Alternative Energy News

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said Tuesday that it's unclear whether Congress will be able to pass cap and trade legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions this year.

RENO, Nev. A- Ecosystems of terminus lakes around the world could benefit from a new system being developed at the University of Nevada, Reno to desalinate water using a specialized low-cost solar pond and patented membrane distillation system powered by renewable energy.

Controversial plans for a line of giant pylons from the Highlands to central Scotland have been approved by the Scottish government.

The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding $100 million in grants to help retrain workers for green jobs involving renewable energy.

Hawaiian Electric Co. has signed a contract with a subsidiary of Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group to supply biodiesel to its new 110-megawatt plant at Campbell Industrial Park.

A large solar energy project is being proposed by Vidler Water Co. on up to 1,000 acres north of Reno.

Michigan could gain a significant economic boost and thousands of new jobs by reducing emissions of gases that cause climate change, according to an analysis released Monday.

Minnesota Power has bought a high-voltage power line that it plans to use to deliver wind power.

Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday she wants more nuclear plants built in Arizona and wants the federal government to back off efforts to force cleaner standards on the state's coal-fired power plants.

The Mashpee and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribes say the designation, which would come with new regulations for activity on the sound, is needed to preserve the tribe's sacred rituals.

Landfill manager Jessica Jones points to a pump which brings up methane gas created by garbage at the Altamont Landfill owned by Waste Management in Livermore, Calif., Friday, Dec.

Thousands of households will be able to apply for vouchers giving them 400 off the price of a new boiler under a "scrappage" scheme to cut carbon and help people save money on bills.

New Mexico regulators have given the state's largest utility another three weeks to turn in a filing that spells out how it will incorporate renewable energy into its portfolio.

Massachusetts has released the final version of a landmark ocean-management plan, creating a vast regulatory map for the state's coastal waters and setting new limits for offshore wind farms.

We've seen biofuels made from some pretty strange substances - tuberculosis bacteria , watermelons , and chocolate , to name a few - but a new effort to gather biofuel from tobacco leaves might win the award for best use of a carcinogenic plant.

A herd of sheep graze amongst sun-tracing photovoltaic panels installed at Solarpark in Rodenas, North Friesland.

Y esterday the Post-Gazette looked back at 1995 predictions made by some of the region's movers and shakers who were asked, "What does the next century have in store for Western Pennsylvania?" Today, as we move into the teens of the 21st century, what do the people who made those original predictions, and those have replaced them, see in the next ...

If you're hoping to check out the Northern Lights in 2010, a glance at the Geophysical Institute's aurora forecast Web site isn't going to offer much encouraging news.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 3 JAN: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said no one was satisfied with the climate change conference at Copenhagen.

LINCOLN, Neb. - Harnessing Nebraska's largely untapped wind-energy resources could create up to 40,000 jobs over the next two decades if a federal goal is met, according to a report.