Missouri

While Missouri may be a coal state, the Missouri Association of Accredited Energy Professionals (MAAEP), which represents professionals working in energy efficiency, also wants to make it an efficiency state.

Biobutanol and cellulosic biomass may sound like words your high school biology teacher used to confuse you. But, they are actually part of the cutting edge in biofuel technology.

On President Obama’s recent trip to China, he met with China's President Hu Jintao to discuss a wide variety of energy and environment related topics. Together the two presidents announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on issues of clean and renewable energy.

The initiatives included:

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently released its State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, a 50-state ranking of energy efficiency policies, programs, and practices.

The White House just helped us take another step closer to realizing the goal of connecting American homes and businesses to a smart grid.

Cultivating algae underground may be the key to accessing the slime’s power.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has loaned $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) to transform factories in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio to produce more fuel efficient vehicles.

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Cities program will grant 25 projects nearly $300 million to speed the transformation of the nation's vehicle fleet to more energy efficient fuels.

The United States Department of Energy recently announced the selection of 19 projects, specifically targeting geological carbon dioxide storage. These projects will span the U.S., combating and evaluating the risk of the invisible emissions threat.

US wind capacity continued its impressive growth in the second quarter while fossil fuel consumption continued to fall. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) just released their second quarter report, and it's full of surprisingly upbeat news for a sector hard-hit by the recession.