Climate Change, Dirty Natural Gas and the Gaza War

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 5, 2014 Calls by some Israeli politicians for the Palestinians to be ethnically cleansed from Gaza in part reflect frustration over the security issue many Israelis maintain the people of Gaza pose to Israel, but there are other possible motivations for this desire. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Solar Power for the Global Masses: The Next Revolution

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 31, 2014 As the price of solar panels drops, they increasingly are being spontaneously bought and installed by villagers throughout the world, who are often ill-served, or not served at all, by the central power grid in their countries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Sense of Urgency: Obama’s New Solar Energy Commitments Are Still Just Baby Steps

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 10, 2014 President Obama has long expressed concern about climate change and its impacts, and was mocked by Mitt Romney for saying he wanted to stop the rising of the seas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Clean Energy Rollout Would Shave Fraction Off Economic Growth

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 13, 2014 A landmark U.N. study published Sunday says catastrophic climate change can be averted without sacrificing living standards, concluding that "the ditching of fossil fuels is eminently affordable," The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

5 Signs Solar Power Is Taking Over the World

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 Burning fossil fuels (coal, natural gas and oil) is putting 32 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually into the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Climate Change Is Impacting People’s Lives, Now. Not at Some Time in the Future’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2014 Some contrarian climate scientists have claimed that developing clean energy sources is unwise for these countries -- insisting incorrectly that dirty energy is the future. Most of us are smarter than that. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clean Energy Created Nearly 80,000 Green Jobs in America During 2013

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A New Road Rage

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2014 In California, hydrogen-fueled cars are gaining in popularity. Will their safety issues garner greater scrutiny? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Congressional Committee Questions Solar Company Failure

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 A congressional investigative committee interrogated government officials Wednesday about why they supported giving a $535 million loan package to the recently failed California solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Power Behind a Clean Energy Future

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2011 This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Why a battery breakthrough is the key to clean energy; how boosting the minimum wage could lift the economy; we check in with immigration; and Robert Scheer talks about the sinful love between the tea party and Goldman Sachs. Also: On the ground in Gaza. Update: Full transcript.This week on Truthdig Radio: A potential battery breakthrough, boosting the minimum wage, Gaza, immigration and Robert Scheer on the tea party and Goldman Sachs. Dig deeper ( 37 Min. Read )

China Is Beating the Pants Off the U.S. in Clean Energy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2010 China invested nearly twice as much money -- $346 billion -- in clean energy projects in 2009 as the United States The ecological impact of China's economic boom could be a factor, but so could (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )