On the heels of the historic Paris Climate Agreement, the nation’s largest grassroots environmental group is throwing its weight behind clean energy with its new #ReadyFor100 campaign. With 2.4 million members and supporters, the Sierra Club will harness its massive grassroots power to urge mayors in cities across the country to follow the lead of…

Utilities, much like the states they operate in, have a variety of opinions about Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, often based on their generation portfolio and historical experience with clean energy initiatives. Not surprisingly, many utilities’ opinions often mirror those of the states where they operate and reflect how their businesses might be…

As Governor Jay Nixon and state lawmakers prepare Missouri’s new energy plan, a first-of-its-kind report recently released shows that the state’s vibrant and growing clean energy industry employs nearly 40,000 workers at more than 4,400 establishments. “Clean Jobs Missouri,” and the associated www.cleanjobsmissouri.org website, were commissioned by non-partisan groups Missouri Energy Initiative and Environmental Entrepreneurs,…

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York has announced a $160-million investment designed to grow large-scale clean energy projects statewide. As part of the State’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) strategy, this funding is being made available to support public-private sector partnerships in clean energy projects. Funding will be administered competitively, and proposals will improve…

The forces of market economics are changing rapidly and the earth is headed for a clean energy revolution faster than anyone could have predicted, according to author Craig Shields. “Many possible events could accelerate the demise of fossil fuels, but none is required to phase them out in favor of renewables, a process that will…

Data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicate that global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled in 2014, marking the first time in 40 years in which there was a halt or reduction in emissions of the greenhouse gas that was not tied to an economic downturn. “This gives me even more…

More than 400 Illinois companies serve wind power and solar energy markets, providing more than 20,000 jobs to people across the state who are manufacturing, financing, designing, engineering, installing, and maintaining renewable energy projects here and across the region. These were the findings of a recent study released by the Environmental Law & Policy Center…