Entries Tagged as Renewable Energy

Stand Up for a Clean Future


Rooftop solar threatened but advocates fight back




Which Side Are We On?

Imagine if we included in the price of fossil fuels the cost of the tragic loss of life in coal-mining disasters, the cost of spewing pollution into our shared atmosphere, the cost of losing water forever when it is injected underground in fracking operations, the cost of cleaning up toxic underground petroleum spills, and the prolonged efforts it will take to rid the Gulf Coast of the legacy of BP’s epic catastrophe.
With such costs attached to fossil fuels, suddenly wind and solar power, which generally use no water and emit no pollution, seem abundant, free and not at all expensive by comparison.

Harvesting the sunshine on a small planet

What do people in a small village in Nepal and innovators in Colorado have in common? Solar advances made here are making it more affordable for people in villages all over the world to go solar.

Solar energy can make a world of difference to people in very low income areas far from any power lines.