Renewable Energy

The Oregon legislature just put another nail in the coffin of the coal era. On Friday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed into law one of the most ambitious and sweeping pieces of energy legislation in the country’s history, one which will eradicate the use of coal for electricity generation entirely within two decades. The Boardman […]

Around the nation, big utility companies are successfully lobbying lawmakers and regulators to restrict individual and corporate access to solar power, denying people significant savings on electricity bills and the opportunity to take part in the growing green energy economy. Big utility companies are successfully lobbying lawmakers and regulators to restrict individual and corporate access […]

While many major retailers—including Apple, IKEA and recently Whole Foods—are investing in solar to supply their own businesses with power, Patagonia wants you to have this clean, green renewable energy yourself. The outdoor clothing and gear company is bringing rooftop solar to 1,500 homes in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. The company made the announcement Thursday in a blog post: Led by Patagonia and Kinaʻole Capital Partners, LLC, […]

Whole Foods is teaming up with NRG Energy and SolarCity to install rooftop solar on 100 of its stores and distribution centers across the country. Whole Foods is going even greener after striking a deal with SolarCity and NRG Energy to install solar panels across 100 stores. Fortune reported that SolarCity, co-founded by Elon Musk, will install roughly […]

By Oceans 8 Films Dear President Obama, The Clean Energy Revolution is Now, narrated by 3-time Academy Award nominated actor Mark Ruffalo, calls on President Obama to ban fracking and join the “anti-drilling” majority growing across the U.S. Oceans 8 Films is excited to announce the film’s premiere in Washington, DC on March 18, as […]

By SUN DAY Campaign Two new federal government reports underscore not only the continued rapid growth of renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) in the electric power sector but also the ongoing failure of government forecasts to accurately anticipate and predict that growth. The new renewable energy capacity added in January is […]

As a game-changing “solar tree” public art initiative, the 100 Grannies for a Livable Future in Iowa City has galvanized a groundswell of support for a community-based, inclusive and environmentally focused alternative that could serve as a public art model for other American cities. Incorporating the original purpose of the city’s Black Hawk Mini Park […]

The Planetary Society’s solar sail is another step closer to spending its days in the sun. The world’s largest space-interest nonprofit has unveiled the LightSail-2, the successor to the original LightSail CubeSat (or cube satellite used for space research) that successfully deployed its solar sails in space eight months ago. The LightSail’s mylar solar sails span […]