Surprise!! NY State BANS Fracking!!!!!!!!!!
NY rejected fracking on environmental and public health grounds, setting a national precedent.
Solar Prices Keep Dropping, NREL Achieves 46% Efficiency for Concentrating Solar Cells
Solar prices are down 46% since 2010 for residential solar and 59% for utility-scale solar, as NREL demonstrates another leap forward for concentrating solar cells.
President Obama Forever Protects Bristol Bay From Oil/Gas Drilling
Obama used his executive authority to protect one of the world's iconic ecosystems.
Volvo's Making Trucks With Landfill Gas
Volvo makes all its trucks for North America in Virginia, where the factory runs on 100% landfill gas.
Defense Budget Passes With 750,000 Acres of Protected Lands
Lots of acreage protected, but also giveaways such as streamlined permits for fracking on public land.
Here's the Lowdown on the Lima Accord
For the first time, every country agrees to announce climate targets by March 31 and perhaps most important, a goal of zero fossil fuels by 2050 is catching on.
Smart Cities Trade Mission to China Announced
Green technologies from US companies will be promoted in China as part of the joint Climate-Smart/Low-Carbon Cities Initiative.
A Welcome Change: US Gets Praise & Applause at COP 20
We weren't booed and hissed at this year because the US is taking some action.
Dunkin' Donuts Launches Green Building Certification For New Stores
The LEED-like certification is customized for Dunkin restaurants.
In Peru, Activists Say Big Dams Are Not Clean Energy
Oversight is needed for how climate funds are used, making sure they don't finance big hydro dams and coal.