Large-scale energy storage is the (virtual) power plant of the future.
Con Ed organized an auction for “demand response capacity” and awarded contracts to a variety of energy storage and efficiency startups. It reasoned that,...
Appalachian coal mine waste could provide key ingredients for clean energy.
Researchers at state universities in the Southeast are closing in on whether one of the region’s biggest liabilities – coal mine waste – might...
A two-decade lobbying crusade by tax-exempt conservative charities fueld Trump's exit from the Paris...
By Robert O’Harrow Jr.,
Myron Ebell stood in bright sunlight as President Trump stepped into the Rose Garden and spoke.
“In order to fulfill my solemn...
War over Ohio clean energy standards heats up – again.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) vetoed legislation last year to halt the state's renewable portfolio standard. State lawmakers are trying to stop it again....
How California utilities are managing excess solar power.
California utilities including PG&E Corp., Edison International and Sempra Energy are testing new ways to network solar panels, battery storage, two-way communication devices and...
Want to cut carbon emissions? Try growing cement bricks with bacteria.
Ginger Krieg Dosier’s inspiration for changing the ground beneath our feet was a seashell she picked up on a beach at 8 years old.
To...
Uber aims to jolt Portland’s electric vehicle market.
By Paul Shukovsky
Uber Technologies Inc. hopes an Oregon law to expand fast-charging electric vehicles stations will jump start interest in electric vehicles in Portland.
The...
Standing Rock protests, killing of activist, unite indigenous struggles.
Dakota Access Pipeline protests in U.S. and murder of Honduran land rights activist Berta Caceres have united struggles indigenous peoples on the continentBy Anna...
Like Exxon, utilities knew about climate change risks decades ago.
A study issued Tuesday by an energy watchdog group offers important new insights into the fossil fuel industry's extensive early understanding of climate change...
Shell’s sale of dirty tar sands assets cleans up debt and spruces image.
But campaigners remain unconvinced by firm’s shift towards cleaner energy
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A large excavator loads a truck with oil sands at the Shell Albian mine in...
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