Janis R.
The newest eurostat report on energy production and usage in Europe shows that renewable energy production increased 8.3% and coal consumption dropped 16.3% last year. In total, renewable energy accounted for 18.4% of energy production and coal accounted...
Image credit: Lollie-Pop /Flickr As fossil fuel prices rise, as oil insecurity deepens, and as concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. The old energy economy, fueled by oil , coal , and natural...
Image credit: Centre for Alternative Technology Environmentalists may spend a lot of time battling against the fossil fuel lobby , but the awkward truth is that there is plenty of fighting between “green” groups too—perhaps most notably...
Images: Decker Yeadon LLC Contrary to popular belief, green energy doesn’t have to be ugly , so it’s encouraging when we see architects, landscape designers, artists, engineers and scientists working together to transform large projects that...
Image credit: Ecotricity As I wrote last week, just because bio-gas is made from biodegradable sources doesn’t mean it has no impact —and some activists are increasingly worried that demand for biogas will eventually lead to deforestation...
Indian Oil Corporation is looking to diversify into renewable and nuclear energy sectors and has earmarked $430 million for investment in the next five years. The move comes as no surprise as several other government-owned oil companies have showed interest...
Image credit: Solar-Aid From the launch of SolarAid to the massive expansion of its SunnyMoney micro-finance operations , TreeHugger has been excited about this charity’s work to harness clean technology for economic development. We’ve already...
Image credit: Clownfish No sooner do we hear about the massive growth in UK solar jobs as a result of feed-in tariffs , than others start asking questions about the viability of such policies. George Monbiot has already labeled the feed-in tariff a “rip...
Image credit: Solarcentury It seems like the UK solar industry is on fire right now. No sooner was the renewables feed-in tariff approved , than solar installers were inundated with inquiries from would-be customers , and we’ve even seen plans...
