‘A Republican Case for Climate Action’
Four Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directors who served under Republican presidents penned a New York Times opinion piece called “A Republican Case for Climate Action.” The writers include...
View ArticleHow Efficient are Consumer Electronics?
Sales of consumer electronics products for use in U.S. homes are booming: Between 1980 and 2010, the number of devices sold per year increased 20-fold. Energy use for these products—such as...
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China, California Sign Climate MOU
California Governor Jerry Brown and China’s National Development and Reform Commission Vice Chairman Xie Zhenhua signed a memorandum of understanding in San Francisco on September 13. Energy...
View ArticleGovernors Pledge to Boost Electric Vehicles
Eight governors whose states collectively represent nearly a quarter of the U.S. car market announced last week that they’re taking steps to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on the roads...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Ranks #2 in PV Installations
A recent solar industry report found a record level—4.2 gigawatts—of photovoltaic (PV) installations in the U.S. in 2013, making the U.S. the number two solar market behind China. The U.S. market has...
View ArticleU.S. Solar Jobs Grew 20% in 2013
The U.S. solar industry employed 142,698 Americans in 2013, according to The Solar Foundation’s four annual National Jobs Solar Census. The figure includes 23,683 more jobs than the previous year, or a...
View ArticleAmerica’s Power Plan and Our Energy Future
Game‐changing new technologies; consumer demand for cleaner, more efficient energy; an aging and increasingly obsolete grid; dramatic reduction in the cost of renewable sources of energy: These are...
View ArticleNew Report: Clean Energy Jobs in Illinois Near 100,000
The Midwest is a leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy, a subject covered in last year’s Energy Foundation annual report. A new report called Clean Jobs Illinois—which presents findings of...
View ArticleMeet the Winners of the ‘Clean Energy Challenge’
Transitioning to renewable energy and energy efficiency represents the best of America’s longstanding tradition of innovation and embracing new technology and ideas. A competition last week honored...
View ArticleHewlett, Packard Foundation Presidents: Act on Climate
We want to share this opinion piece by Larry Kramer, President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Carol Larson, President of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. It appeared in The...
View ArticleNortheast’s Carbon Trading Program Added $1.3 Billion in Benefits
A new study finds that, between 2012 and 2014, the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) added $1.3 billion in economic value to the nine-state region, led to the creation of more than...
View Article13 Big American Companies Pledge to Cut Carbon Emissions
Thirteen of the largest companies from across the U.S. economy helped launch the White House’s “American Business Act on Climate Pledge” by committing to reduce carbon emissions and invest in clean...
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Major Cities Pledge Climate Action At U.S.-China Summit
State and city leaders from the U.S. and China made specific, verifiable pledges for climate action during the Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles. Photo source Last week’s Climate Leaders Summit in...
View ArticleMacArthur, Robertson Foundations Call for Action on Climate Change
In this remarkable opinion piece published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the presidents of the Robertson Foundation and MacArthur Foundation call upon “fellow grant makers, advocates, business...
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Clean Energy Trust Challenge: Four Midwest Innovators Split $1 Million Prize
Four clean technology innovators will split a million dollars in early stage investment funding to advance new products and bring economic growth and jobs to the Midwest. The companies, selected from...
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Why Improving Fuel Economy for Big Rigs is a Big Deal
By Patricia Monahan There’s something to be said for getting it right. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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California Just Raised the Bar on Climate Leadership—Again
Source: California Air Resources Board By José Carmona When it comes to reducing the risk of climate change and advancing a clean economy, California’s policy innovations, commitment to equity, and...
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EPA Administrators for Four GOP Presidents Support Clean Power Plan
William Ruckelshaus served as the first administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Nixon from 1970-73 and again under President Reagan from 1983-85. He is also a...
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Ten Signs in 2016 that Show the Clean Energy Economy is Here to Stay
Over the years, Energy Foundation grantees have helped to advance smart energy policies that save consumers money, create jobs, increase energy efficiency, protect our health through cleaner air and...
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Ray of Sunshine: Solar Accounted for 1-in-50 New Jobs
The American solar workforce grew at a historic pace in 2016, a year when 1 out of every 50 new U.S. jobs was in the solar industry, according to the new National Solar Jobs Census 2016, the seventh...
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