February 21st, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci
Illinois tops the US Green Building Council's annual rank of the top LEED-certified U.S. states, thanks to a controversial twist supplanting Washington
January 30th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on GM-Volt. By Jeff Cobb. My Chevrolet Volt story began in 2010. After following news reports and releases
January 13th, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci
Analysis from the first year of reporting under Seattle's energy benchmarking ordinance has found the city's building owners could save up to $90 million in utility bills while cutting emissions 42% per year
October 30th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
Originally published on Cost of Solar. You probably know which states have been strong solar growth states over the past
September 16th, 2013 | by Amber Archangel
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse reports that the Silicon Valley–based Internet company known as Google (heard of it?) has become Solar
September 11th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
The levelized cost of renewable energy in America has fallen by more than 50% over the past four years, according to new analysis from global financial advisor and asset manager firm Lazard Freres & Co
June 19th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
More than 50 US mayors and county elected officials have launched the Resilient Communities for America campaign by committing to build stronger communities that can meet their own energy needs and withstand the relentless onslaught of heat waves, floods, droughts, severe storms, and wildfires
June 17th, 2013 | by Amber Archangel
Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the founders of Solar Impulse have successfully arrived in our nation’s capital with their solar-powered airplane. The welcoming community waiting
June 14th, 2013 | by Amber Archangel
Solar Impulse, the most famous solar airplane in the world, is flying from historic St. Louis, Missouri to America’s capital
June 4th, 2013 | by Amber Archangel
UPDATE: Multiple tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis region Friday night and caused damage to several Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
April 11th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
Beyond our own stories, here’s some more solar and wind power news from the past few days or so: Solar
April 1st, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
California’s clean energy economy is already America’s largest, but two bills making their way through the state legislature could open access to renewables for millions of utility customers – without any subsidies. If passed, SB 43 and AB 104 would allow the 75% of California utility customers who can’t install their own on-site generation to subscribe to “shared” renewable energy projects of up to 20 megawatts (MW). Advocates say a 500MW shared renewables pilot program within the state’s three largest utility service territories would create 7,000 green jobs, earn $60 million in state sales tax revenue, generate $2 billion in economic activity, and voluntarily surpass the state’s 33% renewable portfolio standard
February 27th, 2013 | by Cynthia Shahan
This article was originally published on Bikocity: I get lost in a time warp playing with this bike score map. What
January 31st, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
Washington DC just took another step toward its goal of becoming the greenest city in America, with a new requirement for all large commercial buildings to report energy and water use. As of April 1, 2013 all privately owned buildings over 100,000 square feet must benchmark their 2012 energy and water use to the District’s Department of the Environment and then continue reporting on an ongoing annual basis...
January 28th, 2013 | by Chelsea
It’s painfully chilly waiting for the bus in Minnesota these days, which makes even minor delays seem like hours. But
