“If their aim is to avoid dangerous climate change, governments are shooting themselves in both feet,” a report by the Overseas Development Institute said. The post Fossil Fuels Receive $500 Billion A […]
Colorado Rejects Fracking: The Money’s Not Talking; Social Media Is
On Tuesday, Colorado voters passed three of four referendums either banning or placing years-long moratoriums on hydraulic fracturing. Armed with big lobbying and advertising budgets, the energy industry ought to be winning […]
Shocked into Pursuing Renewables: What Will Jolt Us Next?
Historical events have a way of jolting us – again and again and again – into the reminder that energy plays a big role in our well-being. via Solar Energy News – […]
Nuclear Desalination – Michael Kirsch Guest Blog
My blogs from the last few months have focused on the global water stress we are suffering, and its relation to climate change. The last two blogs in this series (October 8 […]
New Study Finds California’s Chances Of Meeting Its 2050 Carbon Reductions Are Slim
California will need to implement ambitious new policies if it wants to meet its 2050 targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, according to a new report. The report, published by scientists from […]
SEC Clarifies Crowdsourcing Rules, What’s the Impact on Renewables?
The SEC has finally proposed its rules to allow crowd-funding under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. What do they mean for small-scale investments in renewable energy companies and projects? Title […]
Solar Milestone: SolarCity Introduces Securitization to Distributed PV
Any time you get a few solar financiers together, the conversation inevitably turns to the potential of financial tools and pooled assets such as securitization, REITs, and MLPs to disrupt the world […]
Clean Energy’s Next Big Market: Off-Grid Solar
Everywhere you look, the off-grid clean energy market is booming. Sub-Saharan Africa is seeing 300 percent compound annual growth in off-grid lighting; Bangladesh is putting up 30,000 to 40,000 solar home systems every month; […]
Utility Poles: Should we send them underground?
Utility poles. And the wires strung between them. Those who have grown up in the U.S. generally don’t notice them––or how unsightly they look. But visitors from abroad are often astonished. In […]
Capacity Markets: Life Support for Fossil Fuels or the Next Frontier for Renewables?
Clean energy advocates have historically fought hard for every single inch of progress made. As a result, there is a tendency to focus on the immediate opportunities in deployment, rather than thinking […]
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