Touted as the world’s largest home improvement center, Home Depot (NYSE: HD) recently announced it has dramtically reduced its energy use in stores across the United States and Canada.

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Recently President Obama outlined more details of the new “Homestar” program that he had first mentioned in the State of the Union Address.

A new study from the Carnegie Institution For Science reveals the scope of how industrialized countries are reducing their own carbon emissions by outsourcing work to developing nations.

Recently India concluded its hosting of the world’s largest international forum promoting methane capture and use.

Proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate may help the renewables sector.  

U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and John Ensign (R-NV) have introduced renewable energy legislation that could be a boon for businesses that produce renewable energy technologies, lead to green job creation, and help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

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California and Massachusetts have long been bastions of clean energy. Now you can add New Jersey to the list.

Since the beginning of the year, the New Jersey State Legislature has passed several laws to promote the development of renewable energy sources.

Smiling from his recent success with the movie “Shutter Island”, Leonardo DiCaprio continues to use his celebrity status to help the environment.