• Federal projects win CEIL Environmental Awards
    Federal projects win CEIL Environmental Awards
    The Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership announced the winners of the second annual CEIL Awards. The awards recognize military and federal, teams and programs that have demonstrated exemplary performance in integrating environmental stewardship into day-to-day activities.
  • New lab to help utilities 'see' grid of the future
    New lab to help utilities 'see' grid of the future
    The new Energy Systems Integration Facility at U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is tackling the challenge of keeping the power grid running reliably while at the same time introducing a host of new technologies into an already complex system.
  • Annual Army Sustainability Report
    Annual Army Sustainability Report
    Covering fiscal 2009, the report documents successes and improvements in the Army sustainability areas of human capital, training and operations, materiel and acquisitions, services and infrastructure.
  • EPA recognizes DoD facilities for emission reductions and energy savings
    EPA recognizes DoD facilities for emission reductions and energy savings
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized two Department of Defense facilities with the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power award for taking an efficient, clean, and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from a single source.

Federal Workplace and Workforce

Meeting greenhouse gas reduction targets - both direct and indirect - requires establishing low-carbon workplaces as defined in section B of Executive Order 13514. This section contains information about meeting those.

 

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Eight national labs offer streamlined partnership agreements to help industry bring new technologies to market
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Friday, 24 February 2012 09:30

Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced that eight of the Department's national laboratories will participate in a pilot initiative to make it easier for private companies to utilize the laboratories' research capabilities.

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Salazar advances blueprint for renewable energy development in Arizona
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Thursday, 23 February 2012 09:30

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released the draft plan for the Restoration Design Energy Project (RDEP). The initiative seeks to identify lands across Arizona most suitable for wind and solar power projects, with a focus on areas that are previously disturbed or have low natural and cultural resource conflicts.

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EPA recognizes DoD facilities for emission reductions and energy savings
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Friday, 10 February 2012 10:28

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized two Department of Defense (DoD) facilities with the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) award for taking an efficient, clean, and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from a single source. By using CHP technology, the award winners demonstrated leadership and a commitment to protecting people's health and the environment while reporting annual energy savings of $6.8 million.

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Obama administration announces major steps toward leasing for offshore wind projects in Mid-Atlantic
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Friday, 03 February 2012 09:30

Echoing President Obama's State of the Union call for an "all of the above" energy strategy, the Department of the Interior recently marked a major milestone for offshore wind energy along the Atlantic coast.

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Public/private partnership saves energy and tax dollars
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 09:30

The U.S. General Services Administration's Northeast and Caribbean Region recently received an initial rebate check for more than $79,000. This rebate reflects savings GSA earned by participating in the New York Independent System Operator's Demand Response Program, a local energy load shedding program.

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