Alternative Energy

About twenty Oahu-based protesters, inspired by the success of outcry against the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory, continue to protest the construction of wind farms in their neighborhood. It's a fight they've kept up for ten years.

An Iowa county has placed wind and solar energy projects on hold until October 2020

Energy Secretary Rick Perry suggested sexual assault could be prevented with fossil fuels.

For decades, Big Oil would buy up and bury any technology that could compete with their global monopoly.

The Solutions Project is a super appealing proposal, albeit a bit fanciful.

Not today. Not next year. But in the next three to four decades, absolutely.

Is it right for China to invest in solar rather than coal? Absolutely yes, with a shaving of nuance.

Supercritical water can generate up to ten times more power than conventional geothermal sources.

Christian Ridley explores ways to rejuvenate the ailing algae biofuel industry.

Biogas is produced by pumping liquid whey residues left over from the cheese-making into a giant tank.

Tomato waste from Florida has the potential to power Disney World for 90 days

The fungi found in farm animal guts can break down biomass and turn it into fuel.

Right now, we burn trees for energy. What if we could plug them into our power grid instead?

The answer, my friend, is far more than we are being told.