renewable energy

Will the Oil Spill Be Good for Clean Energy?

While the BP oil spill is an ecological disaster, this big slick has a silver lining. Alternative-energy technologies may benefit from the public backlash against fossil fuels. But the spill could also help kill the energy bill and its support for renewables.

Absence of Smart Grid in Budget Talks Isn't Smart

When announcing his $3.8 trillion budget, Obama didn't mention the "smart grid," long key to his infrastructure spending plans. That's a shame, as improving our utility grid could create jobs as well as make us greener, more efficient and more competitive.

Greentech VC Nancy Floyd: U.S. cleantech firms must go global to thrive

Energy production adding $120 billion in hidden costs to the nation

Dan Adler, California Clean Energy Fund: Seed-stage energy investments

Energy efficiency, as powerful as it is unglamorous, is getting its due

Plans for solar power from outer space move forward

California's $15.7 billion power problem

$550 billion solar farm in the Sahara

In reversal, Rand says getting to 25% renewable energy by 2025 will be hard

No more bags: Whole Foods' latest push for green

Sticking it to the Man: Make Exxon pay for renewable energy!