by Mitch Friedman on November 11, 2011

You suck: and I mean that in only the nicest way. It’s true. There are things you do that suck carbon out of the atmosphere - where it’s doing harm - and beneficially store it down here. We need to do much more such sucking to save our natural heritage.

by KC Golden on November 8, 2011

As dusk settled on Lafayette Park last Sunday, after the successful “encirclement” of the White House, Bill McKibben was at the mic, wrapping up last Sunday’s inspiring “encirclement” of the White House – a “hug” for the President, urging him to reject the Keystone pipeline.  His voice was full of grateful pride.

by Bobby Hayden on November 3, 2011

Facing uncomfortable classrooms and high utility bills due to aging HVAC equipment, Granger School District employed an innovative computer-based heating and cooling system.

by Bobby Hayden on October 16, 2011

In an economic downturn, a community-based effort is helping create local jobs for contractors and improving energy-efficiency of local homes.

by Tom Osdoba on October 14, 2011

The price of installed solar PV has plummeted and is approaching the point at which we no longer should even pretend that solar is a more expensive alternative than other forms of energy.

by Elizabeth Willmott on October 12, 2011

In the September 15 issue of The Atlantic magazine, Brookings expert Bruce Katz called out a “metropolitan moment,” in which municipal and regional leaders are “adapting the discipline of private sector business planning…to the task of revitalizing and restructuring metropolitan economies.”

by Eileen V. Quigley on October 5, 2011

Of late, a rising set of rational Republican voices can be heard affirming the assessment of 95 percent of the scientific community that the earth is warming at an alarming rate due to burning fossil fuels.

by Bobby Hayden on October 3, 2011

How citizens on Bainbridge Island came together and created an option to change behavior through energy use, move closer to carbon neutrality and become a model for other communities. "We’ve seen a 50 percent decrease in our heating costs and our overall energy costs are down approximately 35 percent.” - Matt Olson, Bainbridge Island homeowner and RePower Bainbridge participant

by Rhys Roth on September 29, 2011

RBI.  I’m a baseball fanatic -- especially in playoff season -- and I was hoping that our new program could have that acronym.  

by Bobby Hayden on September 16, 2011

How commercial building owners use energy efficiency to become more competitive in a challenging market.