The Wait is Over: U.S. Government Approves First Solar Projects Built on...
large In an historic move, Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior announced the approval of the United States' first large-scale solar projects to be built on public land today.read more
View ArticleThe Eight Year Wait is Over: Secretary Salazar Signs First Lease for Offshore...
large It has taken eight years to bring the vision and ideas to fruition but today marks another milestone in the development of the Cape Wind offshore wind farm.read more
View ArticleBrightsource Energy Breaks Ground On World's Largest Solar Power Plant
large Joined by guests California Governor Schwarzenegger and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, BrightSource Energy, Inc.read more
View ArticleExperts Blame BP For Ignoring Warning Signs That Led To Gulf Disaster
Photo credit: Christopher Berkey, EPA.An independent panel of technical experts released its interim report today, finding that BP and its contractors ignored clear warning signs foretelling the...
View ArticleThe Ten Essential Renewable Energy News Stories This Week
Here are the Top 10 Renewable Energy News Stories You May Have Missed this Week:read more
View ArticleWhite House Hosts First Environmental Justice Forum
large In the wake of the Cancun Climate Conference the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced that the White House will hold its first everread more
View ArticleU.S. Department of Interior Keeps Wildlife in Mind with Latest Wind...
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced new guidelines governing utility- and community-scale wind energy project permitting on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands.read more
View ArticleU.S. Dept. of the Interior Announces Major Fossil Fuel Plans
In the past few days, and amidst continuous Republican (GOP) criticism, the U.S. Department of Interior has made several announcements regarding the expansion of coal production and deep-water oil...
View ArticleBP Seeks Permission to Resume Offshore Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar says reports that the U.S. government has approved BP's (NYSE: BP) requests to resume drilling at its existing wells in the Gulf of Mexico are inaccurate.read...
View ArticleBLM Nixes Cogentrix Nevada Solar Plans
Nevada Solar OneSince January of 2007, Cogentrix Solar Services LLC, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, has been sitting on a series of exclusive solar applications for Nevada land which together involve...
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