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The Pew Charitable Trusts, Solar Services, and Virginia Clean Cities recently held a forum in Virginia Beach on Feb. 9 for business and community leaders to discuss incentives for the adoption of EVs. The event was held at Solar Services, which opened Virginia’s first commercial EV plug-in station.

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In his State of the Union address, President Obama pledged to "double down on a clean energy industry that's never been more promising." Indeed, America's strengths in innovation, entrepreneurship, and advanced manufacturing will help create jobs and build businesses.

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Pew’s Clean Energy Program, in partnership with Solar Services and Virginia Clean Cities, will host an event to discuss the importance of clean energy investments to the U.S. and Virginia. Sample electric vehicles will be on site and there will be a tour of the Solar Services’ electric vehicle plug-in station.

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Manufacturing and power generation creates large amounts of heat, which typically escapes through smokestacks into the air. With currently available, proven technologies we can capture this energy and use it to heat additional buildings or generate more electricity cheaply and reliably. Simply put, improving industrial efficiency means we can get more power from the same amount of natural gas, coal and other fuel sources.

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(The Desert Sun) The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms has been singled out as one of four California desert military bases with the potential for large-scale solar development.

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In today’s competitive global economy, technological innovation is essential to long-term U.S. economic security, and the energy sector should be a particular priority. Failure to extend key U.S. clean energy initiatives would be contrary to U.S. interests.

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(Fuel Fix) Pew Environment Group over the weekend paid for national television commercials that imply that the Arctic is not ready for drilling to move forward.

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Phyllis Cuttino, director of Pew’s Clean Energy Program, issued the following statement today in reaction to the proposed rule increasing fuel economy standards for light vehicles to 54.5 mpg by 2025.

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A veteran of two wars, former secretary of the Navy, and former five-term U.S. senator, John Warner is now a champion of clean energy. Sen. Warner has visited 27 cities in 16 states since 2009 to address the public, engage the media, and meet with local policymakers on this important issue.

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(Agence France-Presse) The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed a new plan for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, including the environmentally sensitive Arctic.

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(AP) The Obama administration cautiously offered up more areas in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska’s coast to oil and gas drilling Tuesday but didn’t go far enough to satisfy Republicans pushing to greatly expand drilling as a way to create jobs and wean the country off foreign oil.

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Militaries have long used energy innovations to improve their operational capabilities. Today, the U.S. military is prioritizing energy efficiency and new technology to save lives and money, with help from leading companies in Western Pennsylvania.

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Once the leader in attracting overall investments, we’re now third behind China and Germany—and lag behind various countries on a variety of other key measures. Last spring, Pew broke the unfortunate news that the United States’ competitive position in the clean energy sector was at risk.

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