The days of having are homes and vehicles powered by renewable energy is now much closer in reach. Thanks to the minds of two MIT researchers, Daniel Nocera and Matthew Kanan, who figured out how to duplicate the water splitting reaction that occurs during photosynthesis in plants to store the…
View moreThomas Friedman wrote an OP-ED piece yesterday titled “And Then There Was One”. He says that Barack Obama is the only remaining green candidate. “With his choice of Sarah Palin, John McCain has completed his makeover from the greenest Republican to run for president to just another representative of big…
View morePresidential nominee Barack Obama’s energy plan will invest $150 billion over 10 years to advance the next generation of biofuels and fuel infrastructure, accelerate the commercialization of plug-in hybrids, promote development of commercial-scale renewable energy, invest in low-emissions coal plants, and begin the transition to a new digital electricity grid….
View moreThe United Steelworkers (USW), the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Green for All and the Blue Green Alliance, a partnership of the USW and Sierra Club, have launched the national Green Jobs for America campaign. Running through the fall, the campaign will focus on a commitment to…
View moreFormer Vice President Al Gore gave a speech yesterday focusing on changing our entire electricity sector to carbon-free wind, solar and geothermal power within 10 years and to use that power to fuel a new fleet of electric vehicles. Watch the video below or read the full transcript here.
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