PG&E and SMUD are involved in a program to encourage manufacturers and retailers to education, promote, and sell the most energy-efficient TVs, computers, and monitors.
Mixed use and LEED certifications mark the American Institute of Architects criteria for its list of top sustainable designs.
Burden-sharing, transparency, and limited mechanisms will promote success in an incentive-based greenhouse gas mitigation policy, the study says.
The EPA-funded study surveyed institutions that reported improvement in air quality at their facilities due to student action.
A DOE laboratory says 850 utilities offer green power programs and sales of green power increased about 20 percent between 2007 and 2008.
Energy & Environmental Research Center has developed a system that produces high-pressure hydrogen on demand.
The retail division of the ACE Group is launching a contractors' pollution liability program.