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 Energy Best Management Practices

   
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A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate
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This report reviews scientific certainties and uncertainties in how anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions have affected, or will affect, the Nation’s climate, extreme weather events, and selected metrics of societal well-being.

 

Energy Saver 101 - Everything You Need to Know About Landscaping
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Landscaping doesn't only add beauty to your home, but it can also improve your home's comfort and lower your energy bills.

 

Best Management Practices for Solar and Wind Energy Development - A Conservationist’s Guide
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Best Management Practices provide science-based criteria and standards that land managers and conservation planners follow in making and implementing decisions about human uses and projects that affect our natural resources.

 

Managing Manure with Biogas Recovery Systems BMPs
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Improved performance at competitive costs is promised by this 2002 EPA publication all about anaerobic digestion and biogas recovery for energy.

 

Green Remediation Best Management Practices - Integrating Renewable Energy into Site Cleanup
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Use of renewable energy resources provides a significant opportunity to reduce the environmental footprint of activities conducted during investigation, remediation, and monitoring of hazardous waste sites.

 

15 O & M Best Practices for Energy Efficient Buildings
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Building operation and maintenance programs specifically designed to enhance operating efficiency of HVAC and lighting systems can save 5 to 20 percent of the energy bills without significant capital investment.

 

Fall and Winter Energy-Saving Tips
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Simple and inexpensive actions can help you save energy and money during the cool fall and winter months.

 

Energy Saver 101 Infographic - Home Cooling
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You can reduce air conditioning energy use by 20-50 percent by switching to high-efficiency air conditioners and taking other actions to lower your home cooling costs.

 

Energy Saver 101 Infographic - Home Energy Audits
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A home energy audit helps you pinpoint where your house is losing energy and what you can do to save money. A home energy audit will also assess health and safety issues that might exist in your home.

 

Tips - Your Home's Energy Use
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A home energy assessment (sometimes referred to as an energy audit) will show what parts of your house use the most energy and suggest the best ways to cut energy costs.

 

Anaerobic Digestion 101
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This is an article from the EPA site about anaerobic/biomass recovery systems.  Click here to read the information: 

 

Partial Composting for Biodrying Organic Materials
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This factsheet differentiates composting from biodrying, with the former leading to good soil amendments and the latter leading to good material for bioenergy production.& ...

 

Composting
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This factsheet explains the compost process, what can be composted, its benefits, and the major different methods of composting.

 

Easy Compost
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How to make and use a garbage can composter.

 

Three-Bin Turning Compost Bins
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This fact sheet explains how to build bins from concrete blocks or wood, and how to add waste and maintain the compost.

 

Best Management Practices for Fayetteville Shale Natural Gas Activities

This 30-page document developed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with numerous state and federal agencies, provides a comprehensive overview of recommended voluntary practices for energy companies during exploration, drilling and reclamation activities.& ...

 

Backyard Composting - Wastes to Resources
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Which composting system is right for you? Find the answers and more in this helpful guide to composting

 

Mold - Important Questions, Objective Answers
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Conflicting information and media coverage about hazards of mold and how to handle mold problems have left many people confused, concerned and sometimes frightened.

 

Mold Removal Guidelines for Your Flooded Home
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A flood-damaged home needs special care to remove mold safely and effectively. Mold begins to grow on materials that stay wet longer than two or three days.

 

U.S. Farm Anaerobic Digester Status - A 2011 Snapshot
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This EPA factsheet gives information on trends in use of these manure management systems in the U.S.

 

Farmers’ Guide to Wind Energy
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A 293 page guide to the Legal Issues in Farming the Wind on your farm from June 2007

 

 Green Building

   
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Energy Saver 101 - Everything You Need to Know About Landscaping
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Landscaping doesn't only add beauty to your home, but it can also improve your home's comfort and lower your energy bills.

 

Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) Lender Database

 

What is green building?

By U.S. Green Building Council
How do buildings work with our natural surroundings to create a more sustainable place to live? Learn how LEED can help make our world greener for all.
 

 

The Business Case for Green Building

The WorldGBC launched its new report, "The Business Case for Green Building" in March 2013. Miles Keeping introduces the report and its findings at Ecobuild in London.

 

Energy Saver 101 Infographic - Home Cooling
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You can reduce air conditioning energy use by 20-50 percent by switching to high-efficiency air conditioners and taking other actions to lower your home cooling costs.

 

Energy Saver 101 Infographic - Home Energy Audits
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A home energy audit helps you pinpoint where your house is losing energy and what you can do to save money. A home energy audit will also assess health and safety issues that might exist in your home.

 

Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM)
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What is an Energy Efficient Mortgage? Energy efficient mortgages (EEMs, sometimes known as “green mortgages”) are loans that allow homeowners to finance energy-efficient upgrades for their current home or in a new home purchase.& ...

 

The five principles of green building
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Green buildings are designed, constructed, and operated to enhance the well-being of their occupants and support a healthy community and natural environment.

 

Louisiana Developer Green Building Guide
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This guide offers both an explanation of green building concepts and strategies and a breakdown of the recently adopted green building section of Louisiana’s Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), as drafted by the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA).

 

Show Green Building Organizations & Professionals (30)
There are 30 resources serving Southeast Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Green Building Organizations & Professionals serving Southeast Region
Architects
Donald Fant, AIA LEED AP
Woodward Design+Build - Director of Design - New Orleans, LA
Kevin J. Morris, AIA, CSI, CDT, CCCA, LEED GA
Holly & Smith Architects - New Orleans, LA
Margitta Rogers, AIA, LEED AP
Trapolin-Peer Architects - Senior Architect - New Orleans, LA
Mark Beckers, AIA, LEED GA
Holly & Smith Architects - Hammond, LA
Nick Cramer
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Senior Project Manager - Irving, TX
Piazza Architecture Planning APAC
Michael A. Piazza, AIA - Mandeville, LA
S. E. Huey Co.
- Monroe, LA
William Harke
LaBella Associates - Architecture Division Director - Yarmouth, ME
Certified Energy Auditors
Diversified Energy
Jeff Haag - Owner, Chief Energy Analyst - New Orleans, LA
Green Building Professionals
BrightSense LLC
Hans Joachim Preiss - Boulder, CO
Capital Improvement, Inc.
- Harahan, LA
D.A. Exterminating Co. Inc.
Jed D’Arensbourg - Metairie, LA
Debra Lombard
Bywater Woodworks, inc. - LEED AP & Construction Administrator - New Orleans, LA
Design Workshop
Anna Laybourn - Principal - Aspen, CO
Discount Permit
- Baton Rouge, LA
Donald Fant, AIA LEED AP
Woodward Design+Build - Director of Design - New Orleans, LA
Dovetail Partners Inc.
- Minneapolis, MN
George Kellett & Sons, Inc.
Brad Lauricella - Metairie, LA
Hull Forest Products
- Pomfret Center, CT
Kevin J. Morris, AIA, CSI, CDT, CCCA, LEED GA
Holly & Smith Architects - New Orleans, LA
Margitta Rogers, AIA, LEED AP
Trapolin-Peer Architects - Senior Architect - New Orleans, LA
Mark Beckers, AIA, LEED GA
Holly & Smith Architects - Hammond, LA
Mr. Green Jeans Insulation
Terry Villar - Mr. - Gonzales, LA
Oasis Montana Inc.
Chris Daum - Stevensville, MT
Piazza Architecture Planning APAC
Michael A. Piazza, AIA - Mandeville, LA
U.S. Green Building Council
- Richmond, VA
US Green Building Council, Louisiana Chapter
LA
Green Point Raters / Energy Auditors
Jacob Wolff
- New Orleans, LA
Jon Maxwell
Energy Efficiency NOW - Covington, LA
Marc Richmond
Practica Consulting LLC - Founder and Manager - Austin, TX

 Renewable - Alternative Energy

   
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Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) Lender Database

 

Residential Solar Panel Systems Complete Renewable Energy Solutions for Your Home
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Solar panels are the stars of the residential solar system, gleaming on the rooftop as they tell the world, or at least the neighborhood, that this homeowner cares enough about the environment to ease the household’s carbon footprint while smartly lowering electric bills. & ...

 

Finding the Right Solar Panel Installer
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Finding the right contractor is possibly the single most important part of a solar installation project. Homeowners choosing to go solar often are excited to start the process.

 

Why Renewable Energy?
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Clean energy sources like wind and solar can help us reduce climate change, but can harm wildlife and wildlands if not carefully located.

 

Hydrogen Energy
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Hydrogen can store energy until it's needed and move it to where it's needed.

 

Hydropower
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Moving water has energy.

 

Biomass Energy
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Biomass is anything that is, or once was, alive. Biomass is wood, plants, and garbage.

 

Geothermal Energy
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Geothermal energy is heat inside the Earth. Geothermal energy is renewable.

 

Wind Energy
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Wind is moving air. There will be wind as long as the sun shines.

 

Solar Energy
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Solar energy is light energy. Solar energy is renewable.

 

Why Is Solar Energy?
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Every day, the sun radiates an enormous amount of energy - called solar energy. It radiates more energy in one day than the world uses in one year.

 

Home Solar Panels - Pros, Cons, and Hidden Costs
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Once limited to consumers with deep pockets and strong environmentalist values, solar panels are less expensive than ever.

 

Biomass Energy Resources in Louisiana
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A description of how biomass is being used for energy in Louisiana with an emphasis on the potential for expansion in the industry. View on lsuagcenter.c ...

 

NREL - Dynamic Maps, GIS Data and Analysis Tools - Visualization & Geospatial Tools

National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Geospatial Data Science Team have developed tools that allow users to determine things such as how much electricity can be produced from solar systems on a house or what renewable resources are available in a specific area. The most current list of available NREL's GIS tools for biomass, solar, geothermal, wind, transportation and hydrogen can be accessed here.

 

BioDiesel Retail Location Finder

Biodiesel is a clean-burning replacement for petroleum diesel that can be used in virtually any diesel engine without modification. Biodiesel is produced from a variety of domestically available, renewable sources including vegetable oil, biomass (such as wood chips) and animal fats. It acts like diesel fuel, but produces fewer harmful emissions, is biodegradable and nontoxic, and is safer to use the diesel fuel.
Find a biodiesel retail location in your area »

 

Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Forest Sustainability in the Wake of Emerging Bioenergy Policies
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Renewable energy policies generally have assumed that forests can provide a significant source of environmentally-friendly feedstocks for electricity, heat and power generation.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Carbon Sequestration Credits

This guide offers a path for local landowners to earn additional income while helping diminish adverse effects of global climate change through implementation of carbon sequestration and other stackable incentives.

 

Louisiana Developer Green Building Guide
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This guide offers both an explanation of green building concepts and strategies and a breakdown of the recently adopted green building section of Louisiana’s Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), as drafted by the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA).

 

Show Renewable - Alternative Energy Organizations & Professionals (42)
There are 42 resources serving Southeast Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Renewable - Alternative Energy Organizations & Professionals serving Southeast Region
Alternative Energy
American Solar Energy Society
- Boulder, CO
Bergey Windpower Co.
- Norman, OK
BrightSense LLC
Hans Joachim Preiss - Boulder, CO
Dasolar
Douglas Arrison - Incline Village, NV
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
DISGEN Development Services, LLC
Dale Osborn - President - Lakewood, CO
Dr. D. Allen Rutherford
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center - Baton Rouge, LA
Encore Renewable Energy
Jesse Stowell - Vice President of Business Development - Burlington, VT
Enviva
- Bethesda, MD
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
FutureMetrics
- Bethel, ME
Geothermal Drilling, Inc.
William C. McPike - Huntsville, TX
LetsGoSolar.com
Laura Brigham - Editor - San Francisco, CA
Moana Marine
Tom Vance - Port Townsend, WA
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
- Butte, MT
Oasis Montana Inc.
Chris Daum - Stevensville, MT
Save on Energy
- Austin, TX
The Price Companies, Inc.
- Monticello, AR
The Solar Store
- Bend, OR
Weather Shack
John Fillmore - Roanoke, VA
CFL Disposal sites
Bulb Cycle
- San Diego, CA
Energy Assistance Programs
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Energy Saving / Green Products
BigBelly Solar Compacting Trash Receptacle
- Needham, MA
BrightSense LLC
Hans Joachim Preiss - Boulder, CO
Bulb Cycle
- San Diego, CA
Debra Lombard
Debra Lombard Sustainability Consulting & Project Management - LEED AP, EIT, AEE Energy-Manager-In-Training - New Orleans, LA
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
FutureMetrics
- Bethel, ME
Geothermal Drilling, Inc.
William C. McPike - Huntsville, TX
Green Light New Orleans
Bernnel January - program manager - New Orleans, LA
Hunter Panels
- Portland, ME
Louisiana Public Service Commission
- Baton Rouge, LA
Oasis Montana Inc.
Chris Daum - Stevensville, MT
Quantum Insulators, LLC
Peter Courand - Belfast, ME
Save on Energy
- Austin, TX
The Green Project
Christal White - Director of Development, Marketing & Media - New Orleans, LA
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
USDA Rural Development - Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants - Washington, DC
William Harke
LaBella Associates - Architecture Division Director - Yarmouth, ME
State Energy Assistance Programs
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Waste Management Specialists
BigBelly Solar Compacting Trash Receptacle
- Needham, MA
Louisiana Rural Water Association
- Kinder, LA
Owens Manufacturing and Specialty Co., Inc
- Lafayette, LA