The U.S. Treasury has announced plans to limit funding for new overseas coal projects as part of the nation’s international climate strategy. On October 29, 2013, the U.S. Department of Treasury revised its technical guidance for Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) funding for new overseas coal projects. The revisions, which replace the 2009 Guidance to MDBs…...
Broome County’s Greater Binghamton Airport becomes the first U.S. airport to install a geothermal heating system. On October 29, 2013, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced a $1.25M geothermal project at the Greater Binghamton Airport. The project, an energy-saving initiative, will utilize a $350,000 NYSERDA grant under the Regional Economic…...
California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia have agreed to strategically align their climate and clean energy policies. On October 28, 2013, Governors of California, Oregon, and Washington and the Premier of Canadian Province British Columbia signed the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy to align their climate and clean energy policies, pursuant to…...