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• The U.S. Chamber needs to get its story straight 0

  Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Peter Altman

  The U.S. Chamber seems to be going to great lengths these days persuade Congress that it really wants to help pass climate legislation. But a very different message is coming through its blogs, tweets, and unscripted comments. Read More

• Up on the roof

  Solar’s rapid evolution makes energy planners rethink the grid 44

  Posted 1 week, 5 days ago by Todd Woody

  California's goal to generate a third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 has spawned a green energy boom. Connecting all those hinterland geothermal plants and solar and wind farms to the state's coastal metropolises means a massive new transmission system. But the fast-moving photovoltaic market may moot the need for some of those expensive and contentious transmission lines. Will energy planners have to rethink their long-term strategy? Read More

• You might need a drink after you read this

  Winemakers face climate change with dread 4

  Posted 1 week, 5 days ago by Agence France-Presse

  With the Copenhagen climate change summit looming, the world of wine convened on Spain's Rioja region for a conference in which global warming emerged as the industry's top concern. Read More

• Peru slum goes cutting edge as ‘fog catcher’ 4

  Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse

  Many of Peru's grittiest slums can only dream of access to water. But thanks to a German NGO, simple technology, and hard work, some humble homes are the first to use plastic netting to harvest water from the fog cloaking the night sky. Read More

• Outdoor Industry CEOs Weigh in on Climate

  The North Face, Aspen, and climate policy 0

  Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago by Auden Schendler

  When North Faces start melting, and Aspens start dying, it gets the attention of two CEOs from namesake companies. The CEOs of The North Face and Aspen Skiing Company weigh in on the urgency of climate policy action. Read More

• Listen and learn

  How carbon markets work in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 0

  Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago by Eric de Place

  With all the hand-wringing over the alleged risk of market manipulation in cap-and-trade, you'd almost forget that the United States already has a carbon cap-and-trade program up and running. But it does. Read More

• ‘Subprime carbon’: Risk or hype? 1

  Posted 2 weeks, 5 days ago by Eric de Place

  Friends of the Earth argues that carbon trading could bring down the economy, putting climate policy into the hands of Bernie Madoff-style Wall Street bankers. Of course, this isn’t true. It’s not even sort of true. It’s just an attempt to torpedo the Kerry-Boxer clean-energy bill by sowing confusion about an important and sensitive issue. Read More

• Take it with a grain of salt

  SolarReserve’s 24/7 solar power plant 98

  Posted 2 weeks, 6 days ago by Todd Woody

  A Santa Monica startup called SolarReserve has licensed the solar power tower technology, turning the Silicon Valley model on its head: Take a proven yet obscure technology developed years ago by an old-line tech company and marry it the entrepreneurial culture of a startup. Read More

• Media stunner

  Newsweek partners with oil lobby to raise ad cash 0

  Posted 2 weeks, 6 days ago by Joseph Romm

  Newsweek to host energy and climate events with lawmakers -- while publishing the uber-greenwashing story, “Big Oil Goes Green for Real.” Read More

• Another coal plant bites the dust 4

  Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago by Bruce Nilles

  Minnesota and South Dakota residents stopped a coal-fired power plant project and prevented about 4.7 million tons of CO2, or the equivalent of the pollution from roughly 670,000 cars, from entering the atmosphere every year. Read More

• More clunker debunkers

  Cash for Clunkers brought us ... more clunkers! 29

  Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago by Jonathan Hiskes

  So how did Cash for Clunkers work out from an environmental standpoint? Don't ask. The most common deals swapped old pickup trucks for new pickup trucks that got only marginally better gas mileage. Read More

• weasel in sheep's clothing

  If you can’t beat ‘em, cheat ‘em 2

  Posted 3 weeks, 6 days ago by Tom Laskawy

  Issue 2, on Ohio's ballot, is the livestock industry’s attempt to head off restrictions on their worst practices, such as tail docking, battery cages, and gestation crates Read More

• Cleantech Open winners get it done quick and cheap 0

  Posted 1 month ago by Todd Woody

• How the green economy can help low income women 0

  Posted 1 month, 1 week ago by Judy Patrick, Shelley A. Davis

• Performance anxiety 0

  Posted 1 month, 1 week ago by Terry Tamminen

• Green-biz pioneer Ray Anderson says sustainability literally pays for itself 7

  Posted 1 month, 1 week ago by Lisa Hymas

• A new direction on research at the USDA? 4

  Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Paula Crossfield

• Paging Dr. Chu, venture capitalist 2

  Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Todd Woody

• Richard Wiswall on the business of organic farming 0

  Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Makenna Goodman

• Cleantech Open has $100,000 for a green startup idea 0

  Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Jonathan Hiskes

• Exploring the extreme frontiers of oil drilling 2

  Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Amanda Little

• SolarCity makes electric cars an even smarter investment 19

  Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Todd Woody

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