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    Global Renewable Energy Jobs Grow to 6.5 Million​

    Global Renewable Energy Jobs Grow to 6.5 Million​

    Renewable energy employment has topped a combined 6.5 million jobs around the globe, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).   Released Monday morning, Renewable Energy and Jobs—Annual Review 2014 shows that jobs in the wind, solar and other clean energy sectors grew by nearly 1 million from 2012 to 2013. China, Brazil, […]

    Warren Buffett to Close One of Nation’s Dirtiest Coal Plants in Favor of Solar Energy

    Warren Buffett to Close One of Nation’s Dirtiest Coal Plants in Favor of Solar Energy

    One of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the U.S. will soon shut down, thanks to a well-known billionaire and previously passed legislation. As part of its acquisition of Nevada’s largest utility, NV Energy, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway also inherited Reid Gardner, a 557-megawatt (MW), coal-fired energy plant near Las Vegas. The massive structure, which has […]

    Why Renewable Energy Subsidies Are the Most Transparent Kind

    Why Renewable Energy Subsidies Are the Most Transparent Kind

    From direct government support to tax breaks and the cost of negative externalities like pollution, subsidies to the power sector take many different—and often hidden—forms. In fact, the exact definition of a subsidy was the crux of an at times heated debate, “subsidies to the power sector: Europe’s best kept secret?” hosted by the European […]

    It’s Time To Double Down on Renewable Energy and Move Beyond Coal

    It’s Time To Double Down on Renewable Energy and Move Beyond Coal

    I would never argue that we should ignore the problems being caused by climate disruption around the world—we need to acknowledge and take responsibility for them. But I believe it’s equally important to tell some other parts of the story: That we are not powerless and that we have solutions we can start using now. […]

    Mars Makes Largest Renewable Energy Commitment of Any U.S. Food Manufacturer

    Mars Makes Largest Renewable Energy Commitment of Any U.S. Food Manufacturer

    Wind energy is coming to Mars. No, it’s not that Mars, but the announcement is still substantial. Mars Inc., the makers of Snickers, Skittles and other popular candies, said Wednesday that it is building a 200-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Lamesa, TX. The 118-turbine farm is the biggest long-term commitment to renewable energy made by any food manufacturing […]

    How Arizona Could Soon Tax Thousands of Residents For Going Solar

    How Arizona Could Soon Tax Thousands of Residents For Going Solar

    If you lease solar panels in Arizona—now home of the world’s largest photovoltaic solar facility—there could soon be a tax for that. A new interpretation of state law regarding solar panels means that customers could be paying taxes on them by October 2015, the Arizona Republic reported. The taxes aren’t light either. According to the […]

    Why There Is No Better Time For Wind and Solar Energy Than Now

    Why There Is No Better Time For Wind and Solar Energy Than Now

    The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report, which explores ways to cut carbon emissions, put the world on notice. Despite efforts in the United States, Europe and developing countries such as China to ramp up energy efficiency and renewable energy, global carbon emissions have been increasing at a much faster clip than they […]