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Conservative Think Tanks Launch Campaign to Turn Americans Against Wind Energy

Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian. May 9, 2012.

Documents show for the first time that local anti-wind groups are co-ordinating and working with national fossil-fuel funded advocacy groups to wreck the wind industry.

Renewables Are a Reality: How We Can Ditch Fossil Fuels Without Any Help From Congress

Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360. February 20, 2012.

Amory Lovins explains his plan for transforming our energy, transportation and industry sectors while at the same time growing our economy and cutting dirty fossil fuels.

Occupy Wall St. Prepares for Crackdown -- Will Bloomberg Try to Tear It All Down?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. October 13, 2011.

Free health care, a sanitation team, a public library, solar power, and free childcare are just a few of the services the Occupy Wall Street protesters are providing.

Will Clean Energy Ever Be a Reality in the U.S.? Here's What's Standing in Our Way

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. September 27, 2011.

Wind and solar sources make up almost half of all new electricity generation in Europe, but we're far behind in the U.S. -- so what gives?

How Conservatives and Big Oil are Using a Phony Scandal to Undermine Obama, Clean Energy, and Government Itself

deleted Deleted, Campaign for America's Future. September 14, 2011.

Here is some information to help you push back on the latest whipped-up, anti-green, anti-government, anti-Obama "scandal."

Where Are the White House Solar Panels Obama Promised This Spring?

Bill McKibben, AlterNet. June 21, 2011.

It seems that Obama thinks global warming is a second-tier problem -- let's change his mind.

Green Technology Is Not New: Our Forgotten History of Electric Vehicles, Solar and Wind Power

Tina Gerhardt, AlterNet. May 30, 2011.

The new book "Powering the Dream" examines why we chose to abandon green technologies in the past, and which ones we are likely to embrace in the future.

Vision: Building a World That Can Run Without Fossil Fuels Will Be the Challenge of Our Lifetimes

Richard Heinberg, AlterNet. May 15, 2011.

After a college invited ExxonMobil's CEO to do a commencement address, outraged students instead invited Richard Heinberg. Here's what he had to say about life after oil.

Vision: Why the Mid-Atlantic Can Be the 'Persian Gulf of Offshore Wind Energy'

Keith Harrington, AlterNet. February 16, 2011.

The region could provide nearly a third of U.S. energy demand with wind turbines. The only thing we lack is the political will to accomplish it, but that may be changing.

Do We Have to Live Like Peasants to Be Truly Sustainable?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. January 4, 2011.

There has to be a happy medium between living as a poor peasant in an adobe hut and living in a McMansion while driving a Hummer. But how do we find it?

Vision: 2011 Must Be the Year Where We Get Serious About Wind and Solar Power

Stefanie Penn Spear, AlterNet. January 3, 2011.

Even without federal policies to catapult the U.S. to the world's leader in renewable energy, solar and wind energy has the potential to significantly increase its capacity.

Solar Energy Zones Identified in Six Western States

Environment News ServiceDecember 17, 2010.

A detailed study just released names 24 "solar energy zones" that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said are "best suited for large-scale solar development."

Lame Duck Session Controls Momentum of Renewable Energy Industry

Stefanie Penn Spear, AlterNet. December 13, 2010.

Since the fossil fuel industry is so highly subsidized by the federal government, it is impossible for solar, wind and other renewable industries to compete without incentives.

The Greening of Silicon Valley: How Tech Giants Are Setting a Sustainable Example

Todd Woody, Yale Environment 360. May 12, 2010.

Companies like Google, Adobe Systems and eBay are preparing for the next step — investing in innovative technologies that will supply their offices with green electricity.

An Australian Group Rolls Out Plan for 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020

Stacy Feldman, SolveClimate. March 4, 2010.

This is huge considering Australia now gets nearly 80 percent of its power from coal plants. Is their plan feasible?

Passive Solar Technique: Let Nature Heat Your Home

Passive Solar Technique: Let Nature Heat Your Home

James Kachadorian, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 17, 2009.

Solar saves money, benefits the planet and makes for a comfortable house that requires little in the name of back-up fuel.

California Senate Passes Ambitious Renewable Energy Standard -- Schwarzenegger Says He'll Veto

California Senate Passes Ambitious Renewable Energy Standard -- Schwarzenegger Says He'll Veto

Matt McDermott, TreeHugger. September 14, 2009.

Schwarzenegger's solution -- he supports the higher renewable energy goal in principle -- is to mandate the change through executive order.

No More Clunky Rooftop Panels: The Latest Solar Can Go on Everything From Your Home to Your Car to Yourself

No More Clunky Rooftop Panels: The Latest Solar Can Go on Everything From Your Home to Your Car to Yourself

Scott Thill, AlterNet. September 2, 2009.

Thin-film solar is revolutionizing the renewables industry. How soon can you get in on the action?

New Solar Power Plants May Threaten Scarce Desert Water Resources

New Solar Power Plants May Threaten Scarce Desert Water Resources

Robert Glennon, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.

The rush to embrace solar power is having some unintended consequences when it comes to water.

A Solar Revolution May Be Coming to Your Town

A Solar Revolution May Be Coming to Your Town

Mariah Blake, Washington Monthly. April 11, 2009.

A little-known policy is turning sleepy central Florida into a green energy hub. Could it do the same for America at large?

How You Can Green Your Home and Cash in on Stimulus Money

How You Can Green Your Home and Cash in on Stimulus Money

G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Christian Science Monitor. February 24, 2009.

Energy-saving systems for the attic, basement, and in between have effectively gone on sale, courtesy of the United States Congress.

Obama Must Stop Dirty Coal -- But What Will He Replace it With?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. February 19, 2009.

It is incumbent on progressives to propose a realistic alternative to new coal plants -- here's our best options.

Lease Your Roof for the Solar Energy Revolution

Lease Your Roof for the Solar Energy Revolution

Bruce Allen, Miller-McCune.com. February 2, 2009.

Rooftop solar installations are a way to get around the regulatory red tape and infrastructure bottlenecks delaying much solar development.

As Europe Fiddles, U.S. May Take Lead on Climate Change

As Europe Fiddles, U.S. May Take Lead on Climate Change

Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360. January 26, 2009.

Recent backpedaling in Europe may signal the end of its leadership on climate change. Can Obama push America to the font?

Billionaire Fashion Magnate Begins Building Massive Alternative Energy Network

Elizabeth Nash, Independent UK. December 1, 2008.

The ambitions of Spain's richest man is boundless and his energy networks already stretch to three continents.

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