By James Howard Kunstler, David Blittersdorf, KunstlerCast
David Blittersdorf’s passion for renewable energy and earth-friendly technology started early. He built his first wind turbine at age 14 to light up the small shack where he boiled sap into maple syrup.
By Tom Abel, Prosperous Way Down
Traditionally, extended families were the unit of reproduction, and thus the unit that requires inputs and maintenance. In rural communities, a large proportion of those inputs were from free renewables.
By Gail Tverberg, ourfiniteworld.com
Many people are hoping for wind and solar PV to transform grid electricity in a favorable way. Is this really possible?
By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights
Why does the U.S. military establishment take environmental threats seriously and act on them in such a thoroughgoing fashion while the military's strongest congressional supporters are the most ardent opponents of sustainable practices?
By Alex Lenferna, The Conversation
Africa has within its reach a future that creates a homegrown, robust, clean energy economy that keeps jobs and money on the continent.
By Griffin Carpenter, New Economics Foundation
Forecasting is a dangerous business, but here are six predictions you should keep an eye on.
By Jo Chandler, Yale Environment 360
No nation has as high a penetration of residential solar as Australia, with one in five homes now powered by the sun.
By Alex Wise, Daniel Kammen, Sea Change Radio
Daniel Kammen paints a hopeful picture of a future where affordable renewable energy reaches the 1.2 billion people who currently live without access to electricity, with an overall positive impact on the environment.
By Energy Crunch staff, New Economics Foundation
2014: the year we turned the corner on CO2 emissions?
By Energy Crunch staff, New Economics Foundation
Will 2015 prove to be a tipping point in the journey to a zero carbon energy system?