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.

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.

Obama meets Indian PM, seeks implementation of climate pact

India will try to join a climate change deal within this year, the Obama administration said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Barack Obama at the White House and the two leaders played up their efforts to cooperate on issues of global concern. Stressing their "strong bonds," Obama said the world's two largest democracies had "joined forces" to bring about the landmark climate agreement that was reached in Paris last December.

USDA awarding $8.8M to 108 companies to support the production of advanced biofuel

The US Department of Agriculture is awarding $8.8 million to 108 companies in 39 states to boost the production of advanced biofuels. The funding is being provided through USDA's Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established in the 2008 Farm Bill.

Legislators, Environmental Groups Call for Better Pipeline Safety a Year After Refugio Oil Spill

One year to the day after one of the worst oil spills in Santa Barbara County history, elected officials and environmental organizations held a press conference Thursday at Refugio State Beach , calling for closer regulation of the oil industry, greater protection of the environment, and harsh penalties for Plains All American Pipeline . "You could almost not think of a more beautiful place that could be destroyed - however temporarily - by an oil spill," Assemblyman Das Williams said, pointing out the spot nearby where he learned to surf.

Energy Milestone: Renewables Power Portugal for Four Days Straight

Electricity consumption in the country was fully covered by solar, wind and hydro power in an extraordinary 107-hour run that lasted from 6.45am on Saturday 7 May until 5.45pm the following Wednesday, the analysis says. News of the zero emissions landmark comes just days after Germany announced that clean energy had powered almost all its electricity needs on Sunday 15 May, with power prices turning negative at several times in the day - effectively paying consumers to use it.

Obama has kept promises

Barack Hussein Obama To cure Congress, elect more former military members Democrats should end their hypocrisy when it comes to Kavanaugh and the judiciary Trump rated worse on ethics than predecessors going back to Nixon: Gallup MORE took to the stage at Invesco Field to accept his party's nomination. In that speech, he outlined an ambitious agenda for change - reversing the economic and foreign policies of a Republican administration that had sent America spiraling in the wrong direction.