Tom Steyer has a vision. It’s a vision for a national dialogue about energy production and consumption. At the 2011 gathering of the Clean-tech Investor Summit in Palm Springs, California, Steyer shared his perspective on the defeat of Proposition 23, along with how that outcome can inform the national conversation on clean energy issues. (more…)

Cycling England is was a government-backed transportation research, design and development program. Since 1995 they have awakened countless sluggish British townspeople to the possibilities of pedal power. In six years the number of children cycling to school doubled and the national trend of decline in cycling was reversed. The town of Lancaster added (more…)

Solar energy is the most renewable and cleanest type of energy. It is captured through panels that produce electricity or heat.

For those thinking of installing a solar power system on their roof, there are several factors to consider to make the most of it. (more…)

The glass that covers buildings across North America and elsewhere could become a source of solar electricity if a technology currently under development becomes commercially viable.

A company that works to develop a solar type of technology that generates electricity on see-thru glass announced that it has (more…)

This week’s energy news looks bad for the United States – at first glance. The nation has slipped to second behind China in clean energy investment. Moreover, five of the G-20 nations have surpassed the US for clean energy investment relative to size of economy.

But look a little deeper into the report, (more…)

Stanford University researchers have designed a rechargeable battery that uses the contrast in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce an electric current, an innovation they say (more…)

I recently returned from India, where hundreds of millions of people — 45 percent of the rural population — live in villages with no electricity. Many of them are poor and live with the stubborn problems of illiteracy, malnutrition and hardship that no aid program has been able to fix. Now, however, some development experts and entrepreneurs are beginning to consider (more…)

The dirt is raked. The grass is mowed. The lines are chalked. And the high-efficiency field lights are ready for action.

Yes, Major League Baseball’s Opening Day is almost here. And as this joyous day arrives across the country, more stadiums than ever before are integrating energy efficiency and renewable energy into their (more…)

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday will set a goal to reduce the amount of oil the United States imports by one third in a little more than a decade, according to White House officials.

The announcement comes as rising oil prices and the Japanese nuclear disaster bring U.S. energy policy to the forefront for (more…)

Louisiana has been very big at pushing forward on utilizing renewable energy end becoming more energy efficient. The state has had a number of programs, incentives, and other items to help assist the state’s residents in understanding the importance of clean technologies and how it can help create a more sustainable environment for future generations. (more…)