Green Surveys & Studies

GREENWICH, CT-- A new study released recently finds that water, in all its forms, has the least environmental impact of any beverage choice.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its quarterly rankings of the nation's top green power purchasers, with Intel Corporation leading the way for the third year, followed by Kohl's Department Stores and PepsiCo. The rest of the top ten, in order, are Whole Foods Market, the City of Houston, Dell Inc., The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Johnson & Johnson.

PHOENIX-- Despite a challenging economic outlook, green building will support 7.9 million U.S. jobs and pump $554 billion into the American economy – including $396 billion in wages – over the next four years (2009-2013), according to a new study from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton.

BUFFALO GROVE, IL-- Now available online, Siemens and McGraw-Hill Construction's "2009 Greening of Corporate America" report shows that corporate America has in fact integrated standard sustainability practices, including recycling, green building, employee engagement, and partnering with non-profits into their cultures and everyday operations.

TORRANCE, CA-- As American consumers shift their buying behavior towards more fuel efficient vehicles, turbocharging -- already in use by roughly half of new vehicles in Europe -- has emerged as the engine technology U.S. consumers "didn't know they wanted."

Conventional wisdom dictates that states in the sunbelt should be the leaders in solar energy installations and incentives.  However, conventional wisdom goes right out the window with a new study released by Global Solar Center, a New York City-based solar consulting firm servicing both residential and commercial sectors.  The hands-down winner in offering solar energy incentives is none other than New Jersey, followed by Pennsylvania.  New York, Delaware, and Colorado also make the top of the list.  While California leads the country in total solar installations, New Jersey leads the nation per capita growth.

Here is a simple investment question.  Would you invest one dollar if you were guaranteed to receive two dollars back and get a 100% return?  I'm not talking about an email scam emanating from Nigeria but an idea for aligning financial priorities and energy efficiency.

NEW YORK, NY—The Municipal Art Society, a nonprofit membership organization that fights for intelligent urban planning, design and preservation, today released a study that details a suggested framework for analyzing climate change, and enables New York State to evaluate and address the potential climate change impact of different actions in land-use, energy, and industrial transportation.