G20 Energy Ministers Recognize Progress on Renewables, Set Stage for More Action
IRENA-led toolkit for renewable energy deployment moves to mobilize finance, reduce costs and chart renewable potentials. Beijing, China, 30 June 2016 – Energy Ministers and other senior officials recognized recent progress in scaling up renewable energy and examined opportunities for even greater action today on the sidelines of the G20 Energy Ministers meeting in Beijing. Before […]
To Green Business: Make Big Changes – Not Adaptations
Let’s seriously talking about turning your business green. Because, let’s face it: there’s nothing green about certain dirty businesses. It’s for the most part, a mass polluting mess. For it’s the modern-day equivalent of a chimney stack on top of a Dickensian workhouse. Yet people haven’t changed much when it comes to attitudes towards pollution. […]
Ford Triples Dealers Certified for Selling C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid
Ford has tripled to more than 200 the number of dealers certified to sell its lineup of plug-in electrified vehicles, including the new C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid that is on sale now and delivers the equivalent of 100 mpg combined in electric mode, beating the Toyota Prius Plug-in by 5 MPGe.
Ford’s plug-in electrified vehicle dealer growth comes as the number of new vehicle shoppers considering plug-in hybrids has grown to 25 percent. In total, 900 dealers are either certified or enrolled for certification, nearly triple Ford’s initial plans for about 350 certified dealers by early 2013.
Ford vehicles now deliver better fuel economy than Toyota in every segment in which the two companies compete with the launches of the new Escape, Fusion and C-MAX hybrids.
Home Systems: 4 Green Improvement Projects For This Summer
There’s no better time to start environmentally friendly home systems improvement projects than in the summer. With the sultry heat beating down, it’s tempting to turn on energy-consuming appliances like the AC. Also, the sprinkler system and lights as you hide from the sun. However, you can avoid costly energy bills. Therefore, be eco-friendly with […]
Congress Introduces Legislation to Ban Trade of Shark Fins in US
Days before Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, award-winning actor and longtime Oceana advocate Morgan Freeman joined Oceana and Members of Congress to announce the introduction of a new bill to ban the trade of shark fins in the United States. The bipartisan Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016 was introduced today by Sens. Cory Booker […]
