News & Commentary

Ohio Legislators Are Trying to Undo The State’s Clean Energy Plan

September 23, 2016 Latest NewsOhioJeff Turrentine

Ohio citizens shouldn’t let them get away with it.

Solar on Southern Rooftops? Let’s Call Them “Freedom Panels.”

August 15, 2016 DispatchEastRobynne Boyd

As small-scale solar starts to shine in the Southeast, some residents are getting a first taste of energy independence.

Coal Is Literally Killing Us

June 30, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

A Harvard study says clean energy could save billions of dollars—and thousands of lives—every year.

Adios, Diablo Canyon

June 21, 2016 NRDC in ActionCaliforniaBrian Palmer

A huge California utility is closing the state’s last nuclear reactors—proving to the rest of the country that we can transition to clean energy.

Guess Which State Towers Over All the Others on Wind Energy?

May 26, 2016 Latest NewsIowa, MidwestJeff Turrentine

If you want to know what the future of renewables looks like, look no further than Iowa.

More Wind and Solar Farms Thanks to a Pentagon Partnership

May 18, 2016 NRDC in ActionOregon, United StatesSarah Schmidt

By working with the U.S. Department of Defense, NRDC is mapping the way for renewable energy production near military bases in the West.

As India Goes, So Goes Civilization

January 22, 2016 Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer

How India builds its energy grid could decide the fate of humanity. Maybe we should help the country out.

What to Watch for in 2016

January 6, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The new year offers some interesting environmental subplots.

Here Comes the Sun

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionNorth Carolina, CaliforniaSarah Engler

NRDC’s Solar Schools Challenge is the first step toward a brighter future for U.S. students and teachers.

The onEarth 10

November 25, 2015 PerspectivesInternationalThe Editors

Think you can’t mix a healthy climate with a healthy economy? These business leaders and innovators are betting the world on the fact that we can.

Played for a Fuel

October 1, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The fact that corn-based ethanol is renewable doesn’t make it sustainable. When will candidates stumping in Iowa admit as much?

Reinventing the Wind Turbine

August 21, 2015 ExplainerUnited States

We need wind farms to produce renewable power, and new solutions can keep the giant turbines from also harming birds and bats.

Empowering India

August 13, 2015 NRDC in ActionIndia

Anjali Jaiswal, director of NRDC’s India program, discusses harnessing the power of clean energy in the country.

More for Less

August 13, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Understand energy efficiency, and you’ll understand how the Clean Power Plan works.

Will the Clean Power Plan Make Any Difference?

August 10, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Uh, yeah.

Does Home Weatherization Pay for Itself?

June 29, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, MichiganBrian Palmer

Let’s take a deeper look into last week’s energy efficiency bombshell.

Angry Birds

June 12, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The GOP attacks a venerable bird protection law in the name of wind energy.

The Big Green Discount

March 13, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

States that produce renewable energy have cheap electricity.

Whatever the Light Touches

December 18, 2014 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Rooftop solar installations and huge solar farms are both booming.

Spitting into the Wind

December 17, 2014 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Property owners fight wind farms, but the numbers are in: They have no effect on property values.