Green Energy Economy

Longmont Company To Build Nation's First Biofuels Plant

Posted 05.24.2012

A Colorado-based biofuels company announced a partnership Wednesday to build what will be the nation's first commercial biofuels plant with an expecte...

Help This New England Church Become More Efficient

Susanna Murley | Posted 03.07.2012

Susanna Murley

Recently, a Planet Forward member emailed me to ask how her church should become more energy efficient, especially considering their tight budget.

For Clean Energy, Politics Is Bad Business

Brian Keane | Posted 01.16.2012

Brian Keane

Until we get serious about discussing clean energy's benefits to consumers -- more choices, more energy independence, more cost savings -- and stop focusing on how politics gets in the way, the industry will fight to go mainstream.

The Supply and Demand of Renewable Energy

Dennis V. McGinn | Posted 11.26.2011

Dennis V. McGinn

After many "false starts," renewable energy technologies are beginning to take hold. As those technologies scale up, their costs decline.

An Opportunity We Can't Afford To Miss

Jakada Imani | Posted 11.02.2011

Jakada Imani

We've heard it before -- "green jobs are on the way!" Just a few years later, the economy crashed and green jobs became fewer and farther between than anticipated. But a weak economy doesn't make the bad air any less harmful.

Defense and Aerospace Industry Should be Redirected to Renewable Energy Technology

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.24.2011

Lloyd Chapman

If we redirected 25 percent of defense spending to renewable energy, we could spur competition and innovation amongst the top defense contractors for federal renewable energy contracts instead of military contracts.

What It Takes to Preserve Environmental Justice in California

Jakada Imani | Posted 08.08.2011

Jakada Imani

Critics of the California Environmental Quality Act claim it is inconvenient and expensive to consider the economic and health impacts on residents. They could not be more wrong.

Green Shoots for Oil Independence

David Burwell | Posted 07.26.2011

David Burwell

Green shoots prophesying accelerated declines in American oil consumption are cropping up everywhere. Even before the recession, total domestic oil consumption was in decline and the trend accelerated as the economy lagged.

How China Plans to Leapfrog the American Economy (And it's Not What You Think)

Ian Fletcher | Posted 07.25.2011

Ian Fletcher

Beijing makes plans in very long increments. They, unlike our own election-cycle worshiping rulers, think through where they want their country to be 100 years from now. This is why China is busy economically colonizing Africa and is making fools of us in Afghanistan

The Obvious Solutions Newt Gingrich Is Missing

Andy Mannle | Posted 07.20.2011

Andy Mannle

Newt Gingrich is an ideas man. He's all about solutions. But by environmental solutions, he means solving problems the fossil fuel industry has with environmental regulation.

Denver's Sustainable Future

James Mejia | Posted 05.25.2011

James Mejia

Sustainability must be at the heart and conscience of all the city of Denver does -- now and in the future. We can no longer afford the days of wanton consumption.

USDA Accomplishments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Sec. Tom Vilsack | Posted 05.25.2011

Sec. Tom Vilsack

Through investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, farms and rural small businesses across the country can reduce their energy consumption and energy expenses.

Upside Down on Clean Energy

David Fenton | Posted 05.25.2011

David Fenton

In America today, the truth is upside down on clean energy. We have allowed ourselves to be successfully tarred as the people who will hurt the economy by the fossil fuel forces who will guarantee the economic decline of America.

Addressing Climate Change: It's the Economy, Stupid

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte | Posted 05.25.2011

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte

If candidates don't stand up for green energy, then don't vote them in -- because it's not just our health, our national security, or the devastating climatic consequences -- it's the economy, stupid.

This Labor Day, Green Companies and Union Workers Building a Sustainable Economy Together

Kimberly Freeman Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Kimberly Freeman Brown

The employers in our report and their responsible business and labor practices mark a shift toward a more sustainable model for workers, shareholders, and the planet.

Change? Green Jobs Advocate Faces Prison for Dropping Banner, BP and Massey Go Free?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Biggers

A legendary nonviolent advocate dropped a "Green Jobs Now" banner down the hallway of the Hart Senate Office Building. He faces up to three years in prison. Let's put this bizarre situation in context.

DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

Where Businesses That Support Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Should Go

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Kim

It turns out that when it comes to climate change, US businesses aren't so conservative after all. That's why a group like American Businesses for Clean Energy is so important.

Exposed: Texas Big Oil Funding Petition to Kill California's Anti-Pollution Legislation

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Kim

Oil refiners Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro Corp. are funding a petition drive to get a measure on the ballot suspending AB 32, California's landmark law to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Let California Lead: the Green Economy and Lessons from 1990's Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Kim

California has always represented a better future, and we seem more impatient to get there than anyone else. The examples are endless: the settlers ri...

New Energy Economy -- Next Steps for Colorado and the Nation

Leslie Weise | Posted 05.25.2011

Leslie Weise

There are many obstacles to transition our dependency on traditional fossil fuels to cleaner energy solutions, and Ritter has demonstrated the courage to confront those obstacles.

What's Spanish for Total and Complete BS?

James Boyce | Posted 05.25.2011

James Boyce

The money spent presenting fiction as fact over the past decade has had a real impact on the average American. Still, to this day, you will hear that there is debate about global warming, about whether it's happening at all.

What if They Held an "Energy Citizen" Rally and Nobody Noticed?

Chris Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Savage

Could it possibly be that they held an "Energy Citizens Rally" in Michigan and nobody actually noticed? Not one single media source picked it up?

Cash for Coal Anyone?

Steve Kirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Kirsch

Since the "Cash for Clunkers" program was so successful in stimulating demand for new autos, why not use the same concept to stimulate the demand for new clean power plants to replace dirty coal?

Add a Gigawatt a Day to Keep the Climate Crisis at Bay

Steve Kirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Kirsch

If we think we're going to make the goal from solar, wind, and other renewables alone, we must be smoking something. Every clean power technology, including nuclear, has to play a role.