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• World's First Green Model Comp

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    Meet Project Green Search winner Rachel Avalon and the other stunning contestants, who show how we can all be fabulously green.
    
    The first Project Green Search green model competition wrapped up in Los Angeles, and Rachel Avalon (pictured) was declared the winner. Here she dazzles in EcoSkin apparel, with Smart Glass earrings. In addition to the awards ceremony and several other events, Avalon and nine other finalists took part in a professional shoot of eco-friendly clothes and makeup at the lovely Environment Furniture showroom in Beverly Hills. In addition to modeling, Avalon is a holistic nutritionist and trainer. She lives in LA and volunteers for various green causes; Click here to meet the other Project Green Search contestants, and get a glimpse of their fun-filled, glamorous week!
    
    --By Brian Clark Howard - source:TheDailyGreen.com

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• U.S.-China Clean Energy Announ

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    Beijing, China - Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy.   Please see the attached fact sheets for additional details on each of the U.S-China clean energy announcements.
    
    1.  U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center.  The two Presidents announced the establishment of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center.   The Center will facilitate joint research and development of clean energy technologies by teams of scientists and engineers from the United States and China, as well as serve as a clearinghouse to help researchers in each country.  The Center will be supported by public and private funding of at least $150 million over five years, split evenly between the two countries.  Initial research priorities will be building energy efficiency, clean coal including carbon capture and storage, and clean vehicles.  The Protocol formally establishing the Center was signed in Beijing by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang, and Chinese National Energy Agency Acting Administrator Zhang Guobao. U.S.-China Fact Sheet on Clean Energy Research Center
    

    2.  U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative.  The two Presidents announced the launch of the U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative.  Building on the first-ever US-China Electric Vehicle Forum in September 2009, the initiative will include joint standards development, demonstration projects in more than a dozen cities, technical roadmapping and public education projects.  The two leaders emphasized their countries’ strong shared interest in accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles in order to reduce oil dependence, cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote economic growth. U.S.-China Fact Sheet on Electric Vehicles Initiative
    
    3.  U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Action Plan.  The two Presidents announced the launch of a new U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Action Plan.  Under the new plan, the two countries will work together to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, industrial facilities, and consumer appliances.  U.S. and Chinese officials will work together and with the private sector to develop energy efficient building codes and rating systems, benchmark industrial energy efficiency, train building inspectors and energy efficiency auditors for industrial facilities, harmonize test procedures and performance metrics for energy efficient consumer products, exchange best practices in energy efficient labeling systems, and convene  a new U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum to be held annually, rotating between the two countries. U.S.-China Fact Sheet on Energy Efficiency Action Plan
    
    4.  U.S.-China Renewable Energy Partnership.   The two Presidents announced the launch of a new U.S.-China Renewable Energy Partnership.  Under the Partnership, the two countries will develop roadmaps for wide-spread renewable energy deployment in both countries.  The Partnership will also provide technical and analytical resources to states and regions in both countries to support renewable energy deployment and will facilitate state-to-state and region-to-region partnerships to share experience and best practices.  A new Advanced Grid Working Group will bring together U.S. and Chinese policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, and civil society to develop strategies for grid modernization in both countries.  A new U.S.-China Renewable Energy Forum will be held annually, rotating between the two countries. U.S.-China Fact Sheet on Renewable Energy Partnership
    
    5.  21st Century Coal.  The two Presidents pledged to promote cooperation on cleaner uses of coal, including large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects.  Through the new U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, the two countries are launching a program of technical cooperation to bring teams of U.S. and Chinese scientists and engineers together in developing clean coal and CCS technologies.  The two governments are also actively engaging industry, academia, and civil society in advancing clean coal and CCS solutions.  The Presidents welcomed: (i) a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to the China Power Engineering and Consulting Group Corporation to support a feasibility study for an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant in China using American technology, (ii) an agreement by Missouri-based Peabody Energy to participate in GreenGen, a project of several major Chinese energy companies to develop a near-zero emissions coal-fired power plant, (iii) an agreement between GE and Shenhua Corporation to collaborate on the development and deployment of IGCC and other clean coal technologies; and (iv) an agreement between AES and Songzao Coal and Electric Company to use methane captured from a coal mine in Chongqing, China, to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. U.S.-China Fact Sheet on 21st Century Coal
    
    6.  Shale Gas Initiative.  The two Presidents announced the launch of a new U.S.-China Shale Gas Resource Initiative.  Under the Initiative, the U.S. and China will use experience gained in the United States to assess China’s shale gas potential, promote environmentally-sustainable development of shale gas resources, conduct joint technical studies to accelerate development of shale gas resources in China, and promote shale gas investment in China through the U.S.-China Oil and Gas Industry Forum, study tours, and workshops. U.S.-China Fact Sheet on Shale Gas Initiative
    
    7.  U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program.  The two Presidents announced the establishment of the U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program.  The program will leverage private sector resources for project development work in China across a broad array of clean energy projects, to the benefit of both nations.  More than 22 companies are founding members of the program.  The ECP will include collaborative projects on renewable energy, smart grid, clean transportation, green building, clean coal, combined heat and power, and energy efficiency.
    
    --November 17, 2009 - source:Energy.gov

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• Recycling Event Nets 8.5 Tons

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    Nov. 7 recycling event in Wilmington nets 8.5 tons of scrap tires; State’s third event brings total to nearly 5,000 tires recycled

    

    WILMINGTON, Del. - Saturday’s Scrap Tire Drop-off event at Frawley Stadium netted 8.5 tons of scrap tires – more than 650 old passenger vehicle tires that could have ended up in an unsightly, scrap tire pile or left to decompose in a Delaware landfill. The event, the third held in the past year, provided Delaware residents with the opportunity to recycle scrap tires free of charge and help reduce the environmental and health hazards of scrap tires in our communities.
     
    “Our three drop-off events have collected nearly 60 tons or 4,800 scrap tires,” said administrative manager Laurene Eheman of DNREC’s Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch. “Delaware residents from each county have responded to our recycling program. With the tremendous response we’ve had over the past year, a fourth Scrap Tire Drop-off is planned for next spring in the Seaford-Georgetown area.”
     
    The first Scrap Tire Drop-off day was held Oct. 2008 near Harbeson in Sussex County and netted more than 30 tons of discarded tires. At last April’s event, almost 20 tons of tires were collected at the Delaware State fairgrounds in Harrington.
     
    Delaware’s Scrap Tire Cleanup and Control Program was created to eliminate large, unsightly scrap tire piles that can spawn dangerous fires that produce toxic smoke and oily liquid runoff from melted tires that can pollute groundwater. In addition, tire piles provide ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which can carry the West Nile virus.
     
    The Wilmington Scrap Tire Drop-Off Day was held in conjunction with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority’s Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Goods Collection Day and the Clean Wilmington Committee’s Shredding Event.
     
    The Delaware Scrap Tire Cleanup and Control Program is funded by a state fee of $2 per tire on the sale of new tires. Enacted Jan. 1, 2007, the fee is diverted to the Scrap Tire Management Fund, a matching fund and program created to clean up existing scrap tire piles statewide.
     
    For more information on the program and future scrap tire drop-off events, visit DNREC’s website, www.awm.delaware.gov/Info/Pages/ScrapTire.aspx, or contact the Scrap Tire Control and Cleanup Program at 302-739-9403.
    
    source: News from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Nov. 10, 2009, Vol. 39, No. 441
     
    Media contact: Laurene Eheman, Solid and Hazardous Waste Section, Division of Air and Waste Management, 302-739-9403; or Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902. PHOTOS available by contacting Public Affairs.
    

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• NRG Energy, Inc. Enters Offsho

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    NRG Energy, Inc. Enters Offshore Wind Business with Acquisition of Bluewater Wind

    —Leading offshore wind development company provides NRG with first-mover advantage and currently has the only long-term power purchase agreement in the country executed for an offshore wind park—

    PRINCETON, NJ; November 9, 2009—NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has acquired Bluewater Wind (Bluewater), one of nation’s leading offshore wind development businesses, from Babcock & Brown and Arcadia Windpower. This acquisition combines Bluewater’s strong project pipeline of offshore wind parks in the northeast—one of NRG’s core regions—with NRG’s own successful development, engineering, procurement and construction teams. The transaction was funded with cash on hand, for an undisclosed sum.

    

    “As public policy trends toward ever-increasing renewable portfolio standards at the state and federal levels, each region of the country will seek to comply with projects that tap the best renewable resource from within that region. There is no doubt that offshore wind is the highest potential renewable resource proximate to the population centers along the eastern seaboard of the United States,” said David Crane, President and CEO, NRG Energy, Inc. “Acquiring an experienced offshore developer like Bluewater, with good projects already in the development pipeline, gives NRG first mover advantage in this potentially lucrative market.”

    Bluewater brings an experienced development team currently working on more than seven offshore projects in the Northeast, including projects in Delaware and New Jersey in advanced stages of development. Bluewater has a 25-year, 200 megawatt power purchase agreement (PPA) with Delmarva Power & Light Company that has been approved by the Delaware Public Service Commission and other state agencies. In New Jersey, the company is one of three preferred developers awarded a $4 million rebate from the state to build a meteorological tower, which collects wind data, for offshore projects. Bluewater also has proposed several offshore wind projects in other Northeast locations.

    Bluewater’s existing development team will become NRG employees, working out of Bluewater’s office in Hoboken, NJ. The company’s President and founder, Peter Mandelstam, will remain President of Bluewater Wind and also serve as head of NRG’s offshore wind development efforts. “Bluewater Wind is excited to continue developing our portfolio of offshore wind parks with a premier energy generation company like NRG,” said Mandelstam. “By joining forces with NRG, Bluewater Wind will enhance its development expertise, as well as access to capital for the development and construction of these projects. NRG’s commitment to increase its portfolio of low and no carbon generation assets, and its membership in the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, is a good fit with Bluewater Wind’s mission to provide clean, stable-priced, renewable energy.”

    

     

    About NRG NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, owns and operates one of the country’s largest and most diverse power generation portfolios. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, the Company’s power plants provide more than 24,000 megawatts of generation capacity—enough to supply more than 20 million homes. NRG’s retail business, Reliant Energy, serves more than 1.6 million residential, business, commercial and industrial customers in Texas. A past recipient of the energy industry’s highest honors—Platts Industry Leadership and Energy Company of the Year awards, NRG is a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a group of business and environmental organizations calling for mandatory legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. More information is available at www.nrgenergy.com or www.nrg-econrg.com.

    About Bluewater Wind Bluewater Wind is one of the nation's leading developers of offshore wind energy projects, and a tireless advocate of wind as a clean, safe, and stable-priced means to meet our energy needs. The Bluewater team has many years of combined experience in the wind, energy, environmental, finance, public policy, and marine sectors. More information is available at www.bluewaterwind.com.

    Safe Harbor Disclosure This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions and include statements regarding Bluewater’s wind development and typically can be identified by the use of words such as “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “forecast,” “plan,” “believe” and similar terms. Although the Company believes that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated above include, among others, general economic conditions, hazards customary in the power industry, weather conditions, competition in wholesale power markets, the volatility of energy and fuel prices, failure of customers to perform under contracts, changes in the wholesale power markets, changes in government regulation of markets and of environmental emissions, unanticipated outages at our generation facilities, adverse results in current and future litigation, and the inability to implement value enhancing improvements to plant operations and companywide processes.

    NRG undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors that could cause NRG’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements included herein should be considered in connection with information regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect NRG’s future results included in NRG’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

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• LEED Gold in Rehoboth (Tour 11

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    A public tour of this LEED® Certified home will be Saturday, 11/14 1-3pm.

    (November 3rd, 2009) Lewes, DE - Today, 11 Southwood Shores in the Glade was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding and design. This is the first LEED® home in Rehoboth, and it is also the highest rated single family LEED home in Delaware.
    
    LEED for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient and healthy for occupants. LEED® certified homes complete a technically rigorous process that includes a home energy (HERS) rating and onsite inspections to verify that the home is built to be energy and water efficient, environmentally sound, and a healthier place to live. Green homes have substantially lower utility bills and may qualify for advantageous financing, lower insurance rates and government incentives. The home was designed by Element Design Group and built by EcoConstruction, which is known for their quality green homebuilding. A public tour of this LEED® Certified home will be Saturday, 11/14 1-3pm.
    
    
    Specific Information about the Home
    11 Southwood Shores may look like just another home, but being a Gold LEED® certified home, it is more efficient than 95% of homes in the country.  The home focuses heavily on health and reducing energy use.  This custom green home features panelized construction, active and passive solar design, low-e windows and doors, high efficiency lighting fixtures, energy star appliances, and soy based foam insulation.  Other energy efficiency upgrades include on demand water heaters, programmable thermostats, rain water capture and irrigation systems, high efficiency geothermal heating and air conditioners, and an array of Solar panels. Low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint, recycled material doors, flooring, and 90 percent Forest Stewardship Council-certified sustainably harvested wood content moldings have been used throughout the house.

    

    
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    “As a LEED certified home, 11 Southwood Shores serves as a model of greener living for the entire community,” said Nate Kredich, Vice President of Residential Market Development for the U.S. Green Building Council. “The home is at the national forefront of quality; and their example can help us all to live better by reducing our environmental footprint, cutting our utility bills, and coming home to a healthier place to live.”
    
    
    About the Builder
    Eco Construction – Green Luxury Homes is a full service general contractor specializing in homebuilding and/or remodeling, build healthier, energy efficient homes that meet the highest green certification in the nation. As one of the few LEED® qualified builders in Delaware, EcoConstruction – Green Luxury Homes is leading the pack in green homebuilding. “EcoConstruction is excited to bring a Gold LEED® certified home to Rehoboth,” said Buck McLamb, Owner, Eco Construction – Green Luxury.  “Our mission is to build custom eco-friendly homes using the most advanced practices, materials, and technologies available at a affordable price all while exceeding customer expectations. A LEED® Certified home is just a way to prove it.”
    
    Quote from Homeowner
    "Choosing a builder to undertake the construction of a new home is really all about trust.  There are legions of stories about remodeling and building disasters.  From the start our experience was always positive.  Buck selected a design team that was totally responsive to the features that we wanted in our new home.  Construction proceeded on schedule and with close supervision by Buck.  Since we were not in the area during most of the construction, we were kept fully informed of the progress several times a week.  This close communication we feel is one of the strongest parts of dealing with EcoConstruction.  The recommended use of eco-friendly products and systems from solar panels to soy based insulation to non-toxic paints made our home the first LEED certified home in Rehoboth Beach qualifying for a Gold level certification.  We have a home that is beautiful, functional, and ecologically state of the art.  If you are planning on building a new home or remodeling an existing one, we give our strongest recommendations to Buck and all those associated with EcoConstruction."    --Jeanne and Arne Jerfsten
    
    About USGBC
    The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. Since USGBC’s founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 20,000 member companies and organizations and a comprehensive suite of LEED® green building certification systems. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations all sharing the Council’s commitment to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. For more information, please visit www.usgbc.org
    
    About LEED® for Homes
    LEED® for Homes is a third-party certification system for building and designing high-performance green homes that are energy-and-resource-efficient and healthy for its occupants.  Developed and administered by USGBC, LEED® for Homes awards points to projects in eight categories of environmental performance: Innovation & Design Process, Location & Linkages, Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Indoor Environmental Quality, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, and Awareness & Education. To date, more than 2,200 homes have been LEED-certified, and over 14,600 are registered and under development.  For more information, visit www.thegreenhomeguide.org.
    
    
    Eco Construction – Green Luxury
     www.EcoConstruction-GreenLuxury.com
    email:Buck@BuildingDelmarva.com
    email:Nate@BuildingDelmarva.com
    Tel: 302.858.8430 | 302.462.5871

     

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• Landfill Creates Fuel for Garb

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    The Altamont Landfill in Livermore, CA is the Model of the Future.
    
    After nearly a decade of development, the largest landfill gas to liquefied natural gas plant is open! It's taking place at Altamont Landfill in sunny Livermore, California. This project is one of a kind with it’s closed loop approach of capturing the methane from it’s landfill, cleaning it, converting it into natural gas, and then using it to fuel Waste Managements garbage trucks.
    
    In fact 300 trucks DAILY will run off of this clean, natural gas! This project is so innovative ! Methane is 23 times more potent than CO2 and needs to be captured to help our atmosphere. By repurposing the methane produced, Altamont is lowering toxic emissions, and is also USING the methane to run the same Waste Management trucks that supply the methane. The need for fossil fuels decreases immensely. The gas being used is cleaner than conventional gas and releases far less emissions. So, not only are they keeping harmful methane out of the atmosphere, but also using much less fossil fuel daily!

    
    
    This plant also creates green jobs, inspires the community and involves government game changers. With the approach of involving state and local leaders to spur private innovation, huge changes are being made: to the economy, environment and spirit of the cities.
    
    The players are proud, as they should be, having pulled off the biggest and best landfill gas to liquefied natural gas plant in the world!

    --source: Greenopolis

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• DE Striving to make TOP 10

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    DELAWARE ANSWERS CHALLENGE TO MAKE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ‘TOP 10’
    
    New Report shows state energy efficiency ranking improves; SEU spotlights connection to new jobs, and improvements in the economy and environment
    
    Delaware was designated one of the “most improved” states in an energy efficiency scorecard released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).  While good news, Sen. Harris McDowell, co-chair of the Sustainable Energy Utility’s (SEU) Energize Delaware said the state must and can do much better.
    
    “Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources are the gateway to creating more new jobs, reviving the economy, and improving the environment,” said McDowell, who welcomed the challenge from Gov. Markell to move higher in the report’s rankings. “Delaware is in a race to the ACEEE report card’s ‘top ten’ and we can do it.”
    
    Now in its second month the SEU’s Energize Delaware program is a one-stop resource to help Delawareans save money by cutting energy waste and tapping clean energy sources like solar, wind, and geothermal. The SEU’s Energize Delaware aims to reduce energy consumption by 30 percent by 2015, cut CO2 emissions by 33 percent by 2020, and create thousands of new jobs.
    
    According to the 2009 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard released this week each of the 50 states were ranked in six categories to measure their efforts to make the most of energy efficiency as the first, best, and cheapest way to realize savings, meet demand and foster economic growth. Delaware moved up from 32 to 20 since last year’s report, the most improved of any other state.
    
    Sen. McDowell noted that the path to the top ten ranking is well marked. Per capita Delaware uses more energy than any of its neighboring states and pays more for its energy.
    
    Programs offering residents and businesses the opportunity to save money and energy include the SEU’s “Energize Delaware” Appliance Rebate Program, which provides rebates ranging from $25-$100 for ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers and dehumidifiers. A rebate form can be downloaded at www.energizedelaware.org.  More programs are scheduled to roll out in the coming months, including a commercial and industrial lighting incentive program, renewable energy grants for homeowners and businesses, and community-level and home performance initiatives to maximize and combine renewable energy and efficiency.
    
    Several state and municipal governments are studying Delaware’s comprehensive approach to achieving significant energy and dollar savings, job creation, and improvements to the environment.

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    Energize Delaware is an initiative of the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), a unique nonprofit organization created to foster a sustainable energy future for the state. Under the program banner of Energize Delaware, residents and businesses in Delaware will have a single point of contact for education, resources and programs that will include low and no‐cost steps to save thousands on energy bills, boost the economy and improve the environment through new clean energy sources. The Energize Delaware programs will focus on conservation, efficiencies and the use of renewable energy sources, like solar, wind and geothermal. www.energizedelaware.org

     

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• Green Confidence Index

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    The U.S. Green Confidence Index is Here!
    
    Americans are skeptical of scams and price gouging, and they want viable green options. Their confidence in elected leaders and manufacturers on environmental responsibility is shaping the green marketplace. Until now, however, this confidence has been elusive to track.
    
    Welcome to the U.S. Green Confidence Index. The Green Confidence Index gauges Americans’ attitudes and confidence in elected leaders as well as manufacturers on environmental responsibility. It also measures consumers’ own understanding of issues and willingness to make green purchasing choices.
    
    This is the first comprehensive monthly tracking of consumer trends around environmental responsibility, information availability, and purchase history and intent. Earthsense is proud to conduct the Green Confidence Survey for this industry changing measurement.
    
    Earthsense has collaborated with two leading companies to create the Index: GreenBiz.com and Survey Sampling International. GreenBiz.com produces industry research reports and events on the greening of mainstream business. (They published Earthsense’s paper, “The Corporate Reality of Consumer Perceptions,” in February.) Survey Sampling International powers the Index by supplying survey panelists, 2,500 of whom complete this tracking study online every month.

    

    “Americans’ attitudes about how they view environmental problems and solutions are complex and dynamic,” says Joel Makower, executive editor of GreenBiz.com and chairman of Greener World Media. “For years, periodic surveys have tried to capture snapshots of those attitudes. By surveying monthly, the Green Confidence Index will reveal real-time shifts and nuances marketers don’t usually see.”
    
    The Index is calculated using consumers’ responses in three areas:
    
        * Responsibility: how leaders and institutions are perceived to be addressing
          environmental issues (weight: 40%)
        * Information: the adequacy of information available to make informed decisions (20%)
        * Purchasing: past and future purchases of green products (40%)
    
    Initial Index Results
    
    The Index was set at 100 in July 2009, so subsequent scores above 100 reflect positive trends, with the reverse true for those below 100. The inaugural report includes results from the first three months of surveying: the Green Confidence Index currently stands at 103.8, showing a modest upward trend largely due to “big ticket” purchasing.
    
    Also, based on past and future purchase trends captured in the survey, initial results suggest that American consumers are ready to increase their purchases of environmental products and services as the U.S. economy emerges from recession, though premium prices for green goods remain a barrier for many.
    Green Companies
    
    In addition to the regular monthly tracking of attitudes and habits, the Green Confidence Index tracks Americans’ perceptions of companies: “What company, if any, do you think of as being ‘green’?” (This is an unaided question, meaning no list is provided. Respondents simply name companies that are front of mind.) In the September report, Clorox and Walmart loomed far ahead of other brands or companies, followed by (in alphabetical order) General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, SC Johnson, Toyota, and Whole Foods. In all, more than 300 companies received at least one mention – though it was striking that 64% of consumers could not name a single green company. (We’re looking forward to seeing how much and how fast this will change.)
    Who do You Trust?
    
    The Green Confidence Survey delves into other questions useful for understanding the Index. An important one asks about the sources of information consumers use and trust when they “need information about environmental issues to guide decisions” about shopping, investing, and voting. The answer? They have little use for corporate blogs and websites, which were also deemed the least-trustworthy source of information. Friends, relatives, and colleagues were the highest-rated sources, with consumer ratings and reviews the second most-trusted source. “Social media plays a big role for companies looking to introduce new, green products to consumers. Since getting on the radar screen is often a huge hurdle for niche companies, anything that helps consumers share experiences – creating a “pull” rather than a “push” – will help a brand take root,” says Wendy Cobrda, president of Earthsense. “But there’s a flip side, of course: the Internet provides unprecedented connection to consumers who need nothing more than a Twitter account to broadcast a perceived right or wrong.”
    
    The green marketplace is poised for growth as the recession rebounds, and the Green Confidence Index will be its barometer with monthly tracking to gauge real-time market shifts. The Green Confidence Survey is a companion to Earthsense’s Eco-Insights survey which is produced twice a year with coverage of 140+ products, 84 retail chains and 30,000 consumers. Eco-Insights data provide in-depth insights into the motivations and barriers that drive green adoption – along with information about consumers who want to get on board.
    
    “Manufacturers and retailers are increasingly aware of the green gap, where consumers’ behaviors and purchases often lag behind intentions, due in part to marketplace confusion about what makes products green,” says Earthsense Chief Research Officer Amy Hebard. “As better information and clearer standards evolve, the Green Confidence Index will be a valuable monitor of progress in communications and how this translates into buying decisions.”

     

    --source: EarthSense.com

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• Reviving DE's Auto Industr

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    American car company, Fisker Automotive, will begin building stylish, affordable, efficient plug-in hybrid cars in Delaware. The NINA is a family-oriented sedan starting at $39,900.

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• Former GM Plant to Build Affor

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    WILMINGTON, DE -- Oct. 27, 2009 – Fisker Automotive has selected the Wilmington Assembly plant in Wilmington Delaware to build affordable plug-in hybrid cars.
    
    Fisker executives made the announcement inside the dormant facility today, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, Delaware Governor Jack Markell and other state officials.
    
    The plant will support Fisker Automotive’s Project NINA, the development and build of an affordable, family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan costing about $39,900 after federal tax credits.
    
    Production is scheduled to begin in late 2012.  Fisker Automotive anticipates Project NINA will ultimately create or support 2,000 factory jobs and more than 3,000 vendor and supplier jobs by 2014, as production ramps up to full capacity of 75,000-100,000 vehicles per year.  More than half will be exported, the largest percentage of any domestic manufacturer.
    
    The modernized Wilmington Assembly plant was selected for its size, production capacity, world-class paint facilities, access to shipping ports, rail lines and available skilled workforce.
    
    “This is a major step toward establishing America as a leader of advanced vehicle technology,” said Henrik Fisker, CEO.  “Wilmington is perfect for high quality, low volume production and will soon be the proud builder of world-class, fuel-efficient Fisker plug-in hybrids.”
    
    Fisker Automotive has signed a letter of intent with Motors Liquidation Co. (MLC), formerly known as General Motors Corp. to purchase the Wilmington plant for $18 million after a routine four-month evaluation period.
    
    An additional $175 million will be spent to refurbish and retool the factory over the next three years.
    
    Funds will come from a conditional loan of $528.7M the Department of Energy awarded the company in September.
    
    The loan is part of the $25B Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program (ATVM) appropriated by Congress in 2007 to help the United States lead in the development and manufacturing of advanced technology vehicles.
    
    The company’s first car, the Fisker Karma, will be the world’s first production plug-in hybrid when it goes on sale this summer at retailers in the U.S. and Europe.
    
    Fisker plug-in hybrid cars will help remove the country’s dependence on foreign energy by eliminating the need for 42 million barrels of oil by 2016.  They will also offset 8 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
    
    “With our close-knit business, government, and educational communities and our potential to respond rapidly to new opportunities, today's announcement is a testament to what works best in Delaware.  Fisker is a perfect partner in shaping Delaware's economic future, and we are thrilled that the vehicle that can reshape the automobile industry will be built here in Delaware, by Delaware workers.” said Governor Jack Markell (D-Delaware).
    
    Gary Casteel, UAW director responsible for the plant, said,  "It gives me great pride to give UAW Local 435 workers the opportunity to partner with Fisker Automotive to create a greener America by building a plug-in hybrid car that will compete globally."

    
    
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    ABOUT FISKER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
    Fisker Automotive is a privately owned, premium American car company with a vision to lead the automotive industry into the next-generation of automobiles with high-end design expertise and eco-friendly powertrain technology.  Global headquarters are in Irvine, California, USA.
    
    The company was created in 2007 to leverage the design capabilities of Fisker Coachbuild, LLC, founded by auto design veterans Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler, and the PHEV powertrain capabilities of Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ-QTWW), a major Tier 1 supplier of clean vehicle technologies to the automotive OEMs.  Previously, Fisker, CEO, was design director for Aston Martin and president and CEO of BMW’s DesignworksUSA.  Koehler, COO, led operations for Ford’s Global Advanced Design Studio and created concept cars for Aston Martin, MINI and BMW.
    
    ABOUT WILMINGTON ASSEMBLY
    The Wilmington Assembly plant was built by General Motors in1947.  Over the years it has been expanded to 3.2 million square feet on 142 acres of land.  It includes an on-site powerhouse and waste water treatment facility.  More than 8.5 million cars have been manufactured there, including the Pontiac Streamliner, original Chevrolet Impala, 1997-1999 Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn L-Series and the Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky/Opel GT roadsters.  Production capacity is 300,000 cars per year.  The plant and its workforce have received many awards for excellence in quality, production and safety.

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