September 24, 2013 Energy Department Report Calculates Emissions and Costs of Power Plant Cycling Necessary for Increased Wind and Solar in the West A new report released today by the Energy Department’s […]

A crude terminal proposed for Duluth, Minn., would load oil tankers bound for the East Coat through the Great Lakes. But the plans have faltered. via Grist http://grist.org/news/great-lakes-shipping-terminal-for-bakken-oil-hits-dead-end/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed

US company SustainX has built its first utility-scale isothermal compressed air storage system, the latest in promising field. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/compressed-air-energy-storage-latest-breakthrough-for-utility-scale-renewables-90133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compressed-air-energy-storage-latest-breakthrough-for-utility-scale-renewables-90133

Total natural gas use for power generation in the United States was down 14% during the first seven months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, mostly because of higher […]

As the economics of building plants and maintaining old ones erode, some experts see little hope for an industry being touted by some as a climate savior. By Elizabeth Douglass A string […]

Recently, I have been writing a lot about water- I feel honored that one of the local papers here in Brooklyn, Our Time Press, picked up one of my posts in its […]

Energy efficiency, not the falling price of solar, has done the heavy lifting when it comes to unlocking the economics of distributed clean energy for the poor. The reduced demand from LEDs […]