Drivers To Save $68 Billion by 2030 Under Obama’s 54.5 MPG Standard, NRDC Report Finds
April 20th, 2012 | by NRDC
NRDC Report: Drivers To Save $68 Billion by 2030 Under 54.5 MPG Standard NRDC Ranks Top 20 States for
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Facebook, NRDC, Opower, & 16 Utilities Team Up to Create Social Gaming App
April 3rd, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Facebook, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Opower, and 16 US utility companies joined forces recently to create a
Major League Baseball Leads Off 2012 Season With Clean Tech Investments
April 3rd, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci
Spring means one thing to the American sports fan – the start of a new Major League Baseball (MLB) season. For the environmentally conscious sports fan, however, it means the debut of new sustainability initiatives at ballparks across the country as the MLB continues its efforts to go green
The Dark and Seamy Underbelly of the Recycling Industry
March 16th, 2012 | by Susanna Schick
Today was Day One of the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in Los Angeles, held by the Blue Green Alliance. That's not blue as in oceans, that's blue as in blue collar workers. This exciting conference brought together clean tech industry leaders, labor union leaders, government, investors and educators to discuss how best to create more green jobs. This builds on the work Van Jones did in promoting a Green Collar Economy. Villaraigosa and many other speakers all mentioned the importance of working together to create more quality green jobs
If Polluter Lobbyists Were Asthmatic Children (VIDEO)
March 7th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Sierra Club have launched a new video ad focused on an
Shooting with Blanks at the OK Corral
February 24th, 2012 | by NRDC
by David Doniger of the NRDC Next week a rogues’ gallery of science-denying industry associations, right-wing advocacy groups, Tea
Without Competition, Oil Companies to Suck Money Out of Our Wallets
February 23rd, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Below are some things to consider if you’re watching, listening to, or reading about Obama’s speech on energy in
National Solar Energy Plan Close to Completion, Conservation Groups Support It
January 31st, 2012 | by Guest Contributor
On the heels of President Obama’s State of the Union remarks to expand clean energy development, the Interior Department is moving to finalize the nation’s first solar energy program for public lands with the closing of the public comment period today. Over the past 90 days, the Bureau of Land Management has been seeking input on the Supplemental Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SPEIS) for solar development on public lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The solar plan has garnered more than 100,000 comments in the past two years from stakeholders across the country advocating for balanced, guided development that would minimize potential impacts on wildlife and sensitive lands, and reduce uncertainty in permitting. Solar companies, major trade associations, utilities and conservation groups also submitted a joint letter to Interior with recommendations to help shape a successful solar program
PACE Coming Back?
January 29th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
This is a very important post on a very important clean energy financing option that has been in hibernation, or maimed, for quite awhile now. Check it out and make sure to take action via the links on the bottom of the post! (Note that it was originally published on January 25.) If you're interested in reading more on PACE than what's below, check out our page on it (linked above)
China Wind Capacity May Reach 1,000 GW by 2050
October 19th, 2011 | by Glenn Meyers
China continues to create headlines in the area of renewable energy, this time concerning the wind power generating capacity it might reach by 2050 – some 1,000 gigawatts. China is already the world’s largest generator of wind energy capacity.
Facebook & Opower Creating Social Energy Efficiency App
October 19th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
QUICK NEWS: Facebook and Opower are working with the Natural Resources Defense Council to develop a Facebook app that will encourage more people to pay attention to their energy consumption and energy efficiency. The social energy app will allow people to compare their energy use with the energy use of an average U.S. home of a similar size, and with the energy use of their friends' homes. In addition, the Facebook app will allow people to share energy saving tips with other app users. And, of course, there will be energy-saving competitions
Vehicle Emissions Standards Create Jobs, Report Finds (+ Top Transportation Stories)
August 10th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
A new report, released yesterday, shows that clean car and truck research, development, and production are already creating 155,000 jobs in the United States, and they could create a ton more green jobs in the coming years with proper policies
5 More Cleantech Stories of the Week
June 4th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Other than our dozens of cleantech stories this week, here are a few more you may find interesting
How Bad Ideas Keep Rebounding Into Public Discourse: The Rebound Effect and Its Refutation
May 16th, 2011 | by Guest Contributor
I covered the rebound effect here on CleanTechnica a couple months ago. The common argument of rebound effect enthusiasts is that energy efficiency actually increases energy use. Sound hard to believe? Yeah, that's because it's not true. Anyway, NRDC's David Goldstein, Sierra Martinez, and Robin Roy delved into this topic in more depth recently and I'm reposting a great article by David Goldstein on their new report below
New Poll Shows Voters Support Candidates who Support Clean Energy and Green Jobs
October 22nd, 2010 | by Tina Casey
A new survey indicates that voters are more likely to support candidates who support clean energy legislation, when the survey
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