Climate & Energy: Clean Energy

Leading Edge

Denmark supplies three out of four of the worlds offshore wind turbines, and it's on track to be free of fossil fuels by 2050
By Paul Rauber November 21, 2014
In this story: wind, clean energy
Offshore turbines are more expensive than those on land, so theres a fierce competition to make them more efficientlighter, simpler, bigger.

A Cleaner South

In some Southern states, leasing rooftop solar panels is illegal, energy efficiency is a novel concept, and the governor lobbies for the local coal-friendly utility. How does the South get to clean power from there?
By Judith Lewis Mernit October 3, 2014
In this story: clean energy, EPA
In some Southern states, leasing rooftop solar panels is illegal, energy efficiency is a novel concept, and the governor lobbies for the local coal-friendly utility. How does the South get to clean power from there?