Al Gore Inches Toward Solartopia
I am told that Gore opposes atomic energy. But if so, his public silence -- and lack of action -- is deafening. If he really wants to have a lasting impact, he must join us in publicly opposing nuclear power.
I am told that Gore opposes atomic energy. But if so, his public silence -- and lack of action -- is deafening. If he really wants to have a lasting impact, he must join us in publicly opposing nuclear power.
Andy Posner | Posted 07.20.2008 | Green
When has money ever been an issue when America has set its mind to achieving something? How many people wondered if World War ll and the Apollo Program were cost-effective?
Paige Donner | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green
Limos provided by the ESPYs for the honored guests were all bio-diesel powered. The Awards' Red Carpet Event, Pre-Party and Press Tents' electricity were powered by solar energy.
AP | RON FOURNIER and DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 07.17.2008 | Green
**UPDATE** Seth Colter Walls was on the scene for HuffPost. Read his story here, including mentions of Gore's shout-outs to Bob Barr, will.i.am and mo...
Michael Skelly | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green
Wind energy is no longer the pet project of environmentalists. It's a serious business and is also part of a real answer to some of the most important problems we face.
Huffington Post | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green
Well, we didn't see this coming. It turns out that breasts can be a source of power. Er, wait. That they can generate power, and in a number of ways. ...
Discovery News | Alyssa Danigelis | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green
A "solar concentrator" might sound like something an evil genius comes up with to destroy the Big City in a comic book, but it's actually a way to mak...
Time | MADHUR SINGH | Posted 07.10.2008 | Green
The Tirumala temple, in the south Indian city of Tirupathi, is one of Hinduism's holiest shrines. Over 5,000 pilgrims a day visit this city of seven h...
J.S. McDougall | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green
J.S. McDougall is the head blogger at Chelsea Green. The full version of this article first appeared there. Research from The National Energy Assist...
AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green
WASHINGTON — The government said Wednesday it is calling off a recently announced moratorium on applications to build solar plants on public lan...
BuzzFlash.com | Amy Weiss | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green
While the Bush administration put a two-year moratorium on solar energy projects on public land last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and colleagues d...
Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 06.30.2008 | Green
Many a start-up's hopes were dashed when the Bureau of Land Management, in its infinite wisdom, decided to place a moratorium on the construction of new solar plants on public land in six Western states.
Clint Wilder | Posted 06.28.2008 | Business
The global run-up in oil and gasoline prices may be the big story of the year so far. But guess what else is going up, in some cases dramatically? The cost of electricity.
Dave Johnson | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green
The government run by oil company executives is refusing to allow solar power plants on government land in the Southwest. Should anyone be surprised?
Sarah van Gelder | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green
Proposals by presidential hopeful John McCain and Florida Governor Charlie Crist to drill for oil offshore is the wrong direction for the United State...
David Roberts | Posted 06.24.2008 | Green
Yesterday, a company announced the availability of a rooftop solar panel system, fully installed, for $2,000. For that price, over 25 years --it's a 45 percent return on investment.
David Roberts | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green
In the transition to a clean, green economy, one milestone promises to be symbolically powerful -- Google's target to create renewable energy cheaper than coal.
Planet Green | Elizabeth Seward | Posted 06.09.2008 | Green
There's a rumor going around that needs to be uprooted: ECO-friendly homes cost more money. This is just absolutely false. Sure, purchasing Leonardo D...
Michael Graham Richard | Posted 05.30.2008 | Green
There's a good chance that you've heard somewhere that "there's more than enough energy coming from the sun to power all of humanity". Today, what I'd...
The Toronto Star | Tyler Hamilton | Posted 05.29.2008 | Green
Wal-Mart Canada announced plans this morning to build the country's largest rooftop solar-energy system atop a new Supercentre planned for Markham lat...
Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics
Truly dealing with global warming requires making clean energy as cheap as possible, as quickly as possible, to counteract the multi-million dollar ad campaign the fossil fuel lobby is gearing up for.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.09.2008 | Media
Hundreds of ducks made a fatal landing in oil and toxic sludge; Republicans block federal aid to wind and solar; the shocking testimony of three whistleblowers on US contractors in Iraq.
Toby Barlow | Posted 04.24.2008 | Life
Mike Bloomberg and Google have figured out what to do with solar power. Now the rest of us should copy them.
Harry Fuller | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business
Well, it's Earth Day and regardless of who does what in Pennsylvania, we need the planet almost as much as we need a new president in the U.S.
Wired | Alexis Madriga | Posted 04.21.2008 | Business
Rising oil prices lift all alt-energy boats. For proof, look no further than the fat $130 million investment scooped up by eSolar, a company whose ba...
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Harvey Wasserman | Posted 07.21.2008 | Green