Greening your summer vacation.
May 29, 2017The GetawayBy ELAINE GLUSACThe United Nations has proclaimed 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development with a goal of promoting...
Zero emission cars, powered by 100-proof subsidies.
If you want to get a close look at a bit of technology that is highly inefficient and largely ill-suited to its main purpose,...
Solar power breaks UK records thanks to sunny weather.
Solar power
Thousands of photovoltaic panels across the UK generate 8.7GW, smashing previous high of 8.48GW earlier this month
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Solar energy has grown from almost nothing...
UK's biggest solar company takes shine to global projects with deals worth £3bn.
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Solarcentury turns to Europe and Latin America as it transforms into an international firm to maintain growth hit by green cuts in home...
In North Dakota, hope and worry blow in the wind.
MORTON TOWNSHIP, N.D. — David Day owns one of Burleigh County's oldest ranches, a 4,000-acre swath of North Dakota grassland his ancestors settled in...
Wind farm developers accept Maryland's terms to move forward with projects off Ocean City.
The developers of two wind farms planned off the coast of Ocean City are moving forward with their projects, accepting terms Maryland regulators laid...
Eating beans could be a magical solution to climate change.
Various solutions have been proposed to rein in cattle-fueled methane: A scientist at Texas A&M University is developing a closed-loop dairy concept to trap...
Will India ever need another coal plant?
In 2010, India was experiencing a massive boost in coal power—but not everyone was benefitting. Those in the Siddhi community, spread across the foothills...
Why don’t green buildings live up to hype on energy efficiency?
Analysts call it the “energy performance gap” — the difference between promised energy savings in green buildings and the actual savings delivered. The problem,...
Billionaire ex-oilman plans 1st nonstop world solar flight.
After building up a $15 billion fortune pumping oil, Viktor Vekselberg is turning to solar for his attempt to win a place in history.
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