Interviews

California High Speed Rail On Track In Spite Of Uncertainties

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California high speed rail passes a major hurdle via approved funding for the first segment, but many challenges still loom. Read more →

Cape Spin! Producer Talks Making His Documentary

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Offshore Wind Wire interviews Daniel Coffin, producer of Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle, about his documentary on the Cape Wind offshore wind power project. Read more →

Parking, Charging Your Electric Car? Read The Signs First

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Green Car Reports relates the story of how one electric car driver ended up with a big fat ticket for parking in the wrong space near an EV charger. Read more →

NYC’s Delta Building Uses Smart Tech To Provide Its Own Power

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In this interview with Voltaic Solaire spokesperson David Scott, we ask a burning question: why has it taken New York City so long to join the net zero party Read more →

NGBS: Setting The Standard For Green Home Certification

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By offering rigor, flexibility and affordability, the National Green Building Standard seeks to do for green homes what LEED has done for green buildings. Read more →

Wind Turbines And Tulips And Success In North Holland

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Climate Central reports on how one North Holland farmer is helping to make small scale wind power a success in his region of the country. Read more →

Passive House: The Next Big Thing In Green Building?

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Sam Hagerman, president of the Passive House Alliance, discusses why everybody's favorite green build standard has yet to really catch on -- but soon could. Read more →

When Walmart And Renewable Energy Collide

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AOL Energy takes a look at plans by retail giant Walmart to target being 100% powered by renewable energy. Read more →

Intelligent, Solar-Managed Windows: The Next Big Thing?

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Using a proprietary nanotech application, RavenBrick has created a cheap, easy-to-apply filter that switches clear windows to a tinted state when heated. Read more →

Can DOE’s Sunshot Challenge Fast-Track Grid-Parity Solar?

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Find out what Minh Le, Chief Engineer for the Energy Department's Solar Program, has to say about the current state of American solar, and what we need to do to achieve grid-parity. Read more →