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GHG Emissions  -  December 21, 2016

Washington governor revives carbon tax proposal

In introducing plan to support pay for teachers and other public school workers, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently proposed a host of new taxes, including a state carbon tax that would charge emitters $25 per metric ton starting in 2018.
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Regulation  -  December 20, 2016

EPA abandons work on Clean Power Plan guidance

The U.S. EPA announced Dec. 19 that it has stopped work on model rules associated with the Clean Power Plan intended to help states chart paths to compliance with the rule.
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GHG Emissions  -  December 20, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise adopts science-based GHG reduction target, outlines strategy

The company has also set a goal to increase the energy performance of its product portfolio 30 times by 2025.
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Regulation  -  December 19, 2016

Michigan energy reform maintains customer choice program, increased renewable energy mandate

Reaching a last-minute compromise, Michigan lawmakers on Dec. 15 passed long-sought-after reforms to the state's energy policies that will increase the renewable energy standard and maintain the retail electric choice program.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  December 19, 2016

Cisco targets 450 energy efficiency, green projects

Technology conglomerate Cisco Systems continues to ramp up its energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, recently reporting the implementation of 100 such projects in fiscal 2016.
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GHG Emissions  -  December 19, 2016 - By Amy Poszywak

Views from the top: How Toyota North America is stepping up to a global net zero emissions challenge

In this Smart Energy Decisions exclusive, Robin Haugen, general manager of Toyota North America's plant and environmental engineering group, discusses how she and her team are working toward the global company's 2050 Global Environmental Challenge, which aims to completely remove CO2 emissions from its operations.
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Microgrids  -  December 17, 2016

Weekend reads: Rick Perry's wind cred; a Brooklyn microgrid; solar industry woes & more

Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  December 16, 2016

P&G moves toward cleaner power with wind, biomass

Toward its goal of using 30% renewable energy by 2020, Procter & Gamble is currently at about 10%, according to its first-ever corporate citizenship report.
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Energy Efficiency  -  December 16, 2016

NYC hospitals report 10% energy use reduction, look toward Brooklyn cogeneration project

New York City's public healthcare system reported a 10% reduction in its energy use in 2016 resulting from a series of energy efficiency projects across the network's 11 locations.
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Energy Efficiency  -  December 16, 2016

Smart Energy Decisions announces Innovation Summit sponsors, attending C&I companies

Smart Energy Decisions has announced an initial list of sponsors and attending corporations for its inaugural Innovation Summit event.
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