Clean Energy

How to tap the sun, wind, tide, and other planet-friendly sources of power.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Hit the Road

by Alyssa B. Johnson

posted Nov 14, 2010

How government and industry are getting behind a new breed of electric cars.

Victory Bonds for Clean Energy

by Todd Larsen

posted Nov 10, 2010

What if Americans could support a clean energy future the way they once supported the U.S. war effort?

Curriculum & Resources: Individual and Community Resilience

posted Oct 13, 2010

What makes teenage brains unique? What happens when people from all walks of life play an alternate reality game to create a better future? Lesson plans from Inside the Teenage Brain and World Without Oil.

Climate Hope

by Mark Engler

posted Sep 29, 2010

On the front lines in the fight against coal

Resilient Ideas: Get Off The Grid

by Regina Gregory

posted Sep 09, 2010

A pioneering town in Germany pulls off clean, reliable energy with stable prices.

Resilient Ideas: Sunshine On The Menu

by Ari LeVeaux

posted Sep 09, 2010

Come for the food, stay for the art at New York City's first solar-powered restaurant.

Canada-to-Texas Pipeline Plans Draw Criticism

by Laura Kaliebe

posted Sep 09, 2010

Activists and residents along the 2,000-mile proposed route fear damage to farming, ecosystems, and water from the transport of what has been called the world's dirtiest source of transportation energy.

Black Wave

posted Aug 13, 2010

Video: A twenty-year fight between a small Alaska town and one of the largest oil companies shows the resilience of communities.

Why the Fight for the Gulf is Also in Borneo

by Jamie Henn

posted Jul 29, 2010

A proposed coal plant in Malaysia is provoking an international outcry.

2010 a Tipping Point for Renewable Energy

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Jul 28, 2010

100 days into the BP disaster, it's time to quit claiming that an economy based on fossil fuels is our only option.

Water for Energy Is a Waste

by Ashlee Green

posted Jun 30, 2010

Power plants suck more water out of the nation’s watersheds than any other single user—more than 40 percent.

New Heroes in the Fight Against Big Oil

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Jun 25, 2010

How one Florida restaurant owner has organized a force against offshore drilling.

Bonn Climate Talks: Beyond BP

by Jamie Henn

posted Jun 17, 2010

Even as we work to prevent future disasters and break the U.S. oil addiction, we must keep up pressure for a fair, ambitious climate treaty.

Where Do Our Carbon Emissions Come From, Anyway?

by Richard Conlin

posted Jun 15, 2010

Seattle is working to become America's first climate neutral city. But first, it has to figure out where its carbon comes from.

Polls: Time for Action

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Jun 11, 2010

In the wake of the BP disaster in the Gulf, Americans are ready for clean energy.