At a time when the housing market remains in a slump, consumer demand is growing for energy-efficient homes that are kinder to the environment. And it’s not just individual homes that are going green. Increasingly, it’s entire neighborhoods.
With its mix of single-family, duplex and 4-unit buildings, organic farm, shared office space and common house, the [...]

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Berkeley and Palm Desert may be poles apart when it comes to politics. But the two cities are pioneering a new path to solar energy.
Pushed by these unlikely municipal bedfellows, California on Monday enacted a law that allows cities and counties to make low-interest loans to homeowners and businesses to install solar panels, high-efficiency air [...]

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Here is a fantastic article that details the current and future state of solar power development. It was written by Todd Woody. Here is a paragraph and a link to the whole article. Highly recommend you read the whole article.
“”The race has barely begun - finished plants are years away - but [...]

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Texas energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens on Tuesday called for a massive switch to natural gas as a transportation fuel and a boost in wind power in a plan aimed at reducing U.S. foreign oil dependence by a more than a third.
The Pickens Plan, which includes

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There is no cookie-cutter solution for what type of renewable energy system will be most effective and economical in any given application. Many factors must be balanced to develop a good design, including proper siting, environmental resources, financial incentives, social considerations, and environmental effects. Here is some real-world advice concerning each of the major technologies.

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