I’m a Republican, Not an Idiot

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 10, 2013 Pioneering Lancaster, Calif., Mayor R. Rex Parris wants his city to generate more power from renewable energy than it consumes. In fact, he wants the dusty, desert town to be the solar power capital of the universe. And he's a Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Renewable Energy ‘Could Run Australia’

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jan 16, 2013 Australia could rely on renewable energy for all its needs, according to new research -- if it could just find the political will to make the change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Solyndra and Obama

Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Washington Examiner Sep 15, 2011 Dig deeper

The Policy Bracket

Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Washington Examiner Mar 19, 2011 Dig deeper

The Sun King

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Oct 8, 2010 Dig deeper

Obama Pumps $2 Billion Into Solar Efforts

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2010 President Obama announced the award of nearly $2 billion in economic stimulus funds for new solar plants, saying it will create thousands of jobs and boost the use of renewable energy. The announcement came just a day after a gloomy June employment report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Seizes Lead in Alternative Energy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2010 The Chinese have leapt past Western competitors in the race for alternative energy, becoming the world's largest makers of wind turbines and solar panels. And they're not done yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lou Dobbs Blames Global Warming on ‘Solar Sunspot Activity Cycle’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2009 Lou Dobbs is diversifying his nonsense portfolio. The anti-immigrant poster boy has taken up the now-passé fight against climate science. In this clip, Dobbs refers to "many scientists" and "just the facts" as he tries to pin climate change on something he calls the "solar sunspot activity cycle." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al Gore Back With a Plan

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2008 Former Vice President and presidential hopeful Al Gore seized upon the "change" theme that Barack Obama so successfully rode to victory in this year's election to remind readers of Sunday's New York Times that there's one kind of change we don't need: climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Clean-Energy State

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2008 The Guardian reports that New Mexico, with its thousands of square miles of sun-soaked, wind-swept land, is vying to become the epicenter of the new green economy. Given the right tax breaks and technological breakthroughs, the Land of Enchantment could become the Saudi Arabia of sun. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sun Shines Again on Chez Vidal

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 28, 2007 Those readers who have followed the saga of Gore Vidal's bid to harness the sun may be heartened to hear that the esteemed author has emerged victorious in his green-minded mission: Vidal's solar system is back in working order. Here, he offers a wry retort to counter his detractors, along with a spirited response to a recent New York Times report about solar power that left him quite cold, it would seem. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Harnessing the Sun Leaves Vidal in the Dark

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 3, 2007 Powering his home with solar energy sounded like an enlightened idea to Gore Vidal, but after several exasperating rounds of "routine" inspections and unexpected blackouts, it seems that even Southern California's most abundant natural resource can be caught up in red tape. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )