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Energy Efficiency, Security Reach Across All Political Lines

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Don’t be fooled into thinking that you can’t sell energy efficiency products or services to those who don’t fit the typical eco-conscious or green personas. Read more →

The Art Of Clean Energy War

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A war is shaping up that pits an entrenched, aging, and uncompetitive fossil fuel industry against a young, innovative and increasingly competitive set of renewable energy technologies. Read more →

Rhode Island Aims To Be A National Clean Energy Leader

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Rhode Island has one of the most comprehensive — and best — packages of renewable energy laws in the United States. Read more →

9 Essential Green Elements For Cities Wanting To Be Sustainable

The Hypower Maintenance Facility complex in Pompano Beach earned LEED Platinum status. Image via Hypower Inc.

What really makes for a green or sustainable city? And how can sometimes highly diverse urban areas attain it? Read more →

Scotland’s Vision Of A Full Clean Energy Future

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Scotland’s government has declared that it intended to meet the equivalent of 100 percent of gross annual electricity demand from renewables by 2020. Read more →

Can Green Technology Help Repair Our Infrastructure?

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Our infrastructure—the very thing that more than 315 million people in the United States rely on every day—is crumbling. Can sustainable infrastructure practices save it? Read more →

Chinese Solar Giant Collapse Should Offer Pause For Reflection

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As the market cuts out the least efficient firms, as with Suntech, a healthier and more mature solar industry will emerge. Read more →

EV Project’s Public Chargers Seldom Used

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On average, the Level 1 or 2 electric vehicle charging stations in the federally backed EV Project were accessed just once every five days during the fourth quarter of 2012. Read more →

Are We “Too Relaxed” To Care About Home Energy Efficiency?

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Just because we tend to be “too busy relaxing” when we’re in our homes, doesn’t mean we don’t care about saving energy and money and being more efficient. Read more →

Asian Giants Embracing More Clean Energy

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Japan, China, and India add strong reasons to expect the already-underway renewable revolution will scale even further and faster. Read more →