clean energy

An example of microgeneration via a micro-grid in Cape Verde, using small wind turbines, solar PV and energy storage to power a community.

Munro89/Wikimedia Commons

December 22, 2022

How Are Lithium-ion Batteries that Store Solar and Wind Power Made?

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland from Just Stop Oil addressing the public after throwing tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers (1888).

Video still by @damiengayle

December 8, 2022

Ask a Scientist: In Moments of Despair, Climate Progress Can Keep Hope Alive

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

ACES/Brady Delf/Flickr

December 5, 2022

More Fossil Natural Gas Won’t Lower High Energy Bills

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Ikcerog/Wikimedia Commons

December 1, 2022

How Will DTE’s Long-Term Plan Impact Michigan’s Clean Energy Future?

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Douglas Rissing/iStockphoto

November 21, 2022

For Global Climate Success, New England Must Seize Climate and Clean Energy Opportunities

Roger Stephenson
Former Contributor

Black Rock Solar/Flickr CC by 2.0

November 7, 2022

Estas cinco comunidades se mostraron resilientes ante la Temporada de Peligro del 2022

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Garry Knight/flickr

October 12, 2022

5 Anti-Climate Practices Elsevier Must Cease: Scientists Call out Publisher’s Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Mathias Appel/Flickr

September 7, 2022

Failure to Plan Could Create an Energy Crisis

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

a world map with a bunch of Scrabble tiles on it. the visible letters spell out "HOPE"

Dayne Topkin/Unsplash

August 10, 2022

A Bright Moment of Hope with Historic US Climate Bill

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

black-and-white photo of people on a New York City street holding signs, one of which reads "Big Oil Makes a Killing"

Leo London/Flickr

July 29, 2022

Dear Oil and Gas CEOs: Here’s How You Should Spend Those Record Profits

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

in this low-angle photo of a power transmission tower, a blue sky is visible and in the foreground, a white power transmission tower connected to power lines

Jinyang Liu/Unsplash

July 25, 2022

Boosting Michigan’s Energy Future with Regional Transmission Upgrades

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

This photo shows a solar panel array on the grounds of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

stantontcady/Flickr

July 25, 2022

Overdue Grid Improvements Will Help Illinois Achieve Energy Goals

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Pok Rie/StockSnap

July 21, 2022

Midwest Transmission System Investments Will Be a Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

July 18, 2022

Massachusetts Needs Ambition: In the Wake of W.V. v. EPA, What One State Can Do

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

Andre M/Wikimedia

June 29, 2022

Why Did California Fail to Pass this Clean Energy Bill?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Connor Betts/Unsplash

June 24, 2022

What Firefighters Can Teach Us about Preparing the Grid for Extreme Weather

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

June 15, 2022

5 Powerful Facts for Global Wind Day

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

A person in the foreground carries a sign reading "Solar Power to the People" at a demonstration on the Pacific Coast highway during People's Climate March protest for the environment in the Wilmington neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. The march, which specifically protested the expansion of a Tesoro refinery, was held in a heavily industrialized neighborhood and was led by environmental leaders from indigenous and minority communities.

Andrew Cullen/REUTERS

June 13, 2022

Do We Really Need New Technology to Fight Climate Change?

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

INSPIRE-MINNESOTA

May 31, 2022

Minnesota Should Go All-In on Climate Solutions

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Zorandim/Shutterstock.com

May 31, 2022

Our Overdependence on Methane Gas is Costly: We Need Policymakers to Pass Clean Energy Legislation Now

Ashtin Massie
Former Contributor

May 19, 2022

Minnesota Lawmakers Could Go Big on Clean Energy, or Go Small

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

A neighborhood of Boulder, CO, featuring colorful homes with solar paneled roofs

Dennis Schroeder/NREL/Flickr

May 10, 2022

Un futuro con energía 100% renovable es posible, y lo necesitamos

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

April 27, 2022

Michigan puede hacer la transición al 100% de energía renovable para 2035, salvar vidas y crear empleos

Guest Commentary

Markus Spiske/Unsplash

April 25, 2022

Grid Modeling Overview: Four Types of Models Guiding the Transition to Clean Electricity

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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