Americans have no idea of how to reduce energy consumption, study finds
Most Americans think that they can save energy (and help the planet) by making small changes to their behavior that don’t offer much savings in reality, according to a new study... Read More
Solar PV Production in China Heats Up
China is rapidly becoming the world’s leading manufacturer of renewable energy products. China is now producing 35-45% of the planet’s photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, though... Read More
The Bloom Box: The Holy Grail of Energy?
The other night on “60 Minutes”, Leslie Stahl profiled Bloom Energy, a silicon valley energy firm that is today unveiled the Bloom Box. In the 60 Minutes segment, the Bloom... Read More
Weekly gRound-Up: 2/21/2010
World’s Largest Corporations Caused $2.2 Trillion in Environmental Damages, UN Report Finds A new UN report shows that if the environmental degradation caused by the world’s... Read More
Bill Gates at TED 2010: Innovating to Zero
I just watched Bill Gates’ talk at TED 2010 online: Innovating to Zero. It is an interesting talk, though I have some critiques which I will discuss below. Gates has devoted his... Read More
Weekly gRound-Up: 2/6/10
Brazil Approves Huge Dam in the Amazon The Brazilian government has given approval for the construction of a massive dam in the Amazon state of Para. This controversial project would... Read More
Enter the Green Dragon: China Moves to Dominate Clean Energy Economy
China has been rapidly building up its renewable energy production and investing in sustainable energy while the U.S. continues to stall and take small incremental steps. Failing to... Read More
Recap of Obama’s State of the Union Address: Environment and Energy Roundup
President Obama discussing clean energy during the state of the union. Source: whitehouse.gov Going into his first State of the Union address to Congress, I was curious to see if Obama... Read More
Climate Solutions: The Story of Cap-and-Trade
Interested in understanding more about what climate solutions are out there? Need a quick primer on Cap-and-Trade? This short video from Clean Energy Works offers an overview of some... Read More
Minnesota Plans to Implement Worlds First Carbon Tariff
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has authorized a measure that would add a fee of between $4 and $34 per ton of carbon dioxide to electricity generated from coal-fired power... Read More
UNFCCC/CDM Video Contest Results
Editors Note: these are not the results of the Project Groundswell Photo Contest – there is still time to vote for your favorite photo! The UNFCCC/CDM International Photo and... Read More
Wind Power Accelerating in China
China takes the lead in wind energy development from ClimateWorks on Vimeo. In the past three years, China has emerged as a world leader in the development of renewable energy as a... Read More
Weekly gRound-up: 12/12/09
The 2000s Decade the Warmest in Memory The World Meteorlogical Organization has announced that the first decade of the 2000s was warmer than the previous (1990-1999), which was warmer... Read More
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