8. News

• International Eco-Friendly Hotels - Hotels across the globe are integrating sustainability throughout their operations. Here are a few examples of green practices in the hotel industry.
• Eco-Friendly Glass Benefits Europe’s Shrinking Carbon Footprint - Europe is progressing in green innovation and it is making strides in reducing its carbon footprint. This news summary provides some example of ways European countries are profiting from sustainable initiatives.
• Taipei 101: Highest Green Structure in World - The Taipei 101 may no longer be the tallest building in the world but it aims to be the tallest Green building in the world.
• Reducing Carbon Emissions In Mexico and Brazil - Mexico and Brazil are commiting to reduce carbon emissions through a generous grant from The World Bank. This news summary piece highlights the initiative.
• Copenhagen Conference: Setbacks & Successes - Conflict between the richer and poorer nations and among climate change enthusiasts has been quite severe at the Copenhagen Conference. In order to begin combating climate change, global leaders need to work quickly to reach an agreement as climate change is happening quickly and the conference is nearing an end.
• Climate Change Conference: Deforestation - Rainforest Deforestation is one of the many issues presented at Copenhagen. This news summary briefly addresses this topic.
• Copenhagen Conference & Reducing Emissions - A Climate Treaty created at Copenhagen will be non-binding but it will most likely set the stage for future global carbon emissions reduction targets.
• Solar Panel Costs Drop; Large-Scale Solar Plans Made in the U.S. and Overseas - Solar electricity has become less expensive due to several factors and many European countries and India are taking advantage of it. This news summary details the reasons for the price decrease.
• Noreena Hertz’s Call for Green Revolution - This blurbs contains a few ideas on Noreena Hertz's editorial on "Green Industrial Revolution Calls."
• Green Building Activity Booms in 2009 - Green Building has experienced significant growth in 2009. This news summary highlights the notable findings from the 2009 Green Building Market and Impact Report published by GreenerBuildings.com.

• Energy Dept. gives stimulus money to Wind Power industry - The U.S. plans to give $93 million of stimulus money to the wind energy industry.
• Padosa.com and PSEG’s Greenfest - Padosa.com is pleased to be participating as Sponsors in PSEG Greenfest from April 3-5 in Somerset, NJ.
• Regulations are Coming…. - The first step companies tend to take when 'going green' is assure they are in compliance with government regulations. Not much teeth in most regulations though. This will change, and today's WSJ reports on those beginnings.
• Great WSJ Article on ROI of Green - Yesterday I wrote about the importance of environmentalists speaking in the language of business if they wanted to affect business performance. Today's WSJ has an excellent article in support of this. The article reviews the success of a program at a Subaru manufacturer that embraced green manufacturing 20 years ago.
• Good news, Bad news: Cap-and-Trade Program Update - Here is an update from WSJ on the cap-and-trade program under the Obama administration.
• Smart Grids and the Stimulus Package in the News - A couple of interesting blob posts look at the fight to get stimulus package money to improve the Smart Grid.
• Thomas Friedman Op-Ed, and the Correction - A look at the recent economic recession from a green lens: is this downturn a sign that we've been doing things wrong for fifty years?