The US Department of Energy (DOE) is making a big investment in electric cars nationwide. The investment is part of DOE’s Clean Cities initiative which is supporting the growth of energy efficient and renewable energy measures in America’s cities. Awards were given to 16 electric vehicle projects in 24 states and Washington DC.
New York has released its State Climate Action Plan which highlights how the state plans to rebuild its economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under the plan, New York hopes to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050. The state will refocus its manufacturing infrastructure to support more clean energy policies as well as [...]
According to a new study, information technology priorities at the federal, state and local levels of government share common outcomes, but investments on how those outcomes are attained differ.
Yesterday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order to standardize IT governance across the state by defining timelines for IT consolidation and shared services of data centers, e-mail and security measures. The order also calls for a 30 percent reduction in energy usage from IT by 2012.
According to a report issued by the California Recovery Task Force Wednesday, companies and organizations in the state have won nearly three-fourths of all stimulus funds to reduce energy consumption at data centers and for telecommunications systems. Companies such as Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard and Sea Micro make up the $35 million in Recovery Act funds allotted [...]
