As the reality of new Environmental Protection Agency emission standards begin to settle in the United States, utilities continue to close older coal and oil-fired power plants.

HyperSolar, Inc. has reached an agreement with the University of California, Santa Barbara to move the company's technology closer to market viability.

Speaking to members of the United Auto Workers Union on Tuesday, President Obama said he would buy a Chevy Volt plug-in electric vehicle when his reign as U.S. commander and chief is over.  According to Obama, this will be in five years.

As the U.S. federal election begins to heat up and the Republican's close in on choosing a presidential candidate, President Obama and his Administration find themselves under the financial microscope again.

On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture rolled out two new funding programs which it hopes will both increase the production of advanced biofuels and also promote the use of renewable energy to create the biofuel.

One day away from Super Bowl XLVI, one of the biggest annual sporting events in North America, many in the United States are anxiously counting down the hours and minutes until their national anthem is heralded and the first whistle blows. Unbeknownst to many, however, another kind of Super Bowl countdown has been marching down this week - the event's carbon impact.

U.S. Department of Interior announced its "Smart from the Start" offshore wind energy initiative has cleared an environmental review and is moving forward.