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Another View: Energy metering study will aid the grid
May 20, 2012

Wells Fargo grants UCD center $500,000
May 10, 2012

Wells Fargo grants $500,000 to UC Davis energy center
May 09, 2012

Capitol Alert: Billionaire will give $20 million for corporate tax hike initiative
May 10, 2012

SMUD has $1 million rebate for housing/redevelopment agency
May 02, 2012

Viewpoints: Cap and trade has lessons for California
April 29, 2012

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Energy Efficiency Videos

Houston Residents Can Stay Cool This Summer While Saving Money and Conserving Energy With New Home Energy Efficiency Program
May 15, 2012 | Business Wire

How to save money and energy with quick home repairs
May 04, 2012 | Howdini

Raytown homes inspire energy efficiency
May 03, 2012 | KSHB NBC 41 Kansas City

Energy Efficiency Wikipedia Information

In physics and engineering, including mechanical and electrical engineering, energy efficiency is a dimensionless number, with a value between 0 and 1 or, when multiplied by 100, is given as a percentage. The energy efficiency of a process, denoted by eta, is defined asmathrm{efficiency} eta = mathrmwhere output is the amount of mechanical work (in watts)...

Sacramento Connect

1,000 years of climate data confirms Australia’s warming
May 18, 2012
May 16, 2012 - In the first study of its kind in Australasia, scientists have used 27 natural climate records to create the first large-scale temperature...

Extreme Rain Storms in Midwest of U.S. Doubled in Last 50 Years, Often Leading to Worsened Flooding
May 17, 2012
CHICAGO (May 16, 2012) – The kind of deluges that in recent years washed out Cedar Rapids, IA, forced the Army Corps of Engineers to intentionally blow up levees...

Habitat Blitz Build: Help Nevada County Habitat do something they have never done before!
May 15, 2012
Nevada County, CA May 15, 2012 – Nevada County Habitat is boldly going where they have never gone before! Through generous donations by local and national...

Local Solar Installers Earn Industry’s Most Prestigious Certification
May 14, 2012
Grass Valley, CA May 14, 2012 - Scott Mikal-Heine and Aaron Schroeder, principle installers of local ...

Survey: "Partisan Divide" on Energy Issues a Myth; Strong Bipartisan Support Seen for Shift to Clean Energy
April 26, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 25, 2012 - The common wisdom is wrong: There is no political "fault line" that divides Americans along party lines when it comes to clean...

Governor Brown Sets Ambitious New Goals to Green State’s Buildings, Save Taxpayer Dollars
April 26, 2012
SACRAMENTO, April 25, 2012 - In a move that will shrink the state's environmental footprint and save millions of taxpayer dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr...

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UC Davis West Village a global model for sustainable urban planning
May 14, 2012 | UC Davis News
Among others, the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, Energy Efficiency Center, California Lighting... to the energy efficiency and renewable power investments. Wheeler...

Lighting innovator assumes first Rosenfeld Chair in Energy Efficiency
May 03, 2012 | UC Davis News
Michael Siminovitch, director of the California Lighting Technology Center, has been named the first Arthur H. Rosenfeld Chair in Energy Efficiency ... father of energy efficiency....

Expert sources on Calif. governor's new green- building order
April 26, 2012 | UC Davis News
Nicole Woolsey Biggart, director of the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center, holder of the Chevron Chair in Energy Efficiency, and... The Energy Efficiency Center works with...

Nation's largest planned zero net energy community opens
October 13, 2011 | UC Davis News
UC Davis West Village relies on two strategies to achieve the zero net energy goal: aggressive energy efficiency ... But by employing aggressive energy efficiency measures, planners...

From around the web

Lawmakers listened to public, not lobbyists
May 18, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
We need to move into the 21st century by emphasizing a clean energy future that relies on energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energies and smart grid technologies...

Report: Iowa faces more big rainstorms, big floods
May 16, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The recommendations include enacting mandatory requirements to reduce emissions by at least 20 percent by 2020 and by 80 percent by 2050; protecting the Clean Air Act Authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; overcoming barriers to investment in energy efficiency ...

UC Santa Barbara gets $ 50- million gift from Oracle chairman
May 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
It will support energy efficiency research and engineering programs.... donation to energy efficiency research and engineering programs. ...

Franklin Energy Services will open office in Indy
April 25, 2012 | indystar.com
Franklin Energy Services, an implementer of energy-efficiency ... The Wisconsin-based firm, which assists utility consumers with resources and financial incentives to improve energy efficiency ...

Going green is as good as gold for Midwest business
April 22, 2012 | indystar.com
Energy efficiency improvements are creating jobs... For example, Johnson Controls is a leading energy-efficiency business employing thousands of skilled workers...

Briefly Around the State + Nation
April 25, 2012 | indystar.com
implementer of energy-efficiency ... The Wisconsin-based firm, which assists utility consumers with resources and financial incentives to improve energy efficiency, has another...

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