Energy

Solyndra witch hunt halts world's largest residential solar project

The push to make government clean energy investments look bad after the Solyndra bankruptcy is hindering major job-creating solar projects development

Stephen Lacey Energy

A look at CHP markets across the country: Sometimes supportive policies aren't enough

This post was written by Anna Chittum, Senior Policy Analyst at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and a contributing author at the ACEEE blog. Here at ACEEE we love combined heat and power (CHP). CHP is a critical, affordable, and proven energy resource that can produce electricity and thermal energy at the same […]

A.C.E.E.E. Energy

Can the wind industry survive without federal tax credits?

The wind production tax credit, a key incentive for new wind energy projects, is set to expire at the end of 2012.

Drew Kerr Energy

Economists say coal is incredibly costly

An analysis compares the "gross external damages" of six major pollutants with their value added to the economy, and coal comes out the biggest loser.

Brad Johnson Energy

Big Oil's mountain of cash

Oil companies cling to tax breaks while hoarding tens of billions.

Daniel J. Weiss Energy

Germany's phaseout reveals the true costs of nuclear power

Bad news for nuclear advocates: Nuclear power turns out even more expensive than we thought.

Arne Jungjohann Energy

Economists: Every $1 of electricity from coal does $2 in damage to U.S.

We all knew coal is harmful -- we figured people just ignored that harm because of their profit margins. But according to the prestigious American Economic Review, harm from coal-fired electrical plants costs more than twice as much as the electricity they generate. All told, coal plants cause $53 billion in damage every year. And none of that even takes climate impacts into account.

Jess Zimmerman Energy

MythBusters weigh in on motorcycle emissions

You've probably heard that motorcycles are more fuel-efficient than cars, and therefore better for the environment. I mean, they're practically bikes, right? It sounds plausible, but how do you find out if it's really true? The same way you find out if ANYTHING is really true: Ask the MythBusters, obviously.

Jess Zimmerman Energy

Wind turbines: annoying, sure, but probably not actually unhealthy

There's no denying that wind turbines make noise. But claims that they cause actual health problems are, at best, conflated, says a new analysis.

Ken Paulman Energy

Public disservice: Pipeline hearings run by Keystone XL contractor

State Department public hearings on federal approval for the proposed Keystone XL tar-sands pipeline are being run by a contractor for TransCanada.