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WRI, Staples, Johnson & Johnson, General Motors, Other Corporate Leaders Reach Renewable Energy Goal

April 28, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

A group of major corporate energy buyers announced today that they have reached their collective goal of purchasing 1,000 megawatts of new, cost-competitive power generated from renewable-energy sources - enough power to displace a large coal-fired power plant.

WRI’s Pershing Named No. 2 Climate Diplomat for Secretary Clinton

March 23, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dr. Jonathan Pershing today becomes the new Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change under U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Hedging Energy Prices With Renewable Power

By Alex Perera on December 8, 2008

Additional Contributors: Robert Heilmayr

WRI and a group of corporate green power purchasers explore whether long-term green power contracts can be a win-win for providers and consumers.

Sun Is Setting On Critical Renewable Energy Tax Credits

By Payson Schwin on September 5, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

A thriving renewable energy industry is a critical solution to problems such as high energy prices and climate change. But unless Congress extends the renewable tax credits soon, the industry’s steady growth could stall.

Leading California Companies Announce Buyers’ Group for Renewable Power

February 26, 2008
Location: CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA

With today’s announcement by fourteen of California’s most prominent energy buyers, green power becomes an even more integral part of doing business in California.