by Betsy Gardiner | Sep 26, 2012 | Blog Posts
Executive Summary: Investors in the U.S. and worldwide have made significant efforts to improve corporate performance and reporting on key sustainability issues. Given the financial impacts of climate change and deepwater oil drilling issues in the oil and gas sector,...
by Betsy Gardiner | Sep 24, 2012 | Blog Posts
Introduction: The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Rural Utilities Service’s proposed Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program. The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency is a diverse coalition that includes...
by Betsy Gardiner | Jun 10, 2012 | Blog Posts
Introduction: Climate change has already started to cause a wide range of physical effects—with serious implications for investors and businesses. While weather variability and extremes have always existed, the science shows that extreme weather events are becoming...
by Betsy Gardiner | Nov 15, 2011 | Blog Posts
Executive Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the authority of the Clean Air Act, has issued many rules over the past 40 years to protect human health and the environment by limiting air pollution. EPA estimates that four recently proposed...
by Betsy Gardiner | Sep 30, 2011 | Blog Posts
Executive Summary: Energy remains the linchpin of our economic future – in the United States and around the world. National security, climate change, sustainable development, and the fate of the global environment are all affected by energy choices. Much is at stake...
by Betsy Gardiner | Aug 11, 2011 | Blog Posts
In collaboration with the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA), David Gardiner and Associates released a report over-viewing regulations in transmission and the smart grid. This report shows how...