Conventional “business wisdom” suggests that a company can increase its cost savings and improve its bottom line by just becoming more energy efficient. The Cable Television Industry, for example, uses Network and Facility Efficiency Studies as an effective means to identify these opportunities. However, contrary to this belief, a Carbon Impact Assessment can actually help create a more complete picture of the savings possibilities.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people.

S.1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, has been approved by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) by a vote of 11-1. The bill, sponsored by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., will now advance to the full Senate.

UPC Netherlands works with Coppervale to install solar projects to reduce expenses at company facilities and promote renewable energy.

UPC Broadband, the European division of the leading international cable operator Liberty Global, today announced a program to reduce energy consumption of set-top boxes for digital TV (UPC Media boxes) as part of its Climate Challenge program.

This is what the Chamber of Commerce is chanting lately. The National Association of Manufacturers is threatening to sue. Yet the Environmental Protection Agency has announced that if Congress won’t legislate to cut green-house gases, they will regulate.

President Barack Obama proclaims October 2009 as National Energy Awareness Month and calls upon the people of the United States to mark this month by making clean energy choices that can both rebuild our economy and make it more sustainable.

Coppervale, an International energy efficiency and conservation consultancy, recently opened an office in Bellingham, Wash. Coppervale’s mission is helping businesses reduce their carbon footprint, lower energy expenses and initiate Green Branding strategies.