Recently, a new study about greenhouse gas emissions was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using data on greenhouse gases in all 50 states dating back to 1990, the study shows that the effects of population and affluence can be moderated by political factors in suppor... Read More
Maine Beer Company in Freeport, Maine, recently installed 212 solar panels to their brewery roof in hopes that they will one day produce 100 percent of the company's electricity. Co-Founder David Kleban has been environmentally minded since the company first opened in 2009 and is a participant of t... Read More
In the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight Report, California surpasses 10,000 MW in solar capacity. In the first quarter of the year, the state made history by installing 718 MW of solar, which raised the state's total current capacity to 10,648 MW. According to Clean Technica, California surpasses ot... Read More
Solar power is on the rise in America, a trend that can be seen in both residential and commercial installation of solar panels. For many installing solar is about saving money on monthly utility bills, while also being environmentally friendly. Yet for one hospital, their reasoning was a little mor... Read More
Growing public support for environmental safeguards and renewable energy is growing by wide margins. According to a Hart Research Associates’ survey of possible 2016 voters, 87 percent of Americans endorse expanded renewable energy development and 82 percent wish the government would place limits on... Read More
One way in which the daunting and growing threat of climate change can be fought is through reinventing the entire nation's energy infrastructure through utilizing only clean, renewable sources. Though this seems like an impossible and idealistic task, Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and envi... Read More
According to a new report from the Solar Energy Industry Association and GTM Research, more solar panels were installed on American rooftops this year than ever before. There were also more residential solar panels installed than natural gas power plants. Forbes reports that while this growth is def... Read More
Solar is the future of green energy and the most environmentally friendly renewable resource for states and areas that receive large amounts of sunshine. One of the many advantages of solar energy is that it is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, which have a quickly approaching expiration da... Read More
Six months ago, a section of bike path in the Netherlands was opened to the public. While only 230 feet long, it's known around the world for being partially constructed out of solar panels. The path serves as a testing ground for a roadway's ability to generate solar energy, and so far the test is... Read More
The World Bank and the International Energy Agency have released their Progress Toward Sustainable Energy report for 2015. The report is part of the UN's Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative, and coincides with the second annual Sustainable Energy for All Forum taking place in New York fr... Read More