One of America’s biggest cloud computing companies has recently entered into long-term contracts with West Virginia and Texas wind farms, which will supply clean renewable power for its data centers.
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Oregon to Garnish Execs Pay if They Don’t Shut Down Coal Plant
An Oregon voters’ ballot initiative would garnish the wages of power company executives who won’t shut down coal power stations in the state. A ballot initiative, from the environmental group Renew Oregon aims to shut down coal-fired […]
8 of 10 Top GHG Emitters Pledge to Double Renewables
The 8 top GHG emitters, including China, India and the US, will double renewable generation from 9,000 Terawatt hours to 20,000 Terawatt hours Plans submitted ahead of the Paris COP 21 climate talks indicate that […]
$53 Trillion of Clean Energy Needed to Meet Global 2C Target
The IEA has long assessed a need for investment of $1 trillion a year in clean energy like wind and solar to meet the 2 C target Back in 2009, after the Copenhagen Conference of […]
Heat Your Home With Compost
Some crafty individuals are putting their compost piles to another good use – heating their homes. Compost, besides making a wonderful garden fertilizer, gives off a lot of heat as it decays. Creative and green-minded […]
Switching to Renewable Energy Saves $72 Trillion
We always hear of the “costs” of switching to clean energy – but little of the cost of not switching Doing nothing on climate will cost the world $72 trillion by 2060 in disaster recovery as climate change ramps […]
California Goes for 50% Renewables by 2030
In a historic vote, California legislators have ensured that the eighth largest economy in the world is running on 50% renewable energy within just 15 years. California’s Democratic-majority legislature just acted decisively to further reduce […]
Poll: Republicans OK with Carbon Tax to Fund Renewables
A new poll from the University of Michigan finds that voters are more likely to support a carbon tax if it’s proceeds are invested in clean energy. What Republicans like is of great interest to policymakers trying to […]
Serious Electric Car Production Growth Predicted
A new report suggests worldwide production of electric cars for 2014 will rise by over two-thirds compared to last year.
Bringing Geothermal To The Fore: Play Fairway Analysis
The U.S. looks to boost geothermal with support for enhancing systematic analysis of possible drilling locations in order to reduce risk and thus cost.
Geothermal-CO2 Hookup Gathers Steam
Scientists propose a way to send carbon dioxide underground, then use it to boost energy generation by at least 10 times compared to conventional geothermal.
Renewable Energy Patents Are Surging
Solar and wind energy technologies see fivefold increases in annual patents, but researchers say policy support will be needed to keep the ball rolling.
Geothermal Industry Looks To Raise Its Game
U.S. geothermal leaders say educating, lobbying, innovating and cost-cutting can help the industry fully join the renewables revolution.
Shutdown’s Clean Energy Impact Small – For Now
The federal government shutdown’s impact on renewable energy figures to be minor, at most, unless it drags on for several weeks.