NYPA has launched Energy Master Plans for five cities and is soliciting public input to develop and coordinate individual city plans. On February 27, 2014, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced Energy Master Plans for the cities of Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers to reduce energy costs and consumption, advance sustainability, strengthen energy…...
The Office of Inspector General found that the State Department followed proper conflict-of-interest guidelines in selecting the contractor for the proposed Keystone XL project’s environmental review. On February 26, 2014, the State Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Compliance Follow-up Review weighing the State Department’s selection of third-party contractor Environmental Resources Management (ERM)…....
To date, the 2009 Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has invested $900M for innovative projects leveraging $625M in private funding. On February 25, 2014, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) announced that it has advanced 22 innovative projects over the past five years, leveraging approximately $625M private funding following its…...
On February 24, the NYU-SCPS Center for Global Affairs held “The Energy Wise City” conference, bringing together experts in the fields of sustainability, cleantech, renewables, and government to discuss how to create more sustainable and resilient cities in the future. The conference opened with a discussion between John Bradley, AVP of Sustainability at NYU, and…...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released its final environmental review identifying mitigation measures to advance energy exploration activities off the Mid- and South-Atlantic coast. On February 27, 2014, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for geological and geophysical (G&G) survey activities in the Mid-…...