The story of energy efficiency is hardly new. But like all good stories, an evolving plot effectively - one might say efficiently - moves the narrative forward. Gone are the days of energy efficiency dismissively referred to as little more than a sign of "personal virtue" with no "basis for sound na...

President Barack Obama today signed a presidential memorandum directing the Environmental Protection Agency, now under the direction of Lisa Jackson, to reconsider the Bush-era refusal to grant a waiver to California and at least seventeen other states allowing them to set their own standards regula...

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that installing and using a programmable thermostat to customize and automate room temperature can save energy as well as money. In fact, 25 million households in the U.S. have already installed programmable thermostats in their homes. That's the good ne...

In their year-end report, the American Wind Energy Association shows another banner year for wind power in the U.S. For the third year in a row, wind energy development has grown at a record pace, generating over $18 billion in revenue. Even though Germany has more turbines and greater capacity (22,...

Given my recent post about the first "sustainable airport" just opening in Indianapolis, this news item is hard for me to resist. Maguire Aviation is negotiating with Shangri-La Construction to build Loas Angeles' first "green" jet hangar at Van Nuys Airport. The hangar at Van Nuys Airport will rese...

This post continues my reveiw of some key points from the discusion forum I attended earlier this month “After the Election: Where is Clean Energy Headed Now?� hosted by TiE at their Silicon Valley headquarters. My last post focused on the presentation by Chris Flavin, president of Worldwatch In...

Last week I attended a discussion entitled After the Election: Where is Cleantech Headed Now?  hosted by TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) at their Silicon Valley headquarters. The event was moderated by Andrew Chung of Lightspeed Venture Partners with presentations by Chris Flavin of Wor...

Mitsubishi Ramps Up Cleantech Commitment, BP Bows Out of UK Wind Energy Efforts In the wake of the U.S. presidential election, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced plans to expand business operations aimed to helping to mitigate climate change. The plans call for ambitious new sales go...

In a special ceremony this morning on the steps of San Francisco landmark Grace Cathedral, it was announced that Pacific Gas and Electric will partner with the Cathedral by providing $65,000 for the installation of a new, state-of-the-art solar photovoltaic (PV) power system. Mayor Gavin N...

In what is considered as a first-time application from a judge of the April 2007 Supreme Court decision ruling industrial CO2 emissions as a pollutant, Fulton County judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore blocked the construction of what would be the first coal-fired plant in Georgia in&nb...