This series of articles has documented how solar and renewable energy specifically benefit certain segments of our world and society, such as remote islands, vast populations that remain off-grid, including here in the U.S., …

It was unthinkable, not long ago. For those that still can’t quite believe we could move our country, or our world to renewable energy, note that California, our nation’s most populous state and the world’s 6th largest economy… is getting there. Remarkably, resolutely, even ahead of schedule, if you will. …

Solar energy is merrily progressing along the “technology adoption life cycle”, a time-worn model which categorizes the 5 stages of public acceptance and adoption of a new technology. …

Famously called “one of our nation’s best ideas” by author Wallace Stegner, the National Park Service turned 100 years old on August 25, 2016. It hasn’t always been easy for our parks, nor will it be in the future. But fight they will to maintain their place, their condition, their…

U.S. Coal Bankruptcies and Plant Closures Signal a New Renewable Energy Era Ever since the industrial revolution hit our shores and began transforming our country, coal has been our power king. Not coincidentally, the industrial revolution is also when we began emitting vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere…

Ready or not, community choice energy may be coming to your town. But don’t worry, this is very much a good thing. Starting this month, residents and businesses in yet another large “community”- in this case an entire county in California with 20 towns-will be offered the opportunity to individually…

Climate skeptics in the U.S. have often cited fast-rising carbon emissions in the developing world — and China and India in particular — as a reason to postpone our own transition to clean energy. By their logic, climate change is a global problem, and if the world’s two other largest…

It took forty years to reach one million solar installations in the U.S., but it will only take two more years to reach two million. The solar movement is firmly on its way. Question is, is everyone able to join in? Residential solar power’s recent success points to many factors…

At the Intersolar North America tradeshow in San Francisco last summer, the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for renewable energy was by far the most popular exhibit without a booth. The topic of whether or not the powerful incentive would be, or should be, allowed to expire cropped up everywhere from…