This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Not too long ago, solar energy was perceived as a niche fuel for space exploration and a nifty DIY project for off-gridders, with practically no market in between. Solar energy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Illinois’ taxing model for wind energy companies is touted as one of the best in the country, bringing in $30.4 million in property taxes in 2016, according to economic experts.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this month, Xinhua, the Chinese government’s official press agency, announced the launch of the world’s largest carbon emissions trading system. China’s new carbon market is expected to manage over 3…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mark Buck can see some of the 314 turbines in Kansas’ largest wind farm from his office window in Medicine Lodge, where he is superintendent of the Barber County North…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The drama continues with two of the four nuclear power reactors being built in the U.S. today. On Thursday, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted on measures to continue financing and building…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s a fact that almost 70% of the energy released from the fuel by a car engine is lost, mostly in the form of heat. And the turbines that generate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To entice more people to go green, the UK government currently subsidizes electric cars in a bid to make them more viable over petrol and more accessible, but do they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, 48 percent of the island’s power grid remains offline. Only 75 percent of Puerto Rico is expected to have power by the end of January. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2016, the U.S. consumed 10.16 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) of renewable energy, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That number is expected to rise to 10.934 quadrillions Btu by 2018.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By 2030, the coal industry will effectively be operating in the red. That’s the latest analysis from the CarbonTracker Initiative, an independent think tank that looks at the economic implications…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The announcements and pronouncements at French President Emmanuel Macron’s One Planet summit may leave the impression that coal is dead. But it’s too early to count the King out just…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After years of delay and obfuscation, ExxonMobil is finally showing signs of giving up its fight against climate science. In the latest development, last week ExxonMobil threw a monkey wrench…