SCIENTISTS CAPTURE CARBON BY T...

Jun 15, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS CAPTURE CARBON BY TURNING CO2 EMISSIONS INTO STONE

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Carbon dioxide is a component of the steam rising from...

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RAINY U.K. GETS MORE POWER FRO...

Jun 9, 2016 by

RAINY U.K. GETS MORE POWER FROM SOLAR THAN COAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A CENTURY

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Renewable sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal, produced...

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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WON’...

Jun 8, 2016 by

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WON’T CURE CLIMATE ILLS

[Translate]   By Paul Brown / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Governments are anxious not to have to rely on oil...

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CLIMATE JUSTICE FROM THE GROUN...

Jun 5, 2016 by

CLIMATE JUSTICE FROM THE GROUND UP: SIX BALLOT INITIATIVES TO WATCH IN 2016

[Translate]   By Matt Stannard, Occupy.com | Report Florida International University Solar House at Engineering Campus. Florida has...

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Chile Producing So Much Solar ...

Jun 4, 2016 by

Chile Producing So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving Electricity Away for Free

[Translate] Environment The country’s central grid has increased four-fold to 770 megawatts since 2013. By Lorraine Chow / Eco...

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FANNIE MAE’S FINANCING F...

Jun 2, 2016 by

FANNIE MAE’S FINANCING FOR SOLAR: A GAME CHANGER FOR THE SOLAR INDUSTRY

[Translate] Authors Jamie Johnson Guest Author Laurie Guevara-​Stone Writer / Editor ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE Mortgage companies play...

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JOB LOSSES EXPECTED AS MARYLAN...

Jun 1, 2016 by

JOB LOSSES EXPECTED AS MARYLAND GOVERNOR STUNS SOLAR INDUSTRY WITH CLEAN ENERGY VETO

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Gail Burton Less than two months after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan...

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FU...

May 31, 2016 by

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FUSION ENERGY

[Translate] From the Experts David Parker/SPL FUTURISM In Brief Nuclear fusion is the long sought “holy grail” of energy research. It...

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FACT-CHECKING DONALD TRUMPR...

May 31, 2016 by

FACT-CHECKING DONALD TRUMP’S LOW-OCTANE ENERGY POLICY

[Translate] Environment We take a look at the emissions and omissions from the GOP nominee-apparent’s ‘America First’ energy...

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HOW TO GET SOLAR PANELS ONTO M...

May 26, 2016 by

[Translate] Shutterstock A guest view By Laurie Mazur  GRIST This is a guest post from Laurie Mazur, editor for the Kresge...

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MAJOR OIL COMPANIES TREAD CAUT...

May 23, 2016 by

MAJOR OIL COMPANIES TREAD CAUTIOUSLY TOWARD RENEWABLES

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Nigeria’s Niger Delta has suffered severe damage from...

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RENEWABLES ARE LEAVING NATURAL...

May 23, 2016 by

RENEWABLES ARE LEAVING NATURAL GAS IN THE DUST THIS YEAR

[Translate] Climate by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Nati Harnik, AP   In the first three months of 2016, the U.S. grid added 18...

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THIS COUNTRY JUST SET A MAJOR ...

May 23, 2016 by

THIS COUNTRY JUST SET A MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY RECORD

[Translate] by Evelyn Anne CrundenCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock The Aldeadávila Dam, on the border between Portugal and...

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THE WORLD’S LARGEST FLOA...

May 21, 2016 by

[Translate] Norwegian company Statoil is building the world’s largest offshore floating wind farm near Scotland – and it’s set to...

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STORING THE SUN’S ENERGY...

May 18, 2016 by

STORING THE SUN’S ENERGY JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRSS CREDIT: S&C Electric Company Part of a game-changing 4.2 MW solar + storage system in...

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WE CAN STOP SEARCHING FOR THE ...

May 15, 2016 by

WE CAN STOP SEARCHING FOR THE CLEAN ENERGY MIRACLE. IT’S ALREADY HERE.

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Justin Pritchard, AP   Key climate solutions have been advancing considerably faster...

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THE 4TH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE...

May 10, 2016 by

THE 4TH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD JUST GENERATED 90 PERCENT OF THE POWER IT NEEDS FROM RENEWABLE

[Translate] by Jeremy Deaton – Guest Contributor CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock   On Sunday, for a brief, shining...

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WHY USED ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIE...

May 9, 2016 by

WHY USED ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES COULD BE CRUCIAL TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Battery costs are plummeting to levels that make EVs a truly...

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NATIVE COMMUNITIES STAND UP TO...

May 8, 2016 by

NATIVE COMMUNITIES STAND UP TO PROPOSED OIL PIPELINE: ‘THIS IS KEYSTONE 3’

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Nati Harnik Pipes for the proposed Dakota Access oil pipeline, that...

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WHY BILL GATES’ MATH ERR...

May 2, 2016 by

WHY BILL GATES’ MATH ERROR ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE MATTERS

[Translate] by Joe Romm  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Peterson Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plays table tennis against...

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RESEARCHERS ACCIDENTALLY DISCO...

May 1, 2016 by

RESEARCHERS ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVER A WAY TO MAKE BATTERIES LAST BASICALLY FOREVER

[Translate] INHABITAT by Cat DiStasio View Slideshow Inventors joke about building “a better mousetrap,” but these days, it’s a...

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ONE MILLION POINTS OF LIGHT: T...

Apr 29, 2016 by

ONE MILLION POINTS OF LIGHT: TOP FIVE REASONS WE LOVE SOLAR

[Translate] GLOBAL PANORAMAFind out what the one-millionth solar installation in the US means for the future of renewable...

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TOP SIX GREEN ENERGY GOOD NEWS...

Apr 25, 2016 by

TOP SIX GREEN ENERGY GOOD NEWS STORIES FROM PARIS COP21

[Translate]   By Juan Cole  TRUTHDIG This post originally ran on Truthdig contributor Juan Cole’s website.World leaders signed the...

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NUCLEAR POWER COSTS ENTER UNCH...

Apr 21, 2016 by

NUCLEAR POWER COSTS ENTER UNCHARTERED TERRITORY

[Translate]   By Paul Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Many international businesses are hoping to cash in on...

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS SLASHING ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS SLASHING C02 QUICKLY REQUIRES NON-EXISTENT TECHNOLOGIES

[Translate]   by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: By Koza1983 via Wikipedia Aerial photo of Spanish solar power towers.  ...

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THE SENATE JUST PASSED AN ENER...

Apr 20, 2016 by

THE SENATE JUST PASSED AN ENERGY BILL THAT WOULD MAKE FORESTS A ‘CARBON NEUTRAL’ ENERGY SOURCE

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Krupa   The first major update to the nation’s...

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FINDING HOPE IN DESPAIR: WHAT ...

Apr 20, 2016 by

FINDING HOPE IN DESPAIR: WHAT I LEARNED HIKING THE ENTIRE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

[Translate] Books We’re at the point when we’re supposed to act, but signing another online petition, changing to a more efficient...

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REVERSE PHOTOSYNTHESIS IS AN U...

Apr 18, 2016 by

REVERSE PHOTOSYNTHESIS IS AN ULTRA-EFFICIENT BIOFUEL “GAME CHANGER”

[Translate] The ongoing quest for renewable energy takes a lot of cues from nature, and here’s one more. A team of scientists from...

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FORTY PERCENT OF U.S. ELECTRIC...

Apr 17, 2016 by

FORTY PERCENT OF U.S. ELECTRICITY COULD COME FROM ROOFTOP SOLAR

[Translate]   By s.e. smith, Care2 | Report With rooftop solar arrays becoming more common, the Department of Energy decided to do...

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CALTECH’S 2500 ORBITING ...

Apr 13, 2016 by

CALTECH’S 2500 ORBITING SOLAR PANELS COULD PROVIDE EARTH WITH LIMITLESS ENERGY

[Translate] FUTURISM NASA In Brief The Space Solar Power Initiative (SSPI), a collaboration between Caltech and Northrup Grumman, has...

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