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    How Close is the World to $1 Trillion in Renewable Energy Investments?

    How Close is the World to $1 Trillion in Renewable Energy Investments?

    Some bankers across the world are aiming high when it comes to investments in renewable energy. Billionaire investors and climate-focused policy advocates like hedge-fund founder billionaire Tom Steyer and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin gathered at the United Nations this week to call for more investments in renewables and changes to financial markets that […]

    Wind Energy Blows Away Records Throughout Europe

    Wind Energy Blows Away Records Throughout Europe

    By Michael Goggin The data is in, and 2013 went out with a bang as wind energy output soared to new records across Europe. Electricity prices and air pollution dropped as wind energy drastically reduced fossil fuel use during high winter energy demand. Ireland, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and the UK all saw noteworthy wind […]

    U.S. Military Nearly Doubles Renewable Energy Projects

    U.S. Military Nearly Doubles Renewable Energy Projects

    U.S. Armed Forces have been relying expertise from the private sector and third-party financing to deploy renewable energy, and a new report shows that it’s been paying off tremendously. Renewable projects on Department of Defense and military properties grew from 454 to 700 from 2010 to 2012, according to Power Surge, a report released today […]

    Woman Breaks Barriers to Achieve Dream of Working in Wind Energy

    Woman Breaks Barriers to Achieve Dream of Working in Wind Energy

    By Meredith MacDonald Meredith MacDonald. Photo credit: Life Among Giants In September of 2010, I set foot on my first wind project as a security guard. I must admit I had set foot on wind farms prior to this, but just as a gawker who wanted to see the giant components up close. My job on […]

    Gov. Cuomo: New York to Spend $1 Billion on Solar Energy

    Gov. Cuomo: New York to Spend $1 Billion on Solar Energy

    By Kiley Kroh New York governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his State of the State address this week and announced an even greater commitment to clean energy, including $1 billion in new funding for solar energy projects. Launched in 2012, Cuomo’s NY-Sun Initiative has already been a tremendous success, with almost 300 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic capacity installed or […]

    Conservation Groups to Sue Over Wind Turbine Project in Key Bird Migration Corridor

    Conservation Groups to Sue Over Wind Turbine Project in Key Bird Migration Corridor

    The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio’s Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which yesterday announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of […]