Read more energy efficiency stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41891/energy-efficiency.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72804/california-plans-ban-on-power-guzzling-tvs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe consumer electronics industry is kicking hard against California's plans to introduce energy consumption maximums for TV sets. An industry lobby group argues that buyers should be allowed to decide whether they want a power-hungry flat-screen TV set or not, and warns that the move could cost the state jobs...http://www.newser.com/story/72804/california-plans-ban-on-power-guzzling-tvs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 3:54:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64706/battle-heats-up-over-green-building-codes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthorities are trying to hammer together tighter nationwide building codes to save energy and combat climate change, the New York Times reports. Experts say requiring buildings to be more efficient will do more to save energy than any other single policy move, but codes remain weak to nonexistent across half...http://www.newser.com/story/64706/battle-heats-up-over-green-building-codes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 7:44:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63571/friedman-china-may-beat-us-in-green-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow do you say “clean your clock” in Chinese? asks Thomas Friedman in the New York Times . Americans may soon find out, because China could outmaneuver us in the next great global industry: clean power technologies, warns Friedman. China’s been forced to go green in a hurry because often, “its...http://www.newser.com/story/63571/friedman-china-may-beat-us-in-green-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Jul 2009 10:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62993/climate-bill-doesnt-go-far-enough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Waxman-Markey climate change bill isn’t as bad for business as its detractors claim, and “that’s the problem,” Bryan Walsh writes in Time . Because of concessions to coal and farm states that depend on the carbon economy, the bill is watered down and seeks to achieve emission reduction through efficiency...http://www.newser.com/story/62993/climate-bill-doesnt-go-far-enough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 17:00:18 CDT