Concentrating solar thermal power has promised big additions to renewable energy production with the additional benefit of energy storage. But with significant water consumption in...
Back in April 2011, ILSR Senior Researcher John Farrell gave this presentation on the potential for solar power in Minnesota to a group of solar businesses...
CENTERVILLE, Wis. — About 75 residents from area communities affected by the CapX2020 power line project gathered at two public meetings Wednesday at the Centerville...
I winced yesterday when James Gavin, chair of the Partnership for a Healthier America, said he’d like to see Walmart double its U.S. store count....
The Golden State has covered over 50,000 roofs with solar PV in the past decade, but could it also save 30% or more on its...
Energy policy matters, a lot. The Germans have a comprehensive feed-in tariff, providing CLEAN contracts to anyone who wants to go solar (or wind, or...
A recently released solar map of New York City found enough room for solar panels on building rooftops to power half the city during hours...
ILSR’s new fact sheet on “FAQs: Why Choose Compostable Products for Food Service” explains what constitutes compostable products, where they are available, and the importance...
The Golden State has covered over 50,000 roofs with solar PV in the past decade, but could it also save 30% or more on its...
In all the talk about the federal deficit, why is the single largest culprit left out of the conversation? Why is the one part of...
With the vast majority of Americans greatly overpaying for slow and unreliable broadband compared to connections in Europe and Asia, hundreds of communities have started...
Update 8/11/11: While maximizing solar in DC shifts $267 million in electricity payments from the utility to local solar panels, the cumulative electricity cost savings...
In what may well be the tipping point in a decade-long fight to level the playing field for local brick-and-mortar businesses, California this week enacted...
Rural areas aren’t just for energy export. Dylan Kruse (Sustainable Northwest) at 2011 Rural Assembly from Center for Rural Strategies on Vimeo. . ...
How many times must Missouri voters tell their government that they want clean, local energy and its economic benefits? They should try 21 times. That’s...