America’s Clean Energy Movement seems to have taken a great stride this week, but some see it as more of a stumble. After nine long years of debate, studies, and deadlocked negotiations, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar finally approved plans for the Cape Wind project, a 450...

Sustainable Stock Offers More than Extraordinary Returns by Richard Matthews Sustainable investing is helping to change environmentally harmful business practices. A new breed of investors is profiting from green while benefiting the planet. There are several established financial instruments...

Geothermal Stock Review and Future Prospects by Richard Matthews Geothermal energy comes from deep within the planet and although it does not garner the attention of wind and solar, it is nonetheless one of the largest and most efficient potential sources of energy in the world today. With...

Alternative Energy by Chris Lawrence No source of alternative energy can ever replace fossil fuels, renewable or otherwise. The deposits of oil, coal and natural gas we are consuming as fast as possible were created over tens and even hundreds of millions of years. Once they are gone, they are...

Van Jones begins his book The Green Collar Economy discussing the concept of stagflation – that economic nightmare where the price of energy rises while jobs decrease. Although the book was released over a year ago, the premise seems almost prophetic as August brought another loss of...

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that hybrid engine technology is now being used to power boats. What’s happening with that?...

EarthTalkTM From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I’d like to know the relative electricity cost of utility scale solar and wind plants versus rooftop residential solar. In other words, how can I know whether to subsidize my utility’s alternative energy plant...