Two years into the implementation of the state’s clean energy law, which sets standards for both renewable energy and energy efficiency, Ohio saved enough electricity each year to power 82,000 homes, among other significant benefits…
Renewables
Frustrations are running high as our country continues to run our energy policy as business as usual. Sooner or later, push will come to shove. I just hope that when it does, our country will have taken the right steps forward to truly embrace the sustainable energy future we are capable of creating…
If carbon emissions continue unabated for the next three to five decades, the planet will likely warm an average of 3.8 degree Fahrenheit, a threshold that scientists and the international community have identified as resulting in…
Green Budget Outlines Ideas for Federal Environmental Investments
Natural Resources Defense Council
02-10-2012
“It’s critically important to continue investing wisely in conservation, environmental protection and clean energy programs. That’s precisely what the Green Budget does. It recommends adequate funding to continue enforcing…
ACTION: Help Extend the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit
American Wind Energy Association
02-08-2012
At the end of last year, we fought hard to extend the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) as part of the payroll tax extension bill. Our federal legislators heard us loud and clear—and we were included on the short…
On the heels of President Obama’s State of the Union remarks to expand clean energy development, the Interior Department is moving to finalize the nation’s first solar energy program for public lands with…
Report on Green Manufacturing in Ohio Reveals More Investment Necessary to Sustain Growth
BlueGreen Alliance
01-30-2012
The Ohio BlueGreen Apollo Alliance today released a report that provides a roadmap to create thousands of jobs in Ohio, ensuring the state remains competitive in the global marketplace as America’s Energy Gateway…
The United Nations (UN) High-Level Panel for Global Sustainability call for a radical redesign of the global economy for a healthy environment and social well-being deserves a wide audience and the full…
A Conservationist’s Preview to President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union
National Wildlife Federation
01-24-2012
With President Obama set to delivers his State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET, the speech and Congress’ reaction to it will be a first step towards determining America’s conservation and energy agenda in 2012…
As the nation prepares for President Obama’s State of the Union address, Green For All released a four-part plan Jan. 24 highlighting a vision that would allow the U.S. to maintain its economic lead over the…
This week, Gov. Jerry Brown outlined his policy priorities for the coming year, one that will see California poised to make history by implementing its groundbreaking climate and clean energy law, increasing water…
I’m setting out on a trek from the easternmost town in the continental U.S. (Lubec, Me.) to the westernmost town (Cape Alava, Wa.) starting in May of 2012, on a self-built solar powered trike. During this trek I’ll be stopping and…
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously Jan. 12 to strengthen a key clean energy policy in California called the Loading Order. The Loading Order sets a priority list…
What are the top environmental and development issues that will shape 2012? Jan. 10, I presented the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) 9th annual Stories to Watch at the National Press Club…
Hope is a great way to start the new year. I starting off my new year with a sunrise paddle in the Sarasota Bay, a four-mile run on the beach and paddleboarding on the Gulf of Mexico…
Fossil fuel lobbyists and their allies in Congress continue to dispute the need to support development of more renewable energy in America. Never mind that more than 90 percent of Americans say developing renewable energy…
For generations, most Oregonians have had the luxury of taking water for granted. Today however, water isn’t as easy to come by. Oregonians who want to start up a business or establish a new farm…
On Dec. 20, the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) issued an order denying several proposals by Hawaii’s investor-owned utilities that would have raised barriers to homes and businesses installing renewable energy systems like rooftop solar…
The outlook for coal continued to dim in 2011 as dozens of proposed new coal-fired plants were taken off the drawing board and utilities announced over more than 25,000 megawatts of coal plant retirements…
energy
Solar Power Project Shows How to Build ‘Smart from the Start’
Defenders of Wildlife
12-22-2011
Defenders of Wildlife praised the first large-scale solar power plant approved to be built on public lands in Arizona Dec. 20, calling the Sonoran Solar Project a shining example of how collaboration…
energy
2,150-Miles Later, Renewable Rider Demands Obama Reject Keystone XL Without Delay
Ride for Renewables
12-21-2011
Renewable energy advocate Tom Weis ended his 2,150-mile Keystone XL “Tour of Resistance” at the fence line community of West Port Arthur, Texas, in the shadow of giant oil refineries spewing toxic air emissions…
energy
Congressional Inaction Threatens Middle Class Wind Jobs Across America
Center for American Progress
12-21-2011
Congress has been unable to extend vital tax credits for the wind industry, causing incredible uncertainty for investors in the fast-growing wind sector and threatening thousands of jobs across America…
Renewable Rider Tom Weis concludes his 10-week, 2,150-mile, Keystone XL “Tour of Resistance” along the six-state path of the proposed route of the TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline…
The Nov. 27 editorial was correct in asserting that Kentucky needs to diversify its energy portfolio and take meaningful steps toward joining other states in capitalizing on renewable sources of…
Out-of-State Pollution Profiteers Fail to Tell Coal’s Full Story
Ohio Environmental Council
12-15-2011
Today, the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) challenged assertions from coal industry representatives that painted an incomplete and misleading picture of Ohio’s energy policies…
With Republicans Bashing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2012 Could Be a Turning Point for Environmental Regulation. House Republicans and Republican presidential candidates have…
Every five years, the federal government is required by law to update its leasing program for offshore oil and natural gas development. On Nov. 8, Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced the government’s…
Wind power is creating one of America’s fastest-growing manufacturing sectors, providing 75,000 jobs in the U.S. currently and the promise of 500,000 jobs less than 20 years from now…
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven called on countries to step up efforts to avert climate change Dec. 6, noting that to do so requires addressing their energy security concerns…
Despite the demise of federal climate change legislation, cities across the nation continue efforts started under the 2009 federal stimulus act to revitalize their communities and make them sustainable. One of the most inspiring examples…
