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Federal weatherization funds providing major boost to states
A field monitor checks a gas meter for leaks. (Photo: Department of Energy) From Green Right Now Reports Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell announced today that the first installment of $123 million...
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Top electric vehicle-ready U.S. cities
From Green Right Now Reports Electric vehicle company THINK has released its first U.S. EV-Ready Cities Index. The THINK EV-Ready Cities Index takes into account purchase and usage incentives – such as...
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Congressmen request fracking fluid info from natural gas companies
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Congressmen Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) are asking for more information about the chemicals used to extract natural gas wells. Urban gas...
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EPA building competition will look for biggest energy waste loser
The Sheraton Austin Hotel will compete in the EPA energy contest. From Green Right Now Reports Move over, Project Runway and The Biggest Loser. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it...
View ArticleFord to provide 5,000 free charging stations to electric vehicle buyers
From Green Right Now Reports Ford Motor Company announced it will partner with Coulomb Technologies to provide free in-home charging stations for some of the automaker’s first electric vehicle...
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Hands Across the Sands: The story in photos
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now In a symbolic but moving gesture, the Hands Across the Sands oil drilling protest on Saturday brought out people from Miami to Melbourne to stand in solidarity for...
View ArticleEPA threatens tougher measures on Chesapeake pollution
From Green Right Now Reports The Environmental Protection Agency is threatening to hit five mid-Atlantic states with new rules that could raise sewer bills and limit construction in a large-scale...
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New York approves enviro-friendly B Corps; Pennsylvania, North Carolina and...
From Green Right Now Reports There are more than 450 B Corps nationwide. B Corps, or benefit corporations, have arrived in the state of New York. Earlier this month, the legislature passed, and Gov....
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Natural gas: Bridge or detour?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Natural gas is portrayed as the “bridge fuel” that will save the US from uneven electricity supply and prices as we transition off coal and oil on our way toward...
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Fracking opponents suffer setback in New York
From Green Right Now Reports Anti-fracking forces in New York suffered a setback this week when a federal judge threw out their lawsuit asking for a full The logo for Fracking Protest.org shows the...
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New Yorkers Against Fracking will hold a series of vigils
From Green Right Now Reports New Yorkers Against Fracking will be holding vigils in several communities this week, stretching from Brooklyn to Syracuse and several other cities. The coalition is urging...
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Anti-fracking groups gear up for protest in New York
From Green Right Now Reports The New Yorkers Against Fracking coalition is planning a rally in Albany to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to keep fracking out of the state. Opponents of fracking in the Empire...
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Gasland II: America’s fracking nightmare and somnambulent energy policy
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now One of the talking points that has convinced Americans to look politely away from the muck and dirty water while the oil and gas industry fracks tens of thousands of...
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DOE Secretary Moniz explains the “all of the above” energy plan and defends...
Green Right Now Reports In his first major policy address since taking over at the Department of Energy, Dr. Ernest J. Moniz sought to explain the administration’s “all of the above” energy plan and...
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Texas lags behind California — and other states — in solar jobs
The Solar Foundation’s Solar Jobs report shows that California, the number one state for solar jobs, enjoyed 8 percent growth in that sector in 2013, and now employs nearly 50,000 people in the solar...
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