In a largely unheralded move last week, the Supreme Court removed an unnecessary and unpopular detour from the road to a clean energy economy, preserving...
Will the Economic Crash Take Down Our Hopes for Clean Energy? By David Morris, originally published in Alternet, October 29, 2008 A century ago French...
Almost 200 local and state governments across the country have pledged to transition their communities to 100% renewable energy. To meet these goals, communities need...
The last thing renewable energy needs right now are new transmission lines. This statement is heresy in the green community, but there’s a danger that...
Obama’s Renewable Energy Initiative May Not Bring Power to the People By David Morris, originally published in Alternet, February 6, 2009 The new mantra in...
In our 2009 report Energy Self-Reliant States, we published the following map detailing the percent of a state’s electricity that could come from in-state renewable...
This prestigious recognition celebrates John's extraordinary contributions to solar energy adoption, particularly through rooftop and community solar programs.
 This happened before, in 1981. But this time the renewable energy industry is in better shape for a fight. A century ago French philosopher and...
Obama’s plan for a "national smart grid" needs closer examination. An expanded national grid would be anything but smart. In the New York Times, Al...
Earlier this year, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory released a new estimate of rooftop solar potential, an update to 2008 figures we used in our...
Using the results of the 2021 Community Power Scorecard, these infographics illustrate how states compare to others in their geographic region and which regions are...
Minnesota Power's sale would saddle captive utility customers with higher rates, but bring millions to shareholders.
In just three weeks, citizens of Boulder, CO, will vote on whether to begin a big, formal process to unplug from Xcel Energy’s system and...
In this episode, Vermont gets some love from our various policy experts! Stacy Mitchell, Christopher Mitchell, and John Farrell sit down to talk about the...
President-elect Barack Obama is making “a new energy economy” his “No. 1 priority.” He has an historic opportunity not only to change the fuel composition...