Cleantech Irony: Turning Fossil Fuel Waste Into EV Batteries

batteries waste sulfur

A nasty byproduct of the fossil fuel industry could improve batteries for electric cars. Read more →

by

Forget Energy Intensity; By 2020, C02 Output Must Fall

Tesoro refinery, Anacortes, Wash. (image via Wikimedia Commons)

Fossil fuel consumption must decline and carbon emissions must begin to fall by the end of the decade, that's all there is to it. Read more →

by

Survey Says: U.S. Consumers Suck At Sustainability

Sustainable Behavior

American consumers’ behavior still ranks as the least sustainable of all countries surveyed since 2008. Read more →

by

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Blocking Clean Energy?

phase out fossil fuel subsidies,nature climate change study

A study just published at Nature Climate Change suggests that fossil fuel subsidies in some developing nations stand most in the way of clean energy. Read more →

by

More Clean Energy Doesn’t Mean Less Dirty Energy

solar wind displacement of fossil fuels, oregon study

Sociologist Richard York finds that historically, energy tech advances haven't led to less use of fossil fuels, and fears that could be true for wind and solar. Read more →

by

Solar Grabs A Small Piece Of The Subsidy Pie

pennfuture,fossil fuel subsidies

PennFuture gets a DOE grant to promote solar power in western Pennsylvania, but says it's tiny compared to the subsidies that flow to fossil-fuel industries. Read more →

by

Clean Energy And Business-As-Usual Face Off

clean-energy power grid, Western states

Clean energy groups and environmental organizations combine to make the case for a renewable-energy future for 11 Western U.S. states. Read more →

by

Geothermal Research Gets Stimulus Boost

Jim Faulds at Geyser in Great Basin

The Great Basin is a geothermal hotbed – but it's mostly well below the surface. Recovery Act funds are helping researchers map out the power possibilities. Read more →

by

Hydro, Geo, Wind Key To Kiwi Renewable Gains

New Zealand geothermal

New Zealand sourced three-quarters of its electricity from renewables in 2010, as rain boosted hydro and new geothermal and wind came online. Read more →

by

Fossil Fuel Algae: Key To New Biofuels?

coal, synthetic fossil fuels

An organism that helped make fossil fuels 500 million years ago is targeted by researchers seeking to build replacements for oil and coal shale deposits. Read more →

by