01.28.2016
How Clean Energy and Birds Can Coexist
Guest blog from Audubon CEO David Yarnold: Clean energy—led by solar and wind power—is expanding quickly both in the U.S. and abroad, thanks to the economic opportunities they present as well as...
01.27.2016
Nuclear power carries extreme, persistent risks
01.26.2016
Solar Jobs are Shining Bright
Over 35,000 new solar jobs were added in North America in 2015, bringing the total count of US solar jobs to over 208,000. This number represents a 20 percent increase from 2014, and 123 percent...
Time for North Carolina to Support Wind Power
Wind turbine technology has advanced significantly in the past few years, enabling wind farms to sprout up in new areas, particularly in the Southeast. Taller turbines and longer blades are capable...
01.22.2016
Putting the “modern” in Duke Energy’s modernization plan
On January 26, in Asheville, our communities will have their only chance to speak on Duke Energy’s plans for Western North Carolina at a public hearing of the North Carolina Utilities Commission....
01.21.2016
Green Spirit Awards: Cheers to North Carolina brewery, winery and distillery
As a native North Carolinian, I'm proud to report on the explosive 'spirit' industry located in state made up of breweries, wineries and distilleries. The hardest part of writing this post was...
01.20.2016
Offsetting Natural Gas with Solar at the SC Court of Appeals
01.19.2016
The Rise of the Non-Traditional Energy Buyer
The renewable energy industry had a powerful ally in the last few years, and 2015 in particular: the corporation. As prices in wind and solar have fallen, support for these technologies in the...
01.18.2016
Coal Ash Stories – Coming to Florida This Month!
We’re kicking off a series of screenings from January 28th - February 2nd and will be hosting events in Sarasota, Tampa, Lakeland, Jacksonville, and Pensacola.
01.13.2016
President Obama emphasizes climate legacy in SOTU, but will he earn it?
Last night, President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address, which strongly emphasized the role he hopes that having acted on climate change and spurring the clean energy economy will...