Articles from Energy and Green Business

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order today requiring that the state get 33 percent of its electricity from renewable sources like solar and wind power by 2020. The move establishes California’s as the strictest renewable requirement in the nation. (Hawaii has a 40 percent renewable requirement, but not until 2030.) Currently California’s three major utilities — Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric — are required to get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010. (Read Full Article)

The army is beginning to measure its carbon footprint, as part of a broader emphasis on the costs of climate change. An environmental, health and safety management system called Enviance, piloted at Fort Carson, is being rolled out to 11 more Army facilities around the country, including Fort Hood and Fort Benning, to help track their carbon “bootprint.” The Army has well over 100 installations in the United States. Tad Davis, the Army’s deputy assistant secretary for environment, safety and occupational health, said it is expanding its focus to climate change issues beyond its traditional energy security. (Read Full Article)