Energy efficiency should not be seen as an easy way around hard measures to reduce energy consumption. That said, energy efficiency measures and energy taxes are not mutually exclusive.
High-speed rail isn't just faster; it's smarter. And just as airplanes, asphalt and petroleum were key in the last century, information technology is proving to be critical to 21st century transportation infrastructure.
Every week, someone asks me "Where is Steve Jobs of green?" or "Where is the Google of Green?" To top it off, they usually ask in a supercilious tone...
We need a massive investment in sustainable infrastructure in Africa. Part of the major carbon emitters responsibility is to help developing countries ease into industrialization, but in a sustainable manner.
Whether you're terrified of the awful power the U.S. EPA could wield or ecstatic it might pick up where Congress failed with the climate bill, the first hints of what it plans to do are likely to please no one.
You can't ask for or obtain stimulus funds and complain that these programs are futile, expensive and doomed. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop people from trying.
Governments around the world are starting to make a priority of developing new industries that will reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. The Unit...
Is the U.S. missing the boat on clean energy? While our investment has actually declined in recent years, China is going "all-in."
Whatever form a solution takes, it is clear that the 5 existing mechanisms for financing innovation in the US need substantial prodding to take on the challenges that face cleantech innovation.
No one disputes that climate change will be expensive. It is essential that the cost of green innovation is kept low.
With vehicle electrification options increasing, it's easy to understand why consumers may have trouble keeping track of what the new technologies are...
In 10 or 20 years time, the journalists who recognized the new climate zeitgeist and found ways to talk about it intelligently are the ones who will be remembered.
Prop 23 proponents inaccurately claim that the growth of solar, wind, and other sources will raise energy rates sky high. In actuality, studies show that California households will reap significant savings from higher energy efficiency.
All praise from here for President Obama's courageous decision Friday to proceed with an investigation of China's opportunistic and illegal trade prac...
The challenges for most retailers today are almost a replay of the ecommerce beginnings just played out at a faster pace on a splintered web and fragmented mobile ecosystem.
It's clear from our inability to pass climate legislation that we're not going green because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the smart thing to do. Here are 10 major areas of life that are inevitably getting better by going green.