders from business, finance, government, research, and environmental NGOs, were asked by conference organizers to evaluate the value of this first-of-it’s-kind global cross-section gathering of clean and green technology market-makers.
Submitted on January 25, 2008 - 1pm
As corporations around the world implement sustainability practices, they have restructured their operational flow chart to make space for the increasingly popular position of “Chief Sustainability Officer.”
Submitted on January 25, 2008 - 1pm
The greening of the world’s facilities, private and public, is going to require numerous retrofits of existing systems and equipment. Falcon Waterfree urinals are a sterling example of the benefits offered by new technology.
Submitted on January 25, 2008 - 1pm
With state leaders like Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown stealing much of the spotlight for their efforts to make California the leader in carbon emissions mitigation, the actions of smaller jurisdictions often go unnoticed, despite the fact that they are often on the front lines of climate change mitigation strategies.
Submitted on January 25, 2008 - 12pm
Like no environmental issue before it, global warming has hordes of profit-minded public and private investors on the same page as environmentalists, seeking the next great wave of technological innovation. In order to detail ongoing green investment trends, VerdeXchange News was pleased to speak with Allan Emkin, founder and managing director of Pension Consulting Alliance, an organization that helps public pension and private equity investors find the best possible returns in an emerging market still full of untapped potential.
Submitted on January 25, 2008 - 11am
At last month's U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Bali, Indonesia New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has put forward one of the world's most ambitious agendas for green urban living, appealed the world's leaders to engage with the leadership of local governments.
Submitted on January 24, 2008 - 4am
AB 32 Author Fran Pavley leads a panel at the GreenXchange Global Marketplace Conference about legislation driving the emergence of the new green market for sustainability, featuring Nancy Sutley, Pedro Pizzaro, and Lorraine White.
Submitted on December 3, 2007 - 5pm
Global Green USA President and CEO Matt Petersen explains Global Green's mission to shift society’s relationship with the planet.