Energy

This guide for farmers and agricultural communities on the economic benefits of investment in renewable energy includes maps showing both existing renewable energy facilities and potential for development of renewable resources. (Photo Credit: David Frazier/Corbis) Read more »

In 2010, the electricity required to operate all U.S. set-top boxes was equal to the annual household electricity consumption of the entire state of Maryland, resulted in 16 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and cost households more than $3 billion. Fortunately, there is great potential for improving the efficiency and reducing the cost of operating these electronics relied upon by so many viewers. Read more »

Looking for fuel in all the wrong places puts wildlands, air, water and climate at risk. Read more »

In the absence of a comprehensive national energy policy, ten northeastern and mid-Atlantic states are working together to shift their energy dollars to cleaner, local, job-creating resources through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, RGGI. Read more »

Across the Appalachians, companies are blowing entire mountaintops to smithereens to get at the thin coal seams below, harming communities and the environment. (Photo Credit: J. Henry Fair, www.jhenryfair.com) Read more »