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29 03 2019 | 07:52

Time to clean up: Fossil Generation Continued to Dominate the Growing US Microgrid Market in 2018.

Solar-plus-storage still has a long way to go in catching fossil-fuel-based generation in the U.S. microgrid market, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report. The microgrid market is larger than…

27 03 2019 | 20:30

Enel Green Power acquires U.S. renewable developer Tradewind

Enel Green Power has completed the acquisition of Tradewind Energy, a Kansas company specializing in renewable power. This strategic acquisition will enable EGP to manage all aspects of the…

23 03 2019 | 13:27

Electrifying news: Solar and wind power has quintupled in a decade.

Across the United States, workers are covering fields with solar panels, and big rigs are hauling massive turbine blades to wind-scoured ridgelines. This is what it looks like when renewable energy…

23 03 2019 | 10:25

Energy storage in the United States expected to triple in 2019.

Energy storage in the United States is expected to triple in 2019 according to Climate Action. That makes for a great headline, but what does it mean? Let’s begin by defining what energy storage is…

23 03 2019 | 10:00

There’s bipartisan support for a fee on carbon emissions. Americans would reap the dividends.

Congress has found a simple, fair, and effective bipartisan climate solution. On Jan. 24, these U.S. representatives — Ted Deutch, D-Florida; Francis Rooney, R-Florida; Judy Chu, D-California;…

22 03 2019 | 10:45

Donald Trump’s solar and wind power criticism slammed by scientists: ‘Trump is a dangerous, evil clown’

Scientists responded angrily to President Donald Trump’s anti-renewable energy claim that people would have to turn off their TV sets if there wasn’t enough wind to power turbines.

21 03 2019 | 12:53

The top 10 countries in the world by wind energy capacity.

Wind energy is a well-established source of renewable energy, but what countries have the highest wind energy capacity in the world? Wind power has become an important source of energy generation…

19 03 2019 | 06:47

New alternative to Trump's wall would create jobs, renewable energy, and increase border security.

A consortium of scientists and engineers have proposed that the U.S. and Mexico build a series of guarded solar, wind, natural gas and desalination facilities along the entirety of the border.

18 03 2019 | 06:59

Evangelicals for climate action.

One in four American adults identify themselves as “evangelicals.” Because self-described evangelicals, particularly white evangelicals, have become the most reliable supporters of Republican…

18 03 2019 | 06:24

Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Sustainable Development 2019.

The call for abstracts for the 2019 edition of the International Conference on Sustainable Development is now available. The conference will take place on September 24 and 25, 2019, on the Columbia…

14 03 2019 | 10:21

DOE earmarks $28 million for floating offshore wind turbine R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy’s innovation arm wants to disrupt floating offshore wind turbine technology. On February 1, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced it was…

13 03 2019 | 11:35

'We won't stop striking': the New York 13 year-old taking a stand over climate change.

Alexandria Villasenor is among the American student activists joining the global fray and helping to organize the first nationwide strike on 15 March. Alexandria Villasenor looks a slightly…

13 03 2019 | 09:32

U.S. Spring Flood Threat Rises for Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

High water on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is snarling barges loaded with grain, chemicals and fuel, and forecasters are worried things will get worse once the snow starts to melt. The looming U.…

11 03 2019 | 07:55

U.S. pension funds push big utilities to adopt carbon-free generation plans.

Top U.S. pension funds are asking electric utilities to accelerate efforts to cut carbon emissions but will not force the issue with proxy resolutions this spring, hoping market shifts and falling…

11 03 2019 | 07:51

New analysis finds most US coal plants contaminating groundwater.

New analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project has found that most US coal plants are contaminating groundwater with toxins. An examination has found that 91 per cent of coal-fired power plants…

06 03 2019 | 14:59

23 Dead as Tornado Pummels Lee County, AL in Further Sign 'Tornado Alley' Is Moving East.

At least 23 people have died after a tornado barreled through Lee County, Alabama on Sunday, leaving behind damage that Sheriff Jay Jones described as "catastrophic," CBS reported.

06 03 2019 | 14:44

Parliament must declare a climate emergency – not ignore it

Westminster’s lacklustre approach is incredible. We need nothing short of a transformation of the way we live our lives

06 03 2019 | 13:40

Green New Deal vs. Carbon Tax: A Clash of 2 Worldviews, Both Seeking Climate Action

Congress is in uncharted territory on climate policy. For the first time ever, lawmakers face competing approaches to reviving U.S. climate action. And despite hostility from the White House, each…

06 03 2019 | 13:00

'Enormous cost' of doing nothing on climate change: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who officially launched his presidential campaign on Friday, decried the "enormous cost" the United States will bear if it does not act swiftly to combat the effects of…