Alternative Energy News

The Harper government is declining to explain how and where it is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising to promote oil, gas and pipeline companies as well as other Canadian natural resources.

Committee on Climate Change says the sooner the UK invests in low-carbon power generation the cheaper it will be Many on the right of the Tory party have been clamouring for an end to onshore windfarms.

It took off at 04:47 local time from Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, bound for Dallas, Texas.

Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early.

The Fossil Free campaign argues that if it's wrong to pour pollution into the air and contribute to climate change, it's also wrong to profit from it.

However, the energy industry will not act until the price is right. We have all seen it when we walk in the forest after the lumberjacks have been there.

Scottish ministers have cleared plans for a major wave farm off the Western Isles.

Jon Snover thought he'd found his dream job at a fuel-cell company in 2001 - and that, as lead chemist for the company, he was going to change the world by developing advanced technology to solve society's energy crisis.

A bill designed to attract large wind-energy farms to Nebraska is headed to a final vote in the Legislature.

The government aims to generate 10,000 megawatts of power sourced from renewable energy by 2030, despite this being relatively more expensive than fossil fuels.

The board of directors of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has approved more than $78,000 in funding from the state Renewable Energy Fund for two solar energy projects.

After sharp divisions over the EU budget there may be more consensus on these issues, seen as vital in restoring Europe's competitiveness.

Washington state ranks number one in the nation for our use of renewable energy sources according to an analysis by Slate Magazine .

Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study.

The U.S. Army has just issued its latest policy for Operational Energy , and it provides the clearest demonstration yet that the Department of Defense is serious about transitioning the colossal machinery of the American military into a more flexible, efficient and sustainable future.

More than 100 workers at Creative Lead Finder in King Street, Leyland, walked out on Friday, claiming they had not been paid properly for six weeks.

Construction of the first green energy efficient school in Eastern Europe to begin this summer in Nis, SerbiaThe demand for resources worldwide exceeds today the biological capacity of the Earth by an estimated 20 percent.

The Horticulture Department at Alamance Community College is taking an extra step to advertise itself and selected a prime location to do it - I-85. A glance at Exit 150 on the interstate offers drivers something new to see, a sign touting "Grow Green" on the side of a hydroponic greenhouse.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed almost as many bills this spring as former Gov.

However, a proposed county zoning amendment that applies to ground-mounted solar or wind-power installations is the only likely amendment that would be relevant to Prescott Valley, according to town planner Ruth Mayday.