en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Efficiency headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 We cannot rewrite the Bush years any more than we can persuade the Chinese of the merits of a binding treaty to control greenhouse gases. What the United States can do is assume responsibility for its own emissions, and this the US Senate has manifestly failed to do. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/opinion/22sun2.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Cap and Trade Climate Economy Efficiency Energy Environment Pollution & Toxics United States 11/22/2009 New York Times Occasionally, truth be told, Al Gore's book Our Choice verges on the nerdy. Taken as a whole, however, this is the most comprehensive and well-informed survey anyone has ever done of what we need to do to get off fossil fuel, writes Bill McKibben. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091207/mckibben?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNationEdPicks+%28The+Nation%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Cap and Trade Climate Economy Efficiency Energy Environment Green Jobs Green Taxes Pollution & Toxics Solutions United States 11/22/2009 The Nation Washington's home-weatherization efforts have fallen at least two months behind goals set under the federal stimulus aid, the result of a mix-up over conflicting wage requirements under federal and state laws. http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/1041764.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theolympian-News+%28The+Olympian+-+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Efficiency Washington 11/19/2009 Olympian The economy still needs help. So White House officials are looking at creating a new version of cash for clunkers -- this time for home weatherization. Call it "cash for caulkers." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/business/economy/18leonhardt.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=stimulus%20energy%20audit&st=cse Efficiency United States 11/18/2009 New York Times California moved to crack down on the sale of energy-gobbling big-screen television sets that now account for about 10 percent of a typical household's monthly power bill. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-big-screen-tvs19-2009nov19,0,4027697.story Efficiency Sustainable Living California 11/18/2009 Los Angeles Times Startup companies with ways to save energy and make plastic from wastewater took top honors Tuesday evening in the 2009 Cleantech Open, an annual contest to find and nurture California's promising environmental entrepreneurs. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/18/BU1B1AM5FG.DTL&feed=rss.news Efficiency Environment Green Business California 11/18/2009 San Francisco Chronicle Work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries lab in Juneau has expanded beyond fish research to include energy conservation. The lab is using roof-top wind turbines and other modifications to cut energy use. http://juneauempire.com/stories/111809/loc_521882015.shtml Efficiency Alaska 11/18/2009 Juneau Empire On a book tour in Seattle, former Vice President Al Gore weighs in on the Copenhagen climate summit, Obama's efforts so far, the prospects for US legislation, pseudo-science and garden-variety denial. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010291286_webgore17m.html?syndication=rss Cap and Trade Climate Efficiency Energy Environment Policy Pollution & Toxics United States Washington 11/17/2009 Seattle Times If you were hoping to buy a new, energy-efficient dishwasher or fridge with a federal rebate by Christmas, you're out of luck. Cash for clunker appliances - officially known as the US Department of Energy's state energy efficient appliance rebate program - won't be available in Washington until February of next year. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412338_clunker16.html Efficiency Energy Green Taxes Washington 11/17/2009 Seattle Post-Intelligencer