Nevada finalist for advanced geothermal lab

Nevada Senator Harry Reid announced Wednesday Nevada is a finalist to host the Department of Energy's new Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal laboratory. "Nevada will be the perfect location a Zfor the Department of Energy's new Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal laboratory.

Obama to open conservation tour in Lake Tahoe and Hawaii

President Barack Obama is opening a two-day environmental tour aimed at showcasing conservation efforts before traveling to Asia, where climate change is high on the agenda for his final trip to the region. In Nevada on Wednesday, Obama plans to visit Lake Tahoe and speak at a summit dedicated to the iconic lake's preservation.

In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

The California legislature worked on a carbon dioxide emissions reduction bill for a year, and is finally sending it to the governor for his signature. It is one of the more ambitious pieces of CO2 legislation by any US state, more resembling policies of the European Union.

Guide to Florida’s primary election; early Panhandle voting totals in Updated at

Florida voters will go to the polls Tuesday and select the nominees for U.S. Senate, decide whether to amend the state constitution to give a property tax break to promote solar energy and have a say in who should represent them in the U.S. House.

Regime seeks to avoid another – Special Period’

In one of his recent speeches Cuban President Ral Castro announced that from September onwards there will be a period of economic rationalization, particularly in terms of electricity consumption - associated without a doubt to the Venezuelan crisis. Cuba, which uses oil primarily to generate electricity, has eight thermoelectric power plants .

Feds Must Study Wind Farm’s Harm to Bats

Wind-turbine opponents convinced the D.C. Circuit that the government issued a permit to an Ohio wind farm without fully considering ways to reduce the deaths of endangered Indiana bats. Ohio-based Union Neighbors United brought the 2013 complaint in Washington, D.C., taking issue with the U.S. government's approval of a permit for the Buckeye Wind Power Project.

Clean energy PAC backs Sen. Richard Burr, other Republicans

Coming soon to a Facebook news feed near you: a new political strategy aimed at helping Republican candidates like North Carolina's Sen. Richard Burr overcome what supporters say is an unfair reputation that conservatives don't care about the environment. This week in North Carolina, ClearPath Action Fund , a conservative super PAC, plans to launch a near-half-million-dollar campaign in support of Burr's re-election effort.

Clinton’s big applause line: “I believe in science”

One of the biggest applause lines in Hillary Clinton's nomination acceptance speech on Thursday night might surprise you: "I believe in science." The crowd roared when she said it, because they knew what she meant: She accepts climate science, unlike Donald Trump and many politicians in his party.

New York wind farm part of larger offshore energy ambitions

A New York utility plans to construct a wind farm off eastern Long Island that would be the nation's largest offshore wind energy project, three times larger than one due to go online this year off Rhode Island. A New York utility plans to approve a wind farm off eastern Long Island that it says would be the nation's largest offshore wind energy project built to date.

Al Gore’s daughter among 23 arrested in Boston pipeline protest

Former Vice President Al Gore's daughter was among 23 people arrested during a protest of a pipeline under construction. Karenna Gore was among demonstrators who tried to block construction activity on the site by lying in a trench dug for the pipeline and refusing to move until firefighters removed them, said protest group Resist the Pipeline & Stop the West Roxbury Lateral.

Du Brook Dairy Offsetting as much as 50% Energy Demand with New…

We talked to several solar providers, and Sun Valley Solar Solutions was the most responsive and helpful...Plus, their experience with the agriculture community gave us confidence we were in the right hands. At Du Brook Dairy in Casa Grande, Arizona, a 314-kilowatt SunPower solar power system designed and installed by Sun Valley Solar Solutions has reduced the Dairy's reliance on purchased utility grid power by as much as 50%, and is projected to save more than $520,000 in the first 20 years.

Stefanik touts a independent voicea in discussing environmental record

Last September, U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Willsboro, made a move few would expect from a Republican in Congress. Ms. Stefanik joined U.S. Rep. Chris P. Gibson, R-Kinderhook, and eight other Republicans in breaking away from usual Republican Party attitudes toward climate change with a resolution calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to find solutions to the problem.

GM shares fuel cell research to US Navy to develop unmanned undersea vehicles

General Motors, the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory announce Thursday, June 23, 2016, they are cooperating to incorporate automotive hydrogen fuel cell systems into a next-generation of Navy unmanned undersea vehicles, or UUVs. Hydrogen fuel cells convert high-energy hydrogen efficiently into electricity, resulting in vehicles with greater range and endurance than those powered with batteries.

Obama chooses PNNL to lead Northwest manufacturing center

The national lab will focus on some of the most energy intensive industries in the region - food processing, advanced materials and forest products. Advances in smart sensors, digital process controls and information technology could radically reduce energy use in manufacturing and improve productivity.

Study Shows the High Economic Costs of Renewable Energy

U.S. politicians intent on mandating and subsidizing the use of renewable energy should first consider the damage such policies have done in Europe, concludes an analysis by the Manhattan Institute. According to the report-titled "What Happens to an Economy When Forced to Use Renewable Energy?-an assortment of policies enacted by European countries to combat climate change have led to soaring electricity costs for residential and commercial customers, leading the authors to recommend the United States reject similar policies.

Coal Firm to Pay Obama Mentor $435,000 to Fight Climate Plan

Peabody Energy Corp. is set to pay President Barack Obama's Harvard Law School mentor $435,000 this year to help the bankrupt coal producer challenge the administration's signature environmental law. The payments to Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law expert and legal icon -- spanning May to December this year -- were disclosed in a legal filing tied to Peabody's bankruptcy proceedings.