clean energy economy

Iceland recently came one big step closer to making the innovative “Energy for Debt” plan a reality, when the country’s voters rejected a referendum to pay back debt incurred by the country’s privatized bank Ices

With all eyes on Vancouver for its green Olympics efforts and clean tech momentum, it's no surprise the province of British Columbia wants its own ventures to be cast in a similar light.

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.

Will China dominate clean energy technologies in the near future? 

If the rapid expansion of its wind and solar industries are any indication, China's global dominance may be a foregone conclusion. 

In Barack Obama's State of the Union address he put his support behind passing a climate bill, and also gave a little bit of insight into what it might look like.

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is making good on his promises to develop a clean energy economy in the Land of Enchantment.

Recently Governor Richardson signed an Executive Order outlining a comprehensive plan to create New Mexico's green economy.  The Executive Order was based of the recommendations of his Green Jobs Cabinet. 

Green Collar jobs and sustainable industries are all the rage nowadays. But how do you get such enterprises off the ground – before they’re earning money? And how do you get the industries to the areas where people need the jobs? In California, one way they are addressing this issue is with the Cleantech Innovation Center (CIC), which opened recently in Oroville in Butte County.

The Federal government owns thousands of buildings and is the largest energy consumer in the U.S. Now the Obama administration is trying to make it more energy efficient.

On Friday, G20 leaders committed to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies over the medium term and asked their finance ministers to report back at the next meeting in Canada in June next year.