December 2009
December 31, 2009
A quick glance at ACEEE’s State Energy Efficiency Scorecard over the past few years will reveal some distinct regional divides. States on the east and west coasts and in the upper Midwest occupy the most spots at the top of the list, while...
December 31, 2009
Utilities in the southwest are making major strides in energy efficiency, quickly raising the region’s status as a leader in utility-run demand-side management (DSM) programs. A number of the region’s investor-owned utilities have...
December 18, 2009
Is credit starting to flow?
Every six weeks, the Quarterly conducts an economic conditions snapshot survey of a panel of executives around the world. For the first time in more than a year, the proportion of respondents who report that their...
December 11, 2009
On December 2, a number of collaborators from several federal agencies released a report at the request of five Senators from manufacturing states: Evan Bayh (D-IN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Claire...
December 9, 2009
Yesterday, President Obama gave a speech broadly laying out the steps that his Administration envisions for further stimulating the economy, putting Americans back to work, and getting businesses hiring again. In it, he gave a nod to the...
December 4, 2009
Economic reports show that U.S. factory orders unexpectedly rose in the month of October, according to the Associate Press. Economists worry that economic recovery could be hindered by a continued increase in unemployment rates and decrease in...
December 3, 2009
The Cement Technology Roadmap, released today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), outlines the path that the public and private sectors should take to reduce global...
December 1, 2009
The U.S. manufacturing sector grew in November for the fourth month in a row, Reuters points out today. However, the growth has slowed down slightly from October:
The Institute for Supply Management said on Tuesday its index of national factory...