Posts By Kate Hash

Small Business Outreach from the Department of Energy

Save the Date for this DOE outreach event! Small businesses are invited to join the EPA on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, for a U.S. Department of Energy small business outreach session at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Congressman James E. Clyburn, Assistant Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives,Read… Read more »

Green Government Podcast Episode 22: A Focus on Renewable Energy with the President of ACORE

Interview with Retired Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) To listen to the podcast, visit: http://www.ceileadership.org In Episode 22 of the Green Government Podcast we with Retired VIce Admiral Dennis V. McGin,, the president of ACORE, about renewable energy, renewable energy in the military, and how the U.S. governmentRead… Read more »

Serious Recycling in Trenton, NJ

Did you know that just a few hours north on I-95 there is a major (and incredibly inventive) recycling company? We didn’t. But the Trenton, NJ-based TerraCycle is starting to make itself known. Now, calling TerraCycle a recycling company doesn’t do them justice. They just aren’t your traditional “sort and ship” recycling operation. TerraCycle actuallyRead… Read more »

Where Does Your E-Waste Go?

If you’ve ever wondered where your old computers – the stuff we often think of as e-waste, even when it still functions – end up, then you are in luck. A recent MIT project called Senseable tracked discarded computers from Seattle and Boston to their destinations, both within the US and around the world. TheyRead… Read more »

New Fuel Economy Standards Unveiled

While we were all watching the debt ceiling headlines, the White House announced new fuel economy standards last week. The graphic above shows what to expect by 2025. Major auto makers have already signed on to the new standards. So it now looks like we’ll all have more efficient, and greener, cars by 2025. ImageRead… Read more »