Our Latest Reports
Building Better: How High-Efficiency Buildings Will Save Money and Reduce Global Warming Pollution
Released 3/31/2010 - We can save money and help solve global warming by reducing the amount of energy we use, and the best place to start is in the buildings we live and work in every day. Over 40 percent of our energy — and 10 percent of all the energy used in the world – goes toward powering America’s buildings, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Today’s high-efficiency homes and buildings prove that we have the technology and skills to drastically improve the efficiency of our buildings while simultaneously improving their comfort and affordability.
Building a Solar Future: Repowering America's Homes, Businesses and Industry with Solar Energy
Released 3/09/2010 - This PennEnvironment report outlines a vision for using the sun to meet 10 percent of the United States' total energy needs by 2030, through a wide array of solar technologies and tools.
Plug-In Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future
Released 1/21/2010 - This PennEnvironment report walks through the global warming pollution reductions, oil savings and cuts in air pollution that could be realized from a significant investment in plug-in electric and plug-in hybrid cars.
