Trina, SunPower Rank Highest on Environmental Stewardship Among Solar Companies
The 2014 Solar Scorecard ranks solar companies on the chemicals and water used, emissions, hazardous waste and recycling at end of life.
How Did ALEC Fare in the Midterm Election?
If you wonder why certain candidates won, ALEC may come to mind.
Anti-Corruption Activists Revved Up By Tallahassee
Tallahassee is the first city to pass a referendum that prevents a small group from funding elections.
Kentucky Gets a Little Solar
Kentucky is getting its largest solar plant, which at 5 MW shows how little solar the state has. And we wonder why Big Coal keeps winning there?
Microsoft Cuts Ribbon On First Data Center That's Off The Grid
This innovative project shows how even data centers can be energy independent.
IPCC Issues Final Warning on Climate Change
The Synthesis Report is blunt: emissions must drop 40-70% by 2050 and stop completely by 2100.
Maine's Unity College Achieves Gold Rating
The first college to divest from fossil fuels, it's goal is to be carbon neutral by 2020 without buying offsets.
Conservatives Take Aim at Wind Production Tax Credit, Once Again
Nationwide Coalition Urges Congress to End Wind Welfare, says a letter from 66 organizations.
Some Good News From the Midterm Elections
A slew of progressive ballot measures passed, and Richmond, CA rebuffed Chevron.
GMO Labels Still Struggle to Pass, Cultivation Bans Succeeding Though
Labeling failed in Colorado and Oregon, but crops are banned in Maui, Hawaii and Mendocino, CA.