Renewable Energy

5 Countries Leading the Way Toward 100% Renewable Energy

5 Countries Leading the Way Toward 100% Renewable Energy

2014 was an exciting year for renewable energy. After a three-year slump in renewable energy finance, investment grew last year, with records level seen for the amount spent on wind farms, as well the construction of both new wind and solar capacity. Last month, wind turbines alone provided around 1,279 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity to […]

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    UK Wind Power Smashes Records As Scotland Eyes Fossil-Free Future

    UK Wind Power Smashes Records As Scotland Eyes Fossil-Free Future

    Wind power went from strength to strength in the UK in 2014, with new figures from the National Grid showing the sector smashed its previous energy generation record last year. Across the board, UK wind power generation is breaking records. December generation broke records, with wind’s contribution to the electricity mix rising to 14 percent. […]

    Renewables Outpace Nuclear All Over the World

    Renewables Outpace Nuclear All Over the World

    As flagship nuclear projects run into long delays and huge cost overruns, solar and wind power are falling in price. Renewables already supply twice as much power as nuclear. It’s just too bad the nuclear-fixated UK government hasn’t noticed. Renewables are winning out just about everywhere. They now supply over 19 percent of global primary energy […]

    Fortune 500 Companies Unite in Support of Renewable Energy

    Fortune 500 Companies Unite in Support of Renewable Energy

    Q: What do Google, 223 other businesses, 14 attorneys general, 11 U.S. senators, and more than 25 environmental, public health and clean energy organizations all have in common? A: They all told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that renewable energy should play a strong role in reducing emissions from existing power plants under its proposed […]

    Richard Branson and Amory Lovins Join Forces to Accelerate Clean Energy Revolution

    Richard Branson and Amory Lovins Join Forces to Accelerate Clean Energy Revolution

    The world’s three biggest carbon emitters—the U.S., China, and the European Union—have all announced emissions goals or limits in the past few months. That’s great news, but global fossil fuel demand continues to rise, and with it, so do climate change’s risks—to the economy, to the environment, to security, to human health and to people […]

    Pope Francis: We Are ‘Stewards, Not Masters’ of the Earth

    Pope Francis: We Are ‘Stewards, Not Masters’ of the Earth

    Since his election in March 2013, Pope Francis has established a reputation as an outspoken advocate for the environment, warning about the dangers of human actions that drive climate change. He enhanced that reputation this week, speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. There he called for the responsible stewardship of the Earth and its resources, […]

    Renewable Energy Becomes Scotland’s Main Source of Electricity

    Renewable Energy Becomes Scotland’s Main Source of Electricity

    Clean, renewable energy sources are now Scotland’s number one source of power, according to new figures from the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change and reported in Scotland’s daily paper The Scotsman. The figures, which include solar, wind, hydro and biomass, showed that renewable energy generated 32 percent more electricity than any other single source […]

    Revolutionary Poop-Powered Bus Hits UK Roads

    Revolutionary Poop-Powered Bus Hits UK Roads

    A new frontier in biofuel has been attained in the UK. Wessex Water in southern England announced that it is supplying fuel for a 40-seat “Bio-Bus,” owned by the Bath Bus Company, that will be running regular trips from Bath in southwest England to the Bristol Airport. The city of Bath launched the bus to […]

    Interactive Map: Find Out How Your State Ranks on Renewable Energy

    Interactive Map: Find Out How Your State Ranks on Renewable Energy

    What states are moving ahead on clean energy and what states are lagging behind? A new interactive map released by Earthjustice lets you see at a glance. This map lets you find out where any state stands on clean energy. Image credit: Earthjustice The map is part of an Earthjustice report Coming Clean: The State of […]