25 Percent of Australian Homes Have Switched to Solar, and Other Green Triumphs This Week

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 15, 2017 Renewables continue to take the world by storm, which is good news for the climate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

10 Percent of U.S. Electricity Came From Wind and Solar in March — a First

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 17, 2017 Solar jobs are growing 17 times faster than jobs in the general economy. Despite President Trump's reneging on the Paris climate pact, renewable energy is forging ahead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coal Is in a Death Spiral as India Cancels New Plants and Solar Prices Plummet

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 30, 2017 China and India also have knocked the United States off the top spot of the index of best places to invest in renewable energy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On Climate March Day, Remember Global Advances in Solar Energy

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 29, 2017 The largest solar plant in the world is not in the U.S., which once was at the vanguard of new science and technology. It is in Morocco, a coming green-energy giant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California Leads the Way in Solar Power

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 15, 2017 The Golden State now generates so much solar power that sometimes the price of electricity turns negative. The Golden State now generates so much solar power that sometimes the price of electricity turns negative. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Solar Jobs Double Coal’s Job Total, a Survey by the Nonprofit Solar Foundation Finds

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 26, 2017 Despite President Trump's actions, the case for reviving coal continues to weaken as economic and environmental realities combine to bolster renewables. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Solar Power to Rise From Nuclear Ashes

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jan 12, 2017 Chinese companies plan to spend $1 billion over the next two years building a giant solar farm on land contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Chinese Solar Juggernaut That Donald Trump Can’t Stop (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 4, 2017 The president-elect has pronounced solar power “too expensive” and has pledged to revive the use of coal. The former is a falsehood, the latter a genocide. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sorry, Donald Trump, You Can’t Bring Back Coal When Solar Costs Half as Much

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 18, 2016 Bloomberg recently released a report with some startling findings about solar energy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

India’s Solar Power Is Set to Outshine Coal

By Henner Weithoener / Climate News Network Oct 22, 2016 By 2020, solar will be a cheaper source of energy in India than imported coal. But converting the subcontinent to renewable energy is an enormous task. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Look at Just Some of the Ways Green Energy Is Helping Americans

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 5, 2016 As we celebrate American workers, let’s remember where their future lies. And that is, in part, in the renewable energy sector. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket, Beware: The People of Florida Want Their Solar

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 2, 2016 Florida is No. 3 in the country for solar potential but No. 18 in installations, largely because of nefarious dirty tricks by the carbon moguls. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )