Americans’ attitudes will profoundly impact our energy future. In a series of surveys conducted as part of the MIT Energy Initiative and the Harvard University Center on the Environment, an incredibly comprehensive and prolonged assessment ofRead More

UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon has invited leaders from government, finance, business, and civil society to an international 2014 Climate Summit in NYC on September 23rd.  Participants will contribute goals and announcements that will mobilize political willRead More

Showtime’s Years of Living Dangerously, a documentary series focusing on climate change, won the Emmy for “Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.” A star-studded cast travels the globe to showcase real-life individuals, communities, and policy makers and present a multi-faceted story …Read More

Smartphones and tablets may not seem to be designed with the environment in mind, being made of complex layers of plastics, metals and electronics, with chemical batteries. But apps may help you adopt environmentally sensible habitsRead More

Energy.gov launches How Energy Works week which aims to break down the inner workings of technologies key to advancing the Energy Department’s mission. To celebrate the launch of How Energy Works, they’re releasing a new entry inRead More

The fuel cell for homes converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Says Dr. Matthias Jahn from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden, “One always speaks of a fuel cell system.Read More

Google, Inc plans a deeper push into the $363.7 billion U.S. power sales market by working on tools that help utilities deliver electricity to homes and businesses more efficiently. It is said that the technologyRead More

The Department of Energy hosts twenty-eight teams from colleges in the United States and Canada at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado from April 26-28. Teams presented their zero energy home designs to panelsRead More