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Last week, US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced a detailed draft environmental analysis that identifies public lands best-suited for solar development in six western states.

The study, called the Draft Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS), was compiled over the past two years as part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to create a framework for developing renewable energy on America’s public lands. More specifically, the Draft Solar PEIS assessed the environmental, social, and economic impacts associated with solar energy development on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered areas in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

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Since 2003, the Ernst & Young Energy and Environmental Infrastructure Advisory team has been releasing quarterly data that ranks national renewable energy markets, and their suitability for individual technologies.

The latest edition of the Carbon Capture and Storage Country Attractiveness Index was released last month, and it shows that: (more…)

Last week, UPS –a company that has already proven itself a leader in alternative-powered vehicles –announced that it has launched yet another project, this time in partnership with Electric Vehicles International (EVI).

The 90-day trial will allow UPS to test EVI’s walk-in electric vans (WI) in three separate locations: Sacramento, San Francisco and Reno.

EVI has fitted the vans with Lithium-Ion batteries. These batteries provide an operating range of 90 miles (144 km) and a top speed of 60 mph (96 km/h). They typically take three to ten hours to recharge. (more…)

Last year was another record-breaking year for US wind power additions, and a growing percentage of wind turbine equipment used here is being sourced domestically, according to a new report released earlier this month by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

The “2009 Wind Technologies Market Report,” authored primarily by DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, reveals that: (more…)

Today’s blog post contains the first in a series of interviews with thought leaders in the world of sustainable business.

Our guest today is Dr. Peter Williams, Chief Technology Officer for IBM’s Big Green Innovations initiative. Peter is a management consultant with over 20 years’ experience, and is responsible for identifying environmentally focused businesses for IBM to either develop or participate in. He is personally responsible for assembling, maintaining and developing the portfolio of businesses included in the division.

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