"China is powering ahead with no visible signs of slow down," the report quoted Steve Sawyer of the Brussels-based Global Wind Energy Council as sayin...
Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics
Governor Rick Perry of Texas brought up the specter of Secession recently and upon polling, a fair amount of Texans and other Americans seem to think Texas seceding from the US would be a good idea.
Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green
I have seen many Earth Days come and go, but until this year, I never had the chance to hear a sitting president use the annual green spotlight to call for sweeping clean energy legislation.
AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York state utility is exploring whether it is possible to put electricity-generating wind turbines in the Great Lakes, rat...
Nathan Havey | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green
The City of Los Angeles set a goal to get 20% of its power from renewable sources by 2010.
Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green
Brazil's sustainable energy dividend is the result of generations of trust and cooperation between a strong federal government, parastatal companies and global businesses who have developed the knack of working with them.
Newsweek | Christina Gillham | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green
Loma Roggenkamp was looking for a new career. Saddled with a huge student-loan debt and an underpaying job in graphic design, the 29-year-old Pennsylv...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.15.2009 | Green
Yes, there's a 50% chance that you could be buying renewable energy from your power company) right now--renewable energy can now officially reach half...
AP | DIRK LAMMERS | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Texas continues to blow away the competition, but Iowa can now generate more wind power than California, according to a new ...
AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green
NEW ORLEANS — As the Obama administration formulates its energy policy, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he would take a broad look...
AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — If wind power were fully developed off the East Coast, windmills could generate enough electricity to replace most, if not...
Robert Engelman | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green
I doubt that the lighting of the world's monuments contributes that much to global warming. But lighting of all kinds is used to make a statement, as well as for practical illumination.
AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green
WASHINGTON — While the Obama administration has touted offshore renewable energy development, a turf fight between two federal agencies has stym...
Seattle Times | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.11.2009 | Green
Wind-powering one's home typically means one of two things: buying into a pool of money that offsets the cost of running a wind farm -- that is to say...
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green
The time has come for society to pay the true environmental and national security price tag of burning fossil fuels.
Tom Weis | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green
One of the few bright spots in today's struggling economy, wind power holds the promise of sparking a new economic renaissance for America.
Lee Camp | Posted 04.02.2009 | Comedy
The state of Virginia is leading the way to a new, greener economy for the country. The first ever wind-powered executions were attempted Tuesday in Roanoke.
AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 04.01.2009 | Green
ROME — Italian police on Tuesday arrested mobsters, businessmen and local politicians who allegedly used corrupt practices and bribes to gain co...
AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 03.12.2009 | Green
WASHINGTON — Carol Browner, the White House energy and climate director, says prompt approval of the economic recovery package is needed to stem...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green
There's a lot of talk about greening the economy lately -- how renewable energy could lead to more jobs producing and installing solar panels, wind tu...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green
One way or another, it seems that wind turbines will increasingly be part of our landscapes. It only makes sense, then, that we find a bunch of intere...
Inter Press Service | Maricel Drazer | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Feb 4 (Tierramérica) - They say that faith can move mountains. Now, faith in the wind has led to a new way to move ships. T...
Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green
Wind and solar power have been growing at a blistering pace in recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate under the green-minded Obama ...
Dennis Markatos | Posted 03.06.2009 | Green
Wind power did not just have outstanding growth in the US last year. This renewable energy success story was a worldwide phenomenon.
AP | SANDY SHORE | Posted 03.06.2009 | Green
DENVER — As the United States became the world leader in wind power, venture capitalists poured money into alternative energy projects until the...
AFP | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green