The United Nations calls for a “Green New Deal” focused on clean energy investment to boost the global economy.

Grist looks at green economic stimulus package ideas.

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) discussed the possibility of federally sponsored initiatives for a national clean energy grid.

The 26-year federal ban on offshore oil drilling expired last month, leaving states to decide on much of the issue.

The E.P.A. released its 2009 automobile Fuel Economy Guide this week.

Despite reports that the economic crisis led General Electric to abandon new clean energy investments, the company said yesterday that it expects revenue from its “Ecomagination” line to grow by 21 percent this year.

Google introduced a cool online energy saving calculator.

Local Green: Just weeks after the state awarded money to build a 350 megawatt offshore wind farm near Atlantic City, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine unveiled the state’s Energy Master Plan.  Yesterday he said the plan would create 20,000 new jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save $30 billion annually in energy costs.

A Seattle Times op-ed argues that the region’s existing industrial infrastructure should be used to create a green-collar economy.

A pilot program for making switchgrass-based ethanol began operations in Tennessee.

–Christopher Greenspan

Tags: Fuel Economy Guide, General Electric, Google, Green New Deal, New jersey, offshore oil drilling

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