In his State of the Union speech, Obama again highlighted the case for climate action. Photo credit: http://www.whitehouse.gov. By Anders LorenzenUS President Obama has, in his annual State of the Union (SOTU) […]
Drilling for oil in the Arctic is incredibly expensive and risky, and thus far has proven unsuccessful. And yet Seattle port commissioners have offered to house Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet. Photo credit: […]
Campaigner Bianca Jagger joined anti fracking protesters during a protest outside Parliament on Monday, as a vote on a fracking moratorium were talking place inside. Photo credit: Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace. By […]
Photo credit: Sten Dueland via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen I recently wrote how renewables have had a record year in 2014. Investments in renewable energy sources have increased by an impressive 16% […]
Cuadrilla’s fracking site pictured in 2011. Photo credit: Justin Woolford via Flickr. By guest contributor Damien Clarkson At the end of January Lancashire County Council will decide whether Cuadrilla can resume its […]
An artists impression of a grid-tied battery storage system. Photo credit: A123 Systems. By Anders Lorenzen Renewable energy enthusiasts, myself included, are championing the idea that we can have a future energy […]
George Osborne. Photo credit CBI via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen In December 2014, the UK Chancellor George Osborne declared in his annual autumn statement further support for the suffering North Sea oil […]
Color-coded map which displays global temperature anomaly data from 2014. Photo credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Center. On Friday the US government bodies National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics […]
Pope Francis. Photo credit: Korean Culture and Information Service. By guest contributor Malee Oot Since being elected to the position of Supreme Pontiff in March, 2013, Argentine-born Pope Francis has shaken things […]
The Crescent Dunes concentrated solar project in Nevada, US. Photo credit: Matt Hintsa via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen After two years of declining investment, 2014 became the year when renewables kicked back and […]
A greener life, a greener world 