New work on the Genuine Progress Indicator shows that global GDP is increasing, but global economic welfare no longer is. Can our species stop expanding before it hits limits? via Grist http://grist.org/climate-energy/is-humanity-smarter-than-a-protozoan/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed

As the economics of distributed energy, storage and demand-side management continue to improve, the warnings about coming radical changes to traditional electric utility business models grow louder. One of the most recent ominous […]

New tax incentives are combining with lower retail prices to make the cost of choosing an EV as your next new car almost zero. That claim comes courtesy of the Wall Street […]

Although climate change catches the headlines, it is not the only doomsday scenario out there. A smaller but no less fervent band of worriers think that peak phosphate—a catastrophic decline in output […]

Molybdenum disulfide, germanane and silicene all have properties that make them more appealing than graphene for certain applications. via Cleantech http://gigaom.com/2013/07/19/graphene-isnt-the-only-2d-material-here-are-a-few-others-that-could-change-material-science/

Zachary Shahan is the director of CleanTechnica who focuses on solar energy, electric vehicles, bicycling, and wind energy. Reposted from CleanTechnica with permission. By Zachary Shahan via CleanTechnica. Below was a great […]

How to measure the costs and benefits of the DPV market? A new study finds the devil – and the solution – in the detail. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/solar-pv-the-true-value-of-distributed-energy-68151?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solar-pv-the-true-value-of-distributed-energy-68151

The Californian city’s council has voted to switch immediately to 100% carbon-free electricity, at an average cost to homeowners of less than $3 per year. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/palo-alto-switches-to-100-renewable-effective-immediately-21373?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=palo-alto-switches-to-100-renewable-effective-immediately-21373

Does a fish know that its nose is wet? Probably not. It swims in water, and assumes that is the only way any animal lives. We live in an economic world. Economic […]

Which states are leading the nation in smart grid investment — and which policies and customer engagement practices are driving that lead? A new report from the GridWise Alliance and the Smart […]