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The Solar Industry Has Been Bogged Down by Red Tape. Digital Tools Are Changing That.

These new technologies are making it easier to power up via the sun

By Lindsey Botts March 15, 2026

In this story: solar, clean tech, clean energy, climate change

Illustration shows a worker on a rooftop installing solar panels with red tape wrapped around him, pulling him back.

Crocodiles Know a Thing or Two About Solar

This crocs' bony armored plates absorb sunlight to regulate body temperature

March 13, 2026

In this story: animals, marine ecosystems, solar

Close-up of an American saltwater crocodile's snout in the water with mangroves behind it in Gardens of the Queen, Cuba.

The Renewable Energy Train Has Left the Station

The effort to scale solar and wind and reduce carbon emissions is gaining momentum

By Bill McKibben March 11, 2026

In this story: clean energy, climate change, fossil fuels, solar, wind

Portrait of Bill McKibben sitting and smiling at the camera

Plug-In Solar Power Could Be Coming to a Balcony Near You

The small devices are poised to make energy even more affordable

By Dana Drugmand November 7, 2025

In this story: solar, urban planning, renewable energy

Sun Day Brings Earth Day Energy to Renewables

Events across the country on September 21 will celebrate the clean energy revolution

By Alison F. Takemura September 15, 2025

In this story: solar, renewable energy, wind, activism, clean energy

A large array of solar panels with the sun setting in the background.

Clean Energy Lowered Costs for an Entire Region This Summer

New England ratepayers received much lower bills thanks to solar panels and battery storage

By Sarah Shemkus August 14, 2025

In this story: clean energy, renewable energy, solar, 100 percent clean energy, clean buildings

Len Bicknell walks from his house to his garage where his solar energy panels are mounted on the roof in Marshfield, Mass. Renewable energy interests are flexing their newfound power not just with solar panels and wind turbines but in the corridors of the Massachusetts Statehouse.

Can Solar Energy and Conservation Exist in Tandem?

The Biden administration prepared a final plan to unleash solar energy across the West

By Ethan Freedman December 13, 2024

In this story: solar, renewable energy, public lands, federal policy

A field of solar panels and windmills in the desert. | Photo by adamkaz/Getty Images

He’ll Try, But Trump Can’t Stop the Clean Energy Revolution

The cost of renewables is plummeting, heat pumps are selling, and red states are raking in cash

By Matt Simon November 17, 2024

In this story: Trump, renewable energy, solar, offshore wind, victory

A worker hands off a solar panel being installed by another worker

Here's How to Bring Solar Energy to the South

Meet Laura Zapata, clean energy advocate

By Lindsey Botts October 7, 2024

In this story: solar

Laura Zapata stands against a glass wall inside a skyscraper with a city in the background

How to Decarbonize Your Entire Home

A guide to electrifying your residence, from heat pumps to solar panels and more

By Justin Gerdes September 16, 2024

In this story: clean heat, solar, lifestyle

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