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The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership recognized 17 winners in three categories at the annual Green Power Leadership Awards in Atlanta in September. The winning organizations have made outstanding contributions in helping grow the nation’s voluntary green power market.

Much of the renewed focus on energy conservation and going green has been on what to do at home and in the workplace. But how about the places where people go to relax and play—resorts and other vacations spots? Are they becoming more green?

In the ongoing national dialogue about climate change and energy consumption, consider this another plug for the merits of efficiency.

In a study on the live-cycle assessment (LCA) of light-emitting diode (LED) lamps by Osram Opto Semiconductors, the latest generation scores very high for environmental friendliness.

A critical milestone on the road to a new American energy future is completing the advanced metering initiative: installing smart meters.

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s index for incandescent lamps registered a reading of 59.4 for the second quarter of 2009, which is essentially unchanged from the first three months of the year. However, the index decreased 11.8 percent on a year-over-year basis.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that nearly 17 percent of all single-family homes built nationally in 2008 earned EPA’s Energy Star label, up from 12 percent in 2007.

Six Flags, the world's largest regional theme park operatorvirgvir, made two major announcements in June. First, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Second, it announced a major companywide plan to go green.

The current economic slowdown has brought all facets of the building industry to a virtual standstill, as falling consumer spending and home values force businesses and homeowners to curtail all but the most essential construction and repairs.