On this page the following entries were made in the “February, 2008” time-frame.
Archive for “February, 2008”
Natural Gas and Hybrid Vehicles Lead Annual Green Rankings
The natural gas-powered Honda Civic GX is once again the greenest new car sold in the United States, according to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The ACEEE’s Green Book Online, released on February 19, places the Honda Civic GX on top for the second year in a row, followed by the […]
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Alaska Utility Wins Wind Cooperative of the Year Award
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) of Anchorage, Alaska, has been selected by DOE and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) as the winner of the 2007 Wind Cooperative of the Year award. The award recognizes AVEC for leadership, demonstrated success, and innovation in its wind power program. AVEC provides electricity to 53 small, native […]
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Home Builders Launch New National Green Building Program
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has launched the NAHB National Green Building Program, an education, verification, and certification program for building green homes. The new program, launched on February 14, allows green builders to accrue points in seven categories: water, energy, and resource efficiency; lot and site development; indoor environmental quality; global impact; […]
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DOE Calls for 220,000 Efficient New Homes by 2012
DOE launched the Builders Challenge on February 14, calling on the U.S. homebuilding industry to build 220,000 high-performance, energy efficient homes by 2012. Thirty-eight homebuilders have already pledged to build 6,000 high-performance homes under the new voluntary national program. DOE aims for 1.3 million of these high-performance homes to be built by 2030, allowing the […]
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IRS Allocates $406 Million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on February 8 that it has allocated $406 million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) for a total of 312 renewable energy projects to be located throughout the United States. Unlike normal bonds that pay interest, CREBs are known as “tax-credit” bonds, and they pay the bondholders by […]
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