The value of the world’s carbon markets declined by 21 percent over the last quarter, despite trading volumes above the historical average, according to analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Global carbon […]
Solar Leases Attracting New Demographic
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The sun is shining on homeowners in less affluent neighborhoods who are discovering they can afford solar energy after all — by leasing rather than buying the panels on […]
Shale shocked: USGS links ‘remarkable increase’ in earthquakes to fracking
A U.S. Geological Survey USGS team has found that a sharp jump in earthquakes in America’s heartland appears to be linked to oil and natural gas drilling operations.As hydraulic fracturing has exploded […]
Can Wind and Solar Compete Against Natural Gas?
[ED Note: Rhetoric without solid analytic tools, masquerading as economics… Herman is right to question it.] The wind industry is not likely to save its production tax credit (PTC) in time to […]
A New Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment
A New Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment | The Big Picture.
Fact Sheet: 6 Things You Should Know About The Value Of Renewable Energy
Clean energy should play a central role in revitalizing our economy, putting Americans back to work, and keeping America on the cutting edge of innovation and growth. Recently a slew of misguided […]
Will EU Countries Reach 2020 Renewable Energy Targets?
The EWEA blog caught up with Emmanuelle Raoult, Chair of an EWEA 2012 session which delves into Europe’s progress on meeting the 20 percent renewable energy by 2020 target, to find out […]
Global Oil Risks in the Early 21st Century
The Deepwater Horizon incident demonstrated that most of the oil left is deep offshore or in other locations difficult to reach. Moreover, to obtain the oil remaining in currently producing reservoirs requires […]
SolarCity Charges into Home Efficiency with Admirals Bank
The solar energy industry was still bemoaning the high upfront costs of rooftop solar installations when SolarCity helped pioneer the solar lease, which has virtually eliminated that hurdle. Now, with financial backing […]
Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports 3.1 Million U.S. Green Jobs: Top 5 Takeaways
Green Goods and Services (GGS) accounted for 2.4 percent of total U.S. employment in 2010, with almost a third of all jobs supporting the badly hit construction and manufacturing sector, says a […]
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