Wind, solar and storage are on the cusp of collaborating to provide near carbon-free energy at cost equal to the cheapest fossil fuels, according to MIT chemist and former CIA director John Deutch.
They're close enough, in fact, that Deutch called…
The amenities that have vanished from airlines in recent years—swift departures, comfortable seats, fine dining—are appearing on premium bus lines sprouting across the U.S., some staffed by attendants and equipped with leather chairs, wide video…
California is leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of America when it comes to electric vehicle adoption, but so far most of those EVs are owned by one sort of dude.
"When we survey who current customers are of electric vehicles, it's…
The electricity-giant Exelon is ready to step in between you and your car dealer to get you a better deal on a new vehicle, as long as the vehicle is electric.
"We're not selling cars per se, but we're going to get you as close to a car as we…
Airlines and aircraft manufacturers are not on track to meet their own climate goals, according to an analysis released today by the Rocky Mountain Institute, which calls for a global forum where industry leaders can tackle their emission problem…
A decade after their first flight, biofuels have yet to clean up aviation. But seven are best poised to scale when they do make meaningful penetration, according to a panel of experts who convened this month in Abu Dhabi.
"We really need to focus on…
You don't have to be Milton Friedman to figure out that car ownership is economically foolish.
"I want you, on purpose, to spend $33,000 on an asset, okay? And I want you, on purpose, the minute you buy it, to lose 11.5 percent. And on purpose to…
Solar leases cause the most difficulty when owners of solar homes go to sell, according to a Colorado real-estate agent who trains other professionals on solar home sales—but that's only one of five problems that commonly arise when solar homes go on…
There are two existential catastrophes threatening the world, former Defense Secretary William Perry said. One is quick but avoidable, while the other is slowly unfolding.
"Our planet today faces two existential dangers," Perry said at Stanford…
Envision Energy founder and CEO Lei Zhang likes to look at the numbers. And when he looked at the numbers behind the falling cost of renewable energy, he began to worry.
"We are convinced renewable energy is going to be dominating," said Lei, who…
