Noah Horowitz is a senior scientist in NRDC's energy program and works on a wide range of energy efficiency issues, including voluntary programs and collaborations with industry, as well as the development of mandatory codes and standards at the state and national level. His areas of expertise include residential lighting and appliances, consumer electronics and IT equipment and energy-saving "cool" roofs. Prior to joining NRDC in 1997, Noah was manager of environmental programs for the Quaker Oats Company. He holds a master's degree in environmental engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Posted April 17, 2013 by Noah Horowitz in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Earth Day 2013 is around the corner but there’s a lot you can do in the next few minutes – and every day – to cut your energy use while greening the Earth and putting money back into your pockets....continued→
Posted March 25, 2013 by Noah Horowitz
Dating back to the late Governor Ronald Reagan, California has been setting pioneering minimum energy efficiency standards for appliances for almost 40 years. The first standards for refrigerators and air conditioners came in the 1970s and California has continued to...continued→
Posted February 22, 2013 by Noah Horowitz in Green Enterprise
When Sony announced the long-awaited launch of its new PlayStation 4 (PS4) game console with great fanfare this week, it highlighted a lot of the cool new features and games that will be ready when the box hits the market...continued→
Posted November 19, 2012 by Noah Horowitz in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Who doesn’t want the latest big screen TV, tablet, laptop computer, smart phone, streaming video box, or game console to give—or receive – this holiday season? With Black Friday looming as the official start of the holiday shopping season, we’ve...continued→
Posted May 31, 2012 by Noah Horowitz in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Today the California Energy Commission voted 4-0 to adopt new energy efficiency standards for residential and commercial buildings in California. This move will update the existing 2013 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards, also known as Title 24. As a result,...continued→
Posted December 16, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Living Sustainably
The upcoming transition to better bulbs has generated a lot of news. For the most part, the coverage has focused on the consumer impact – the new lighting choices, the benefit to their pocketbooks, etc. That’s certainly been my primary...continued→
Posted December 12, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Come January 1st, a new light bulb standard goes into effect that gradually phase out the 125-year-old inefficient incandescent bulbs. The old 100W bulb as we used to know it will go away in 2012 and be replaced by more...continued→
Posted November 21, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
The cable industry announced a commitment to cut the energy use of those set top boxes that allow us to watch cable TV. According to the industry’s trade association, NCTA, a new R&D facility called "CableLabs – Energy Lab" will be created...continued→
Posted July 13, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Curbing Pollution
This week, the House of Representatives defeated the BULB (Better Use of Light Bulbs) Act which would have overturned the federal energy efficiency standards for every day light bulbs that were signed into law by President Bush in 2007. This...continued→
Posted June 14, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Curbing Pollution
This week the cable TV industry is having their big annual meeting in Chicago. The meeting includes three days worth of in-depth technical sessions and it looks like not a single one covers the energy use or environmental impact of...continued→
Posted June 1, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Curbing Pollution
The key players in the video game industry will come together at their big annual industry meeting E3 Expo in Los Angeles on June 7-9. We at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a leading environmental advocacy group, previously performed an...continued→
Posted May 18, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming
The world’s largest lighting tradeshow, LIGHTFAIR International, is occurring this week in Philadelphia. While I was unable to go to the show this year, I have been glued to my computer reading about new product launches, each more amazing than...continued→
Posted February 18, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
This morning, USA Today released the findings of its national poll that shows consumer satisfaction with energy saving light bulbs and their support for the bi-partisan 2007 U.S. law that will bring consumers better and more energy efficient lighting choices....continued→
Posted January 19, 2011 by Noah Horowitz in Curbing Pollution
Earlier this month, Representative Barton reintroduced his bill to “save the 125-year-old incandescent light bulb,” which I blogged about when it was first introduced in the last Congress. Given the reintroduction of the bill, I thought it would be a...continued→
Posted November 17, 2010 by Noah Horowitz in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably
Get ready for the tidal wave of Black Friday, Christmas and End of Year sales on big screen TVs and other consumer electronics. All the major retailers and manufacturers are gearing up to offer you rock bottom prices. What they...continued→
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