The irreversible momentum of clean energy
Credit: Ideal Energies Barack Obama The release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) due to human activity is...
DOE: More Transmission Equals A Lot More U.S. Wind
A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report confirms that adding even limited electricity transmission can significantly reduce the...
New York City's closest nuclear power plant to shut by 2021
FILE PHOTO: The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York, is seen from across the Hudson River, April 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mike...
Earth on the edge: Record breaking 2016 was close to 1.5°C warming
Annual global air temperature at a height of two metres (left axis) and estimated change from the beginning of the industrial era (right...
China Aims to Spend at Least $360 Billion on Renewable Energy by 2020
China is leading the world in renewable energy, investing both domestically and internationally. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters China...
San Diego’s Climate Action Plan Making Progress—And Creating Jobs
San Diego Gas & Electric gets some of its renewable energy from the Manzana Wind Project near Rosamond, CA. Courtesy SDG&E It’s been a...
How a $50K Grant Helps a County Get Climate Smart
Image: Pixabay Orange County, New York, is taking steps to get climate smart by studying its watersheds and preparing infrastructure...
Plug-in electric car sales in Dec: Bolt EV launches; Leaf, Volt rise
First 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV buyers, Fremont, California: Bobby Edmonds, Bill Mattos, Steve Henry As sales results trickle in from...
Push for Geothermal Tax Credit in the Executive Budget
Part of Governor Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard aims to use more geothermal systems for heating and cooling. But last year he vetoed a...
Indian firm makes carbon capture breakthrough
Tuticorin thermal power station near the port of Thoothukudi on the Bay of Bengal, southern India. The plant is said to be the first...