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Firms Upset With Spain

The Spanish government has stepped on a few toes with its recent retroactive solar power incentive cuts. Now those toes are stepping back.[read more]

Climate Change Map

The International Energy Agency is well known for its annual World Energy Outlook, released towards the end of each year. In concert with the WEO come one or more special publications and this year is no exception.[read more]

Sustainable Wineries

The newly opened Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building at the University of California, Davis includes a full lineup of futuristic green tech bells and whistles.[read more]

Energy Efficient Trains

Sean Kidney has just released the “2013 review of Bonds and Climate Change” report in collaboration with HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. In a nutshell, the report highlights some encouraging trends:[read more]

Electric Car Cost

Just this week I noted a new tool from the US Department of Energy showing that fueling an electric car is about 3 times cheaper than fueling a gasmobile. Well, those fuel savings add up, resulting in more money in your pocket.[read more]

Nuclear Energy Controversy

In his review of Pandora’s Promise Ed Lyman, senior scientist for the Union of Concerned Scientists, picked a nit by extracting a single line and attempting to show how wrong it was.[read more]

Nuclear Energy Documentary

If Robert Stone’s primary purpose in creating Pandora’s Promise was to generate discussion about nuclear energy, it appears that he has succeeded.[read more]

Solar Energy Soldier

New developments in the growing partnership between Solar Energy International and the United States military.[read more]

The Greenest Car/shutterstock

Just two days ago I was praising Ford for its plugin electric vehicle options. Well, those clean vehicles aren’t the only things that are cleaner around Ford headquarters and factories these days.[read more]

Energy Gathering Clothes

Music fans at the Isle of Wight Festival are taking part of an experiment. British cell phone company Vodafone is using the festival to try out the Power Pocket, a wearable gadget designed to power peripherals with body heat and movement.[read more]

MLP Bill in Congress/shutterstock

Aside from the NSA surveillance program and vacations, it's nearly impossible to find something both parties in Congress can agree on. But we may just have another such policy: master limited partnerships, or MLPs.[read more]

Cool Roof Movement

Looking to be a little cooler this summer? Buying an electric fan or an air conditioning unit is effective, but that’s hardly the only way to maintain the temperature in the home, at the office or elsewhere.[read more]

Demand Response

Summer represents the time of year when the potential for strain on the electric grid is a constant concern. Brownouts, blackouts and voltage fluctuations can cost manufacturers thousands of dollars.[read more]

Offshore Wind Energy

The Department of Interior announced this week the first-ever competitive offshore wind auction. Many policymakers and advocates are hailing it as a milestone moment.[read more]

Electric vs Gasoline Comparisons

The DOE has just launched a wonderful tool that some people will love and others will hate. Its new eGallon tool shows people how much it costs to fuel up on electricity versus gas.[read more]