Renewables now provide a quart...

Oct 6, 2017 by

Renewables now provide a quarter of the world’s power.

[Translate] Stuff that matters   GRIST Renewer and better A new report from the International Energy Agency surveys the growth of...

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Resilient Rebuilding in Puerto...

Oct 5, 2017 by

[Translate] Martin O’Malley   RMI.ORG Reality check. Two of the largest hurricanes in recorded history hit Puerto Rico, the...

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California’s big battery exper...

Sep 15, 2017 by

California’s big battery experiment: a turning point for energy storage?

[Translate] The Guardian – The world’s largest lithium-ion battery installed after the Aliso Canyon gas blowout has become a...

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Last Chance Today for State Le...

Sep 14, 2017 by

Last Chance Today for State Legislature to Vote for 100% Renewable Electricity for California

[Translate] SB 100 is California’s historic bill that would require the state to push up its goal of achieving 50% renewable...

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Brooks + Scarpa’s The Six Rais...

Sep 5, 2017 by

Brooks + Scarpa’s The Six Raises the Bar for Affordable Housing in LA

[Translate] A new veteran-focused housing development seeks to offer a more sensitive salve to Los Angeles’s growing homelessness...

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Vestas Joins Tesla to Combine ...

Sep 5, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Anna Hirtenstein   BLOOMBERG NEWS Part of wider global program, Vestas also working with others Vestas seeking to...

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Staying below 2 degrees is “po...

Aug 25, 2017 by

Staying below 2 degrees is “possible and practical” says RMI

[Translate] The Rocky Mountain Institute’s new report Positive Disruption describes pathways for the global economy to mitigate...

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Here’s How 139 Countries...

Aug 24, 2017 by

[Translate] Energy Lorraine Chow   ECOWATCH.COM Two years ago, Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson and his collaborators...

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The eclipse was a test, and th...

Aug 23, 2017 by

The eclipse was a test, and the solar industry aced it.

[Translate] Briefly   via GRIST.org Stuff that matters off the grid REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni As the United States momentarily plunged...

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Wind energy saves up to 12,000...

Aug 18, 2017 by

Wind energy saves up to 12,000 lives, $108 billion in health costs

[Translate] Hannah Hunt   AWEABLOG.ORG   We often write about the economic benefits of wind power. But a new report released this...

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U.S. Wind and Solar Boom Helpe...

Aug 16, 2017 by

[Translate] Lorraine Chow   ECOWATCH.COM A new study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab gives us further reason to transition...

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The Navajo Nation is transitio...

Aug 1, 2017 by

The Navajo Nation is transitioning from coal to solar.

[Translate] Briefly Stuff that matters sun’s up Shutterstock The coal-fired Navajo Generating Station is slated to close at the...

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South Miami just made a huge r...

Jul 24, 2017 by

South Miami just made a huge rooftop solar decision

[Translate] Miami is doing what it can to reduce its carbon footprint Bobby Magill, Climate Central SALON.COM In this Feb. 26, 2015...

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25 Percent of Australian Homes...

Jul 17, 2017 by

25 Percent of Australian Homes Have Switched to Solar, and Other Green Triumphs This Week

[Translate] By Juan Cole / Informed Comment   VIA TRUTHDIG.COM   Solar panels on a home in southern Australia. (David Clarke / CC...

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Demonstrating U.S. Climate Lea...

Jul 13, 2017 by

[Translate] Paul Bodnar   RMI.ORG Caroline Ott Koben Calhoun Since the White House announcement of its intention to withdraw from the...

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Solar power plant lights up ab...

Jul 13, 2017 by

Solar power plant lights up abandoned nuclear project

[Translate] John Fitzgerald Weaver  elektric.co   Since 1981, 36 years ago, the Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant in...

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Renewable energy is becoming s...

Jul 11, 2017 by

Renewable energy is becoming so cheap the US will meet Paris commitments even if Trump withdraws

[Translate]  HERE COMES THE SUN Why insist on coal as solar gets cheaper? (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Zoë Schlanger   QZ.COM...

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GREEN ARCHITECTURE 101: BUILDI...

Jul 11, 2017 by

Green building, sometimes referred to as sustainable design, is a practice that focuses on improving the efficient use of energy, water and materials during a building’s life.

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ELON MUSK’S BIG BATTERY ...

Jul 7, 2017 by

ELON MUSK’S BIG BATTERY BRINGS REALITY CRASHING INTO A POST-TRUTH WORLD

[Translate] Energy Tim Hollo   THEGUARDIAN.COM For months, politicians and fossil fuel industry have lied about the viability of...

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35 AUDACIOUS IDEAS TO CHANGE T...

Jul 6, 2017 by

35 AUDACIOUS IDEAS TO CHANGE THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

[Translate] Rocky Mountain Institute Founded in 1982, Rocky Mountain Institute is a nonprofit that transforms global energy use to...

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GROUNDBREAKING NEW ENERGY STOR...

Jul 5, 2017 by

[Translate] eCAMION, Toronto, Canada, energy storage, energy storage system, pole-mounted, pole-mounted energy storage system,...

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JIMMY CARTER JUST BUILT A SOLA...

Jul 5, 2017 by

JIMMY CARTER JUST BUILT A SOLAR FARM TO POWER HALF HIS HOME TOWN

[Translate] Former President Jimmy Carter is no stranger to solar power. He was so taken with it during his presidency that he...

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HOW AMERICA CAN DECLARE INDEPE...

Jul 3, 2017 by

HOW AMERICA CAN DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM DIRTY ENERGY

[Translate] Grist / Amelia Bates By Grist staff What’s it going to take to win American independence from dirty energy? The Fourth of...

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ENERGY-GENERATING PAVEMENT JUS...

Jun 30, 2017 by

ENERGY-GENERATING PAVEMENT JUST BECAME A REALITY IN LONDON

[Translate] Earth & Energy FUTURISM.COM Pavegen In Brief Today on Bird Street in London, a new outdoor shopping space was...

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RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE U.S. B...

Jun 18, 2017 by

[Translate] Earth & Energy FUTURISM SunPower In Brief Renewable energy sources, particularly solar and wind, have broken records...

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WHY SAUDI EXTREMISM IS AN ARGU...

Jun 14, 2017 by

[Translate] By Juan Cole / Informed Comment  TRUTHDIG.COM Saudi Arabia has gotten too big for its britches, and the oil-producing...

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FLOATING TIDAL TURBINE OFF ORK...

Jun 13, 2017 by

FLOATING TIDAL TURBINE OFF ORKNEY ISLANDS SMASHES GENERATION RECORDS

[Translate]   A floating tidal turbine has smashed generation records in Scotland, matching the generation capacity of offshore...

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LAST YEAR THE U.S. PRODUCED AL...

Jun 5, 2017 by

LAST YEAR THE U.S. PRODUCED ALMOST 20 PERCENT OF ELECTRICITY VIA RENEWABLES — OBLITERATING EXPECTATIONS

[Translate]   By Walter Einenkel  DAILYKOS.COM So much nicer to see an impressive person playing the part of world leader While...

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THE LATEST LESSON FROM THE CHA...

Jun 4, 2017 by

[Translate] Lloyd Alter (@lloydalter)   via TREEHUGGER.com Energy / Energy Policy © Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Every...

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FIVE WAYS CITIES CAN FIGHT CLI...

Jun 2, 2017 by

FIVE WAYS CITIES CAN FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE — WITH OR WITHOUT THE PARIS DEAL

[Translate] Shutterstock climate desk By Laura Bliss  GRIST.ORG This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here...

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