Two projects in Southwest Louisiana from companies already established in the region could bring a combined 1,000 direct new jobs, thousands of indirect jobs and some $16 billion in total investment. To learn more, read In Fact It's a Gas.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Halloween's still a month away, but do you know what scary energy wasters lurk around the corners of your building in the middle of the night? Learn how to do a Night Walk, courtesy of a valuable contribution from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's BetterBricks initiative.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
GM puts its money into forward-leaning, energy-conscious projects, in Shining a Light.
ENERGY MATTERS
This month's compendium of energy-related news briefs includes items about Alcoa in Jamaica; Google data center operations; LEED certifications for the Empire State Building and for Stiles' HQ; how your building might qualify for the §179D deduction; a new video game for plant managers from Siemens; the Port of Duluth's linchpin status for wind farms; BOMA Toronto's energy conservation program; a solar module recycling company starting up in Saxony-Anhalt; and next week's webinar on the myths and realities of shale oil and gas.