Sustainable North

From the U.S. Department of Energy website, posted 5/5/08, retrieved 1/5/09:
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a report that examines the technical feasibility of using wind energy to generate 20% of the nation’s electricity demand by 2030. The report, “20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy’s Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply,” [...]

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From the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday, December 16, 2008:
With the nomination of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu for energy secretary, President-elect Barack Obama made sure no one missed the message in the résumé.
“His appointment should send a signal to all that my administration will value science,” Obama said Monday at a Chicago news conference. “We will make decisions based [...]

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From the New York Times, on Thursday, November 27, 2008:
A quiet land rush is under way among the buttes of southeastern Wyoming, and it is changing the local rancher culture. The whipping winds cursed by descendants of the original homesteaders now have real value for out-of-state developers who dream of wind farms or of selling [...]

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From www.change.gov, retrieved on Thursday, November 20, 2008:
The energy challenges our country faces are severe and have gone unaddressed for far too long. Our addiction to foreign oil doesn’t just undermine our national security and wreak havoc on our environment — it cripples our economy and strains the budgets of working families all across America. [...]

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BY Adam Wasch, Energy Outreach Consultant at CCHRC
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer November 20th, 2008, Section A3
Did you spend your $1,200 state energy assistance check on gas and groceries? Don’t despair! There is still money available to help make your home more energy efficient or take the leap to solar energy. And, from a tax [...]

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From the New York Times on Wednesday, October 15, 2008:
While the race to develop offshore wind energy is heating up in the Northeast, things have hit a few speed bumps in the waters off Texas — already the nation’s leader in on-land wind power production.
Wind Energy Systems Technology (W.E.S.T.), a company that holds all five offshore wind [...]

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From the New York Times on Tuesday, September 30, 2008:
… But while renewable energy has become a hot political buzzword, Congress has thus far failed to extend tax credits that wind, solar and other clean-energy companies say they need to stay in business.
As it stands, the tax credits currently in place expire at the end of this [...]

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Established in 1995, the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency is an ongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
To find out what incentives your state utilities and/or government offers businesses and individuals who use renewable power or increase [...]

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On September 18, 2008, the California Public Utilities Commission adopted the first Long Term Energy Efficiency Plan, which
… advances a solid framework that incorporates energy efficiency into the standard for operating in California—for utilities, businesses, and consumers.
It includes four “Big Bold strategies” strategies for significant energy-savings:

All new residential construction in California will be zero net [...]

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The first of a two-part series, “A Greener Future”, from the LA Times, September 14, 2008:
Innovations in designing green chemicals are emerging in nearly every U.S. industry, from plastics and pesticides to toys and nail polish. Some manufacturers of cosmetics, household cleaners and other consumer products are leading the charge, while others are lagging behind.
For [...]

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