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2.7m New Jobs In Clean Energy & 40% Less Carbon Emissions
A newly released report shows how the United States can cut its carbon pollution by 40 percent from 2005 levels. In the process, 2.7 million new clean energy jobs will be created, reducing the unemployment rate by 1.5 percentage points. Recently released in Nevada for the seventh annual National Clean Energy Summit, the report is […] More
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Wind May Power the Future Economy
So far, the story of the US renewable energy transformation has skipped a key chapter, which is the exploitation of our massive offshore wind power potential. In the offshore wind category, the US has been lagging far behind other nations. However, the spotlight is starting to swing out to embrace this wind power option, and […] More
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Could a Global Supergrid be the Key to Our Renewable Energy Future?
[This article was written by Cory Connolly and originally published at Mosaic.] With the development of the smart-grid and distributed generation, the trend in energy seems to be local, but the future of the electric grid may in fact be more regional and global. In the United States, as in many countries throughout the world, […] More
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Renewable Energy Manifesto Imagines Profound Change, Sees Big Opportunities
It seems as if there are two basic sides to the sustainable renewable energy revolution. One side imagines all of the constraints or costs or perceived weaknesses to solar and wind and wave/tidal and hydro energy, and the other side says bring it on already (while also still wondering where in the world the funding […] More
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Siemens Pursuing Strong Offshore Wind Power Development in UK and EU
The opening of the London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind power plant, with 174 Siemens wind turbines installed in the Thames estuary, Siemens is well-positioned to continue to lead the way in offshore wind power development in the UK and EU. Their massive turbines, rated at 3.6 MW and with rotor diameters of 120 […] More
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IKEA Launches Sustainability Strategy: People & Planet Positive
The darling of home owners and apartment dwellers alike, IKEA has brought Euro-style and flat-pack home furnishings to the masses, and now they’re set to redefine their business with a focus on sustainability. “We want to have a positive impact on people and the planet. For many years we’ve focused on economizing with resources and […] More
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The New Federal Focus on Solar Power
A new federal program looks to expand the focus of domestic solar energy production in the US. More
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The Future of Green: Innovations That Promote Economic Engagement
Fleet companies face challenges that go beyond what the average car owner sees. The automotive landscape changes completely when managing more than one vehicle. Those in charge of a fleet must balance fuel efficiency, environmental responsibility and capital expenditure for multiple cars. Economic innovations have stepped up to help fleets stay true to the current […] More
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When it Comes to Creating Jobs, It’s Hard to Beat a Wind Farm
A recent study shows that establishing a wind farm can create up to 1,100 new jobs in the immediate area where it’s located, largely proving the correlation between a move to green energy sources and an improvement in the country’s overall economic position. More
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Energy Production – Economically Speaking
Pairing the words “economy” and “energy” in the same sentence seems straightforward enough. Yet these two words–combined with the word “sustainable”–open up a world of controversy as well as immense opportunity. The controversy comes from differing opinions of how best to tap the Earth’s resources to meet humanity’s power needs. The opportunity is the number […] More
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As Demand For Coal Drops, Carbon Emissions Also Fall
During the first few months of 2012 there were fewer carbon emissions as a result of power us, 7% less than in 2011. Here’s why emissions are down… More
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America to President and Congress: Give us clean energy
Apparently, Americans aren’t getting the message that renewable energy is dead. Following the Solyndra bankruptcy and the avalanche of negative news coverage, 90 percent of the American public still thinks that developing sources of clean energy should be a very high (30%), high (35%) or medium (25%) priority for the president and Congress. This is […] More
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