Fireman’s Offers Green Product To Schools

Sep 2nd, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News

August 31, 2010 - Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company is now offering its green commercial insurance product to public and private schools, colleges and universities, and trade and vocational schools



NOAA Still Predicting Active Hurricane Season

Aug 5th, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News

August 5, 2010 – NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, in a seasonal outlook update, is still forecasting an active hurricane season in the Atlantic basin.



IBHS, FLASH to Promote FLASH Homes

Jul 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News

July 26, 2010 – The Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) and the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) have joined forces to promote and market FORTIFIED – a code-plus, inspection-based building designation program across the country.



AIR Updates U.S. Hurricane Model

Jul 21st, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News

July 19, 2010 – Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) has released the latest version of the AIR Hurricane Model for the United States. Version 12.0 includes extensive updates to the hazard and vulnerability components of the model that incorporate the latest science, data, and detailed claims information from recent storms to provide a [...]



Investors File Record Climate Resolutions in 2010

Jul 9th, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News

July 7, 2010 — Investors filed a record 101 climate resolutions at stockholder meetings in 2010, according to a new report issued by the Investor Network on Climate Risk.



Turning Off Lights Has Big Carbon Impact: Study

Jul 1st, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News

July 1, 2010 – Switching off lights, turning the television off at the mains and using cooler washing cycles could have a much bigger impact on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power stations than previously thought, according to a new study published this month in the journal Energy Policy.



Tracking Hurricane Alex

Jul 1st, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News
Tracking Hurricane Alex

July 1, 2010 — Here are two excellent sites for tracking the path of Hurricane Alex.  The Weather Channel has a series of aerial photos that show the storm’s path, and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel has a Hurricane Headquarters section that has up-to-the-minute news reports.



Fireman’s Fund Offers Energy Star Discount

Jun 30th, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News

June 28, 2010 — Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company is now the first property and casualty insurer to offer a five percent discount to any of its commercial policyholders who occupy an Energy Star certified building.



Alex Bears Down on Texas, Mexico Coasts

Jun 30th, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News
Alex Bears Down on Texas, Mexico Coasts

June 30, 2010 — Hurricane Alex, the first hurricane of the 2010 season, is expected to reach landfall somewhere along the Texas and Mexico coasts later today.  You can follow the storm’s path from the website of the National Hurricane Center, who have created a new email messaging service.  Click here for more details.



NOAA Issues Hurricane-Oil Spill Advisory

Jun 30th, 2010 | By admin | Category: U.S. News

June 30, 2010 – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued an advisory on how hurricanes could affect the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  Click here to read the NOAA advisory.