New California Laws Clear the Way for Renewable Energy Projects
One law, which fosters solar development on degraded farmland, makes the 5 GW Westlands Solar Park project likely.
Warren Buffett Buys $2 Billion Solar Farm
First Solar, which is building the 550 MW farm in California, sold it to Buffet's utility, MidAmerican Energy.
US Obstructionist at Durban Climate Change Summit
The US insists a global deal isn't possible until 2020, but other countries causing difficulties too.
IKEA Adds Rooftop Solar PV to All Southern Stores
When the systems are completed next summer, IKEA will have 26.8 MW of solar in the US and 140 MW worldwide.
Which Solar Companies Would Survive a Shake-Out?
China stacked the game in favor of lots of small solar firms, now it could be turning the other cheek.
UK to Beat Emissions Targets, China to Install Whopping 180 GW of Renewables
China will install a whopping 180 GW of wind and solar capacity by 2020 - the same amount built across the world in the last 40 years.
Public Support Growing Again to Address Climate Change, Support for Renewables Remains Very Strong
90% of Americans say development of clean energy sources should be a priority for the president and Congress.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Honored as Renewable Energy Leader of the Decade
He calls for a level playing field for renewables in his keynote, calling it his crusade.
How the Recession is Changing Peoples’ Views of Green Products, Companies
The Green Revolution is turning out to be more of a Green Evolution, at least for now. Before 2009, the number of green products on the market was rapidly increasing as was competition among industry players to be seen as "green" among an increasingly sophisticated public. It was close to hitting a critical mass, with 76% of Americans qualifying as "light green consumers" – those who consistently seek out and buy some green products or services. But people are generally purchasing fewer green products as a result of the recession, according to a survey, "The Green Evolution" by Grail Research. That’s not surprising news as 65% of respondents say they’ve changed their purchasing behavior because of the recession – most of them buy less overall, and those products they buy are less expensive ones. Since the biggest barrier to purchasing green products has always been the perceived higher price, it makes sense that green purchases go down when times are tough. Another reason people say they don’t buy green is "low availability" of products – they aren’t as easily accessible as conventional products. That shows there’s still interest and if more companies offered such products the price would come down […]
GOP Wants to Trade Payroll Tax, Unemployment for Tar Sands Pipeline Approval
The GOP wants to extract a political price for voting for extensions of unemployment benefits and the payroll tax. They want the tar sands pipeline pushed through and other environmental regs axed.
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