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Stopping Renewable Energy From Going the "Dirty" Path

J. Mijin Cha | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Renewable Energy, Solar, Beyond GDP, China, Solar Power, Economy, Chinese Factory Working Conditions, Green News
J. Mijin Cha

If we are successful at transitioning into renewable energy economy, but do so by exploiting workers and racing to produce more products at lower prices with its accompanying environmental destruction, are we any better off than if we continued using fossil fuels?

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Energy: Who Cares?

Jeffrey Ball | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Oil and Gas, Energy, Gas Prices, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Green Energy, Solar Power, Clean Energy Future, Energy Revolution, Business News
Jeffrey Ball

This holiday weekend, many Americans will feel what seems a powerful pain at the pump. But an American energy revolution that shifted meaningfully away from fossil fuels would require something more than episodic financial pain. It would require ongoing economic smarts.

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World's First Solar-Powered Plane Takes Off On Daring New Flight

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Video, Solar Impulse, Solar Impulse Plane, Solar Powered Plane, Solar Power, Solar Impulse Transcontinental Flight, Technology News

GENEVA -- An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa...

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LA's Solar Gangs

Chris Warren | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: La Gangs Solar, Solar Energy, Solar Power, Los Angeles Gangs Solar, Homeboy Industries Solar, Impact News
Chris Warren

Homeboy prepares ex-gang members and those who have been incarcerated for careers in the solar industry. I now understand the tremendous potential solar has to transform individual lives, especially of those who have made terrible mistakes and come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Circling the Globe With Solar Energy

Neil Wagner | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Alternative Energy Solar, Climate Change, Solar Power, Global Warming, Green News
Neil Wagner

The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar -- a $16 million 115-foot watercraft -- recently became the first boat to circumnavigate the globe running entirely on solar power

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Saudi Arabia Looks To The Sun

Reuters | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Middle East Renewable Energy, Energy, Middle East Solar Power, Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Video, Saudi Arabia Solar Power, Saudi Solar, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Energy, Renewable-Energy, Solar Power, Reuters, Green News

By Angus McDowall and Reem Shamseddine RIYADH/DAMMAM, May 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, may finally be g...

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More Solar, Not Less

Van Jones | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Climate Change, Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Solar, Solar Power, Green News
Van Jones

Central to the move towards localized clean energy is a little-known policy called "net metering." Today, there are over 100,000 rooftop solar energy systems in California and net metering is the policy responsible for 99% of them.

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Solar Rollover Credits: The Right Thing for California

Michael Brune | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Net Metering, Solar Power, Net Metering California, Solar Energy, San Francisco Impact, Solar-Rooftop Panels, California Energy, Net Metering Solar Energy, La Impact, Solar Rooftops, Green News
Michael Brune

Very quietly, California utilities are threatening to undermine the dream of widespread clean energy in our state.

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Will Conservatives Support American Companies... Or Chinese Companies?

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Energy, Tariffs, Chevy Volt, Solar, Green Energy, Solar Power, Alternative Energy, Chinese Solar Panels, Business News
Dave Johnson

The Obama administration has imposed stiff tariffs on Chinese solar panels because China was "dumping" to drive American manufacturers out of business. Will conservatives take our country's side?

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Is There a Clean Energy Standard in Our Future?

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Jeff Bingaman, Economics, Massachusetts v. EPA, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Utilities, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Fuel Economy, Pollution, Power Plants, Clean Air Act, Transportation, Carbon Footprint, Clean Energy Standard, Energy Efficiency, Biomass, Electricity, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Copenhagen Accord, Renewables, Hydropower, Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Solar Power, Clean Energy Standard Act (S2146), Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Gas, Green News
Bill Chameides

Americans are behind Obama, in the sense that they support the president's concept of a national clean energy standard. But they're also behind, in the sense that the voting public is unwilling to go as far as the president wants to go because of costs.

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Party Crasher At The Church

Mallory McDuff, Ph.D. | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Churches, Solar Power, Green Faith, Death & Dying, Christianity, Religion News
Mallory McDuff, Ph.D.

As I shared stories of people planting gardens around churches, installing solar panels on sanctuaries and advocating for renewable energy policies, I saw parishioners nodding in affirmation, even as they grieved a tragic death.

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Solar-Powered Implants Could Help The Blind

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Blind, Video, Daniel Palanker, Solar, Solar Panels, Photovoltaics, Photovoltaic Cells, Stanford University, Geordi La Forge, Stanford, Solar Powered, Solar Power, Green News

For anyone who needed further evidence for the benefits of solar power: A new device being developed at Stanford University relies on solar-powered im...

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The Climate Post: Keystone Pipeline Debate Reopens With Submission of New Application

Tim Profeta | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Energy, Keystone XL Pipeline, Environment, Oil, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Nuclear, Japan, Barack Obama, Heartland Institute, Solar Power, Green News
Tim Profeta

The U.S. Department of State has received a new application from TransCanada to ship crude oil via a proposed pipeline running from the Canadian border to existing infrastructure in Nebraska.

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Community Power vs. the Kochs

Aaron Bartley | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Geothermal Energy, Community Organizing, Koch Brothers, Solar Power, Exxon Mobil, Alternative Energy, Local Alternative Energy, Local Energy Projects, Green Energy, Local Government, Green News
Aaron Bartley

While the oil and gas lobby dominates at the federal level, communities across the United States are making great strides in gaining control of energy production by advancing an impressive range of renewable projects.

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Cincinnati Dumps Duke Energy

Philip Radford | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Clean Energy, Duke Energy, Renewable Energy, Fracking, Green, Environmentalism, Green Living, Green News, Environment, Solar Power, Cincinnati Clean Energy, Cincinnati Renewable Energy, Cincinnati Dumps Duke Energy, Cincinnati Duke Energy, Green News
Philip Radford

A renewable energy future for the city of Cincinnati is great news; it is a great first step in the direction we need to go as a nation. It is time to see real, deployed, and distributed renewable energy solutions across America.

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The Climate Post: Arctic Oil Drilling Opens as Pitfalls Pondered Miles Away

Jan Mazurek | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Chernobyl, Gas Prices, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Environment, Oil, Climate Change, BP Oil Spill, Solar Power, Barack Obama, Arctic, Alternative Energy, Corn Production, Green News
Jan Mazurek

As pump prices ease, federal prosecutors are turning up the heat in the BP oil spill case, arresting an ex-engineer accused of obstructing justice by deleting potentially damaging emails.

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This Earth Day: Jobs, Environment and Economic Growth Together

Howard Learner | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Midwest, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Clean Air, Wind Energy, Earth Day, Economic Development, Green, Environment, Earth Day 2012, Jobs, Clean Energy, Solar Power, Green News
Howard Learner

Earth Day 1970 sounded an alarm. It launched the modern environmental movement. Today, the growing green economy is helping to drive the Midwest's and our nation's economic recovery.

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The Climate Post: As Half the U.S. Contemplates Hydraulic Fracturing, First Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plant Approved

Jan Mazurek | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Energy, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Epa, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Arctic, Greenhouse Gases, Environment, Oil, Natural Gas, Climate Change, Hydraulic Fracturing, Global Warming, Solar Power, Green News
Jan Mazurek

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first large-scale liquefied natural gas export terminal in the lower 48 states despite record falling gas prices.

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42 Years of Celebrating Our Planet: How Far We've Come and Where We Need To Go

Sen. Tom Carper | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Oil, Earth Day 2012, Earth Day, Solar Power, Fuel Efficiency, Alternative Fuels, Green News
Sen. Tom Carper

As we observe Earth Day this year, we recognize the progress we have made to help clean up our nation's air and water and preserve its natural resources, but we also recognize there's still plenty of work to do.

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A Smart Grid Utopia, Deep in the Heart of Texas

Jason Stanford | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Chevy Volt, Economic Stimulus Package, Pecan-Street-Project, Solar Power, Brewster McCracken, Smart Grid, Video, Green News
Jason Stanford

Thanks to $10.5 million from the stimulus, Pecan Street is creating jobs and fighting global warming, Tejas style. The smart grid neighborhood acts as a real-world lab to get customer feedback on new technologies.

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SolarCity's CEO Seeks World Domination

Alison van Diggelen | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Solarcity, Green Business, Freshdialogues, Solar Power, Lyndon Rive, Solar Panels, Solar Growth, Video, Green News
Alison van Diggelen

SolarCity's CEO Lyndon Rive sat down with Fresh Dialogues last week to share details of the solar company's business model, rapid growth, and ultimate goal of being the world's largest energy provider.

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New California Bill Would Help Bring Solar Power To Poor Communities

| Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: California Solar Power, Paul Fong, California Clean Energy, Solar Energy Ca, California Ab 1951, California Solar Industry, Clean Energy, Solar Rooftops, California Assembly Bill 1951, Solar Industry Ca, Paul Fong California, Solar Energy, Solar Energy San Francisco, California Solar Energy, California Green Energy, Paul Fong Solar, California Solar Rooftops, Solar Power, Solar Energy Poor Communities California, San Francisco News

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Bernice Yeung San Diego is home to more than 2,600 solar residential rooftops - more t...

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Healing The Grandchildren Of Rwandan Genocide

Suzanne Skees | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Rape, Children, Handcrafts, Grassroots, Artisans, Catapult Design, Clinton Foundation, Ptsd, Catholicism, Kigali, HIV/AIDS, Women's Collective, The Ihangane Project, Nutrition, Genocide, Maternal Care, University of Michigan, Paul Kagame, Gardening, Development, Hotel Rwanda, Solar Power, Healthcare, Community-Based Organizations, Rwanda, Economic Development, Education, Health Ministry, Video, Impact News
Suzanne Skees

Julienne was just four during the 1994 genocide. She is HIV-positive and works as an artisan for this member-owned women's collective through The Ih...

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The Climate Post: U.S. Energy Department Says Peak Travel Season Could Cost Drivers 6% More

Jan Mazurek | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Environment, Oil Prices, Oil, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Climate Change, BP Oil Spill, Solar Power, Climate Gas Prices, Green News
Jan Mazurek

Gasoline prices have edged off the pedal in recent days, but the Energy Information Administration this week released new data showing motorists will pay about a quarter more per gallon during peak travel season -- April through September.

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Bill Gates Never Ran an Energy Company

Jigar Shah | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Solar-Energy-Industries-Association, Bill Gates, Carbon Emissions, Marc Gunther, Solar Power, Carbon War Room, LED Lights, Solar Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Green News
Jigar Shah

Last year, Bill Gates noted in an interview with Alan Murray of the Wall Street Journal that technologies like solar photovoltaics and LED lights were...

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