For the first time in U.S. history, the production–and consumption–of renewable energy sources are higher than nuclear generation. Solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal among other “green” sources were relied upon more than nuclear in the nine month period between January...

In the past, I’ve written posts about Germany and its strong support of renewable energy. Twenty percent of the country’s energy is from renewables–and they abandoned nuclear power all together, planning to shut down all nuclear reactors in the next ten years. Germany has the European...

Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, and Patrick Gleason, director of state affairs for the same organization, published an opinion piece this week on Politico about a potential national renewable energy standard (RES). The Politico piece, titled “Rethink renewable energy mandates,” stated...

The Wall Street Journal reported an astounding fact this week: the U.S. Military estimates that it costs $400/gallon to deliver fuel to remote Afghan outposts. With 100,000 U.S. troops now operating in Afghanistan, the amount of supplies parachuted to remote regions over the last several years has increased...

Denmark announced it will use renewable energy for over 50 percent of its energy consumption by 2020. Even more ambitious, the country has set a goal of 100 percent renewable energy reliance by 2050. Starting January 1, 2012, Denmark will hold the rotational presidency of the European Union. Climate...