General Energy
Solar Power for Ivory Towers: Universities Are Making Big Commitments to Renewable Energy
Colleges and universities have always been focal points of change. During the last few years, a few of these institutions have begun to lead in an entirely new area—renewable energy.
The United States and China’s Joint Climate Policy Announcement—What It Means
Yesterday the United States and the People’s Republic of China reached a historic agreement in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address the impending consequences of climate change.
The Challenge of Judging the Green Challenge
At last week’s Green Challenge, the largest annual and international green business plan competition, hosted and funded by the Dutch Postcode Lottery, the jury was presented with five worthy finalists, chosen from nearly 400 entries from 57 countries.
Native Power: Job Growth through Green Technologies
The recent economic crisis has hit much of America extremely hard, but the effects can be seen even more drastically on tribal lands.
Sowing Confusion About Renewable Energy
Readers of The Economist may have been surprised to read in its 26 July 2014 “Free exchange” section on page 63, or in its online version, the “clear” conclusion that solar and wind power are “the most expensive way of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions,” while “nuclear plants…are cheaper,” so governments…