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BuildingsDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEuropeJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
1,000-Sq-Ft Passivhaus Shows University Students What’s Possible
A 1,000-square-foot Passivhaus in Amherst, Maine has become a living example of highly-efficient solar construction for students in a renewable energy course at Mount ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingUnited StatesWind
Wind Saved U.S. $1 Billion in Two Days During Polar Vortex
When the polar vortex hit the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states January 6-7, 2014, wind energy saved electricity users at least $1 billion in ... -
ChinaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Four Questions That Will Shape Carbon Markets in 2015
With cap-and-trade systems or carbon taxes in place in more than 40 national and regional jurisdictions by the end of 2014, 2015 “is sizing ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearShale & FrackingUnited States
‘Nuclear Isn’t Winning’ as Vermont Yankee Plant Shuts Down
The closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant December 29 underscored the challenges the U.S. industry faces with “a dwindling fleet of aging reactors, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyDemand & DistributionGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyUnited States
Advanced Biofuels in North America Top 800 Million Gallons in 2014
Advanced biofuel production in North America topped 800 million gallons in 2014, an increase over 2013 and almost double the output in 2011, Environmental ... -
Climate & SocietyDemographicsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
Millennials Want Home Solar. Boomers Do, Too.
Retail customers of all ages are eager to buy residential solar panels, and one installation and maintenance company is talking about two main audience ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasUnited States
Texas ‘Economic Miracle’ Giving Way to Regional Recession
Texas may be moving into a rapid decline from economic miracle to regional recession as a result of plummeting oil prices, according to JPMorgan ... -
Financing, Construction Delay Jeopardizes Cape Wind Development
The $2.5-billion Cape Wind project off Nantucket Sound in Massachusetts may be in jeopardy after two utilities terminated their power purchase agreements with the ... -
Cheap Oil Makes ‘Overwhelming’ Case for Carbon Tax: Summers
The latest argument for a carbon tax is coming from Lawrence Summers, former U.S. treasury secretary and past president of Harvard University. -
Citizens Must ‘Push Nations Hard’ Against Age of Fossil Fuels: Solnit
In a year-end essay in The Guardian, bestselling author Rebecca Solnit describes 2014 as Year One of the climate revolution, comparing the apparent inevitability ... -
CitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Enviros Push Riverside Development to Block New Oil Terminal
Environmentalists in Vancouver, Washington are quietly encouraging a local developer to speed ahead with the Waterfront, a $1.3-billion real estate project on the Columbia ... -
Sustainable Businesses Must Fight for Legislative Gains
2015 is the year when sustainable businesses in the U.S. will have to fight to protect legislative gains on issues like climate change, the ... -
U.S. DOE Considers Zero-Energy Building Standards
The U.S. Department of Energy is inviting public comment on standards for zero-energy buildings. -
Climate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Obama Vows to Veto Keystone Bill
If the U.S. Congress passes legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, President Barack Obama will not sign it, White House Press Secretary ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
U.S. Grid Needs $2.1 Trillion in Investment Through 2035: IEA
The United States will need $2.1 trillion in electricity grid investment over the next 20 years to meet its carbon reduction and energy independence ...
