It’s been five years since the Keystone XL was proposed and the oil industry thinks that is somehow a justification to approve it. But bad ideas generally get worse with … Read more
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Wind Energy Needs Us to Master its Parts, their Sum, and the Whole – Luckily, We Can
“We want to do more … but there are real limits to what a state can do.” I recently attended a Wind Energy Finance and Investment Seminar in New York … Read more
America’s Second Offshore Wind Energy Area Goes to… Dominion Virginia Power!
After six rounds of bidding, the second in a series of competitive auctions for offshore wind energy leases came to an end this afternoon. Shortly after, the Bureau of Ocean … Read more
Starved Polar Bear: Too Shocking for Words
About 10 years ago, when I worked on a mercury pollution campaign, an industry representative challenged me and a toxicologist on whether mercury in fish is really that bad. In … Read more
SOLD! Deepwater Wind Wins America’s First Offshore Wind Lease Auction
America has just taken a major step forward in powering our nation with homegrown, clean energy. Today, the first competitive auction for offshore wind energy leases took place for an … Read more
Another Rig Fire in the Gulf, Another Wakeup Call
Updated below – 7/25/2013 Late last night, a natural gas drilling rig known as Hercules 265 exploded. The rig has now partially collapsed and is burning out of control, too … Read more
Obama Administration Announces Offshore Wind Energy Lease Auction for Virginia
An announcement this morning gives an important boost to offshore wind energy development, and demonstrates exactly the kind of leadership we hoped would follow President Obama’s climate speech last month. … Read more
Climate Change-Fueled Heat Stresses Nuclear Plant, May Threaten Cape Cod Bay Wildlife
As heat waves fueled by climate change grip much of the East Coast, some nuclear power plants are facing a tough choice: Reduce electricity production on days when our air … Read more
There are Many Pathways to a Clean Energy Future—Let’s Take All of Them
We talk a lot about the harmful impacts that our reliance on dirty energy sources have on wildlife. Let us not lose sight of the flipside of that critical conversation: … Read more
Climate Plan Sets the Stage for Offshore Wind Power’s American Debut
On Tuesday, President Obama presented a series of strategies to move us toward an energy future that capitalizes on clean and renewable sources and leaves behind our heavy dependence on … Read more
