Alternative Energy / Renewable Energy

Jul 30, 2012 at 17:59 | Charles Kennedy

The ups and downs of renewable energy projects like solar, wind and electric cars have shell-shocked investors, but this is not the death knell for eco-investment, and the smart investor…

Jul 30, 2012 at 17:24 | Professor Chris Rhodes

Not only are supplies of oil and natural gas under imminent threat of failing to meet demand for them, but so is a whole range of precious metals, along with…

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:34 | Post Carbon

Few would argue with the proposition that within the next 20 or 30 years our current sources of fossil fuels and other somewhat substitutable liquids will be only a fraction…

Jul 19, 2012 at 18:08 | Charles Kennedy

In a nutshell, Republican presidential candidate Mit Romney has received a serious campaign lashing over his corporate, American-job-outsourcing past, and his response to that is to take the Obama administration…

Jul 17, 2012 at 17:13 | Climate Progress

Wind energy opponents who say that producing electricity using the power of the wind is not efficient would do well to take a look at a new graphic published on…

Jul 11, 2012 at 17:17 | John Daly

According to Britain’s Oil & Gas lobby group, while Britain’s oil and gas industry is in sharp decline, it remains fundamental for jobs and the UK economy.Last year…

Jul 09, 2012 at 17:02 | John Daly

Amidst the on-going roiling European Union debate over the organization’s crisis, politicians in Brussels have been scrambling to construct a fiscal policy that will shore up the organization’s common currency,…

Jul 06, 2012 at 16:52 | Green Futures

Say the word ‘Afghanistan’ and you’ll conjure up a number of associations in your listener’s mind. It’s a safe bet that none of them will include ‘promising haven of renewable…

Jul 03, 2012 at 17:31 | Saltanat Berdikeeva

1.    Electric cars have arrived, but the pace of adoption will be slow.2.    There are several different types of cars that plug in, and their electric ranges vary.3.   …

Jul 03, 2012 at 17:25 | Devon Bass

Burning garbage was something we once did to get rid of garbage that we didn’t know what else to do with.  But old incinerators built a few decades ago were…

Jun 28, 2012 at 17:03 | Climate Progress

Americans have always prided themselves on thinking big. When it comes to energy, the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has given big-thinkers everywhere a shot in the arm with a…

Jun 26, 2012 at 16:11 | Charles Kennedy

Net zero energy buildings produce as much energy as they consume via on-site renewable energy, but it will be about three decades before they become something more than a luxury…

Jun 22, 2012 at 17:18 | Environmental Finance

Investors are rushing to finance renewable energy projects in Latin America, as many countries in the region now have attractive incentives and investment-grade ratings.“If you're not in a…

Jun 22, 2012 at 16:47 | Editorial Dept

A relatively small change to the tax code could make all the difference in renewable energy investments, and while it’s not likely to happen this year, 2013 could be a…

Jun 19, 2012 at 17:09 | Tyler Hamilton

Climate-change skeptics like to call environmentalists “alarmists” because of their call for urgent action to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The skeptics say the science is too uncertain, that there’s no rush…

Jun 14, 2012 at 17:37 | Environmental Finance

Despite ever-rising carbon dioxide emissions, sinking solar stocks, and perceived falls in government support for renewables, the low-carbon investment theme is “alive and well”, according to analysts at Citi.

Jun 13, 2012 at 16:43 | James Burgess

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) announced in a new report that in 2011 global renewable energy investment reached a record $257 billion; a 17 percent increase from 2010, and a…

Jun 13, 2012 at 16:41 | Climate Progress

The once staid International Energy Agency continues its string of blunt, must-read reports laying bare the reality of our climate and energy system.While so many “experts” and politicians…

Jun 11, 2012 at 16:51 | Climate Progress

Google is backing it. So is Warren Buffett, America’s most-watched investor. GE, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers, is too.Each of these corporate icons is placing big bets…

Jun 07, 2012 at 18:08 | Charles Kennedy

New documents that have been leaked reveal that the British government has been trying its best to dilute the potency of new European renewable energy and carbon emission targets, despite…