April 18, 2013
by Radhika Khosla
0 comments

How One High-Rise Can Help Drive Energy Savings Throughout India

Radhika Khosla, Staff Scientist, India Initiative , New York
The 2013 Clean Energy Ministerial concluded today in New Delhi, with ministers from more than 20 countries meeting to discuss our energy future. As the discussions acknowledg… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

February 5, 2013
by MoreRecycling
0 comments

Vote for Your Favorite ‘Future Energy’ Projects

Entrepreneurs have pitched their clean-energy projects to Future Energy, and by voting for your favorite you’ll help send the winners to the ARPA-e summit where they could get funding and make these technologies real. Continue reading

Share on Facebook

January 3, 2013
by Nathanael Greene
0 comments

Fiscal "Deal" Energy Investments Form Foundation for Clean Energy Future

Nathanael Greene, Director of Renewable Energy Policy, New York City
Millions of Americans breathed a sigh of relief this week following successful votes in the U.S. Congress to avoid the “fiscal cliff”.    Wi… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

October 11, 2012
by Anjali Jaiswal
0 comments

Concentrated Solar Power in India: How Government Policies Can Help Ensure a Secure Energy Future

Anjali Jaiswal, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
After experiencing the world’s largest blackout this past summer, India is urgently searching for ways to improve the stability of its electric grid. Hundreds of millions of people ne… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

August 21, 2012
by Ralph Cavanagh
0 comments

"Ratepayer," RIP

Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA
This week, I asked the California Public Utilities Commission to banish the word “ratepayer” from its institutional vocabulary and instead use a better term to de… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

June 18, 2012
by Pierre Bull
0 comments

New York Solar Reaches a Critical Juncture

Pierre Bull, Policy Analyst, Air & Energy, New York City
The time is now to put New York on the path to a cleaner energy future.  A clear ‘supermajority’ – 8 out of 10 New Yorkers – strongly support the grow… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

May 24, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
0 comments

Climate ride rolls strong for clean transportation and a healthy planet

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
Yesterday I had the honor of joining a 200-strong peloton on the last leg of Climate Ride’s five-day cycling journey from New York City to Washington, raising mone… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

May 10, 2012
by Sierra Martinez
0 comments

CPUC Plans To Rely on Clean Energy — Not New Fossil Fuel Power Plants — To Meet Customers’ Needs

Sierra Martinez, Energy Attorney & Analyst, San Francisco
To develop a sustainable and healthy economy, California policy requires utilities to rely on clean energy resources whenever it is cost-effective and before turning to the dirti… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

April 22, 2012
by Claire Morgenstern
0 comments

What Earth Day Means to Millennials

Claire Morgenstern, Online and Social Media Development, NRDC Membership, New York
Today is Earth Day. And I, by virtue of being a member of the first generation to have grown up with this holiday, am an Earth Day expert. I’ve mad… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

February 13, 2012
by Cai Steger
0 comments

President’s Budget: A Welcome Commitment to Clean Energy and Innovation

Cai Steger, Energy Policy Analyst, New York, Center for Market Innovation
Today, the Obama Administration released its annual budget proposal, outlining  spending priorities for the upcoming year. For supporters of renewable energy… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

November 7, 2011
by John H. Adams
0 comments

Tar Sands Pipeline Protest at the White House: A Huge Success and an Historic Turning Point

John H. Adams, Founding Director, New York City
I just had one of the most energizing days of my life. I spent Sunday standing with as many as 15,000 people in an enormous circle around the White House. All of us came to tell President … Continue reading

Share on Facebook

November 4, 2011
by Dan Lashof
0 comments

What if California Cut Its Global Warming Pollution 80% and No One Noticed?

Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C.
OK, California hasn’t cut its emissions that much yet, but in May the California Council on Science and Technology published an important study of how Califor… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

October 18, 2011
by Liz Barratt-Brown
0 comments

Robert Redford speaks out against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline; asks the President to stand up for the "energy future you know we deserve"

Liz Barratt-Brown, Senior Attorney, Washington, DC
In a New York Times video opinion piece posted today, Robert Redford gives an impassioned pitch to the President to deny the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.  In a three minute… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

July 26, 2011
by Allison Clements
0 comments

FERC’s Order 1000: outside of Congress, hope for a clean energy future abounds.

Allison Clements, Senior Attorney, Project for Sustainable FERC Energy Policy, New York Why not start off big?  My inaugural blog is the first in a 2-part series on FERC’s Planning and Cost Allocation Final Rule.
While Congress continues to… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

June 16, 2011
by Pierre Bull
0 comments

Solar Could Power Two-Thirds of NYC; The NY State Solar Jobs Bill Can Get Us There

Pierre Bull, Policy Analyst, Air & Energy, New York City New York has the potential to become a solar powerhouse.  A new mapping tool released released today by the Sustainable CUNY (City University of New York) program shows that nearly two-… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

April 15, 2011
by Frances Beinecke
0 comments

Young Leaders Gather in DC to Demand Clean Energy and Green Jobs

Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City This weekend more than 10,000 young people will converge on Washington to stand up for a clean energy future. They are gathering for the Power Shift 2011 conference, part of a national movement to trai… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

March 30, 2011
by Dan Lashof
0 comments

Mr. President, to Create a Clean Energy Future, First Tell Congress No Free Pass for Inefficient Cars and Dirty Coal

Dan Lashof, Director, Climate Center, Washington, D.C. President Obama today renewed his call to move America forward by reducing our dependence on imported oil and dirty coal at a Georgetown University speech. Meanwhile at the other end of town, Membe… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

March 23, 2011
by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
0 comments

USA Today: Proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is not necessary for U.S. energy security

Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C. USA Today published an important story about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that would bring tar sands oil from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The article outlines the… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

March 17, 2011
by Doug Sims
0 comments

Obama to Piñera: Make Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency the Base Case Scenario for Building Chile’s Energy Future

Before the emerging energy crisis was exacerbated by events in Libya and Japan, President Obama’s trip to Chile already had energy as a major agenda item.  The visit seemed destined to be a genial affair in which Obama and President Pi&ntild… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

January 20, 2011
by Michael Davidson
0 comments

Strong words and stronger actions on U.S.-China clean energy cooperation during President Hu’s visit

On the second day of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to Washington, leaders in energy and climate from both countries concluded a far-reaching strategic forum assessing the benefits and prospects for cooperation in these areas. The two… Continue reading

Share on Facebook