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Energy Efficient Buildings Would Reduce Global Warming Pollution, Save Texas Families Over $500 Annually

AUSTIN- Texas families could save $525 every year on their electricity bills by 2030 if the government invests in the energy efficiency of our buildings today, according to a new report by Environment Texas. Saving energy in our buildings would also help Texas’ fight against global warming, reducing global warming pollution from buildings by 30 percent—the equivalent of taking about 30.4 million cars off the road.

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Houston City Council Votes to Increase Energy Efficiency Standards and Move towards New Model Codes

HOUSTON- Today the Houston City Council voted to adopt energy efficiency standards for residential buildings five percent stronger than the new state minimum and set a path for achieving 15 percent greater efficiency by 2014.

 

 

News Release | Environment Texas

Houston City Council Votes to Increase Energy Efficiency Standards and Move towards New Model Codes

HOUSTON- Today the Houston City Council voted to adopt energy efficiency standards for residential buildings five percent stronger than the new state minimum and set a path for achieving 15 percent greater efficiency by 2014.

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Report Lays Out Path For Houston to Become America's Clean Energy Capital

HOUSTON- Today Environment Texas released a new report showing that, by 2030, improvements in energy efficiency and expanded solar power could reduce demand for electricity from fossil fuel sources by 7.8 percent, or enough to power 627,000 Houston homes, while expanded deployment of electric vehicles would avoid consumption of more than 104 million gallons of gasoline annually. The release of the report, America’s Emerging Clean Energy Capital: How Houston Can Lead the Nation to a New Energy Future, comes a week before the Houston City Council will vote on energy efficiency standards for new residential buildings. Council members will have the opportunity to consider adopting codes that offer significantly greater energy efficiency at a cost that is quickly recouped by energy savings.

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Texas Ranks 7th in U.S. for Solar Jobs

AUSTIN – Environment Texas today released new data showing that Texas has the 7th most solar-related jobs in the country with an estimated 3,346 people employed by the solar industry.  Environment Texas was joined in releasing the new data at the Las Casas Verde Solar subdivision in South Austin.

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Environment Texas Releases Plan to Transition Texas Off Oil

AUSTIN – A comprehensive strategy to get off oil can reduce oil dependence in Texas by 180 million barrels a year by 2030, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. This is equal to 82% of Texas oil imports from the Middle East every year.

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Environment Texas Helps Texans Plug into Clean Energy for Earth Day

AUSTIN—On the eve of Earth Day, Environment Texas released a new guide to help Texans improve the energy performance of their homes and workplaces. The renewable energy and energy-saving measures proposed by Environment Texas’s Plug into Clean Energy Guide promise to lower energy bills and reduce pollution from power plants across the state.

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Statement of Environment Texas Director Luke Metzger on New Austin Facility for SunPower

AUSTIN-Environment Texas Director Luke Metzger issued the following announcement upon news that solar company SunPower will establish a new U.S. operations center in Austin, creating at least 450 jobs.

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Clean Cars Would Save Texans over $16 million on Thanksgiving Travel

AUSTIN — As Texas families prepare for one of the busiest travel holidays of the year, a new Environment Texas report finds that more fuel efficient cars would save Texans over $16 million at the gas pump this Thanksgiving holiday alone. The report was released as new federal fuel efficiency and global warming pollution standards for cars and light trucks are being developed.

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Building Officials Approve Major Increase in Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Commercial Buildings

AUSTIN—Largely unnoticed in the shadow of upcoming midterm elections, the International Code Council—a body of building officials from local and state governments across the country—convened in Charlotte, North Carolina during the last week of October to make what is arguably the most significant energy policy decision of 2010. The Council meets every three years to consider updates to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the standard by which new homes and businesses are built, and this year, they voted overwhelmingly for stronger energy efficiency standards.