Tag: Featured
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The 20 Cities Shining the Brightest With Solar Energy
Environment America scanned the nation find out which cities are shining the brightest when it comes to solar energy. Those cities are doing more than just leading the way—the top 20 cities contain more solar power today than the entire country had just six years ago. Not surprisingly, you’ll see plenty of California cities in the top…
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16 Sunny Photos From Florida Solar Energy Rally
If you never looked at the numbers, you’d assume Florida would be among the top states deploying solar energy, right? It is the “Sunshine State” and all. However, that’s not the case. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Florida ranked 18th in the nation in photovoltaic installations last year. That’s a few spots behind…
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IKEA Buys First Wind Farm, Its Largest-Ever Renewable Energy Investment
IKEA has earned a reputation for its solar energy and electric vehicle infrastructure investments, but the same can’t be said for wind power. That all changed Thursday when the Swedish company announced that it was making the first wind energy purchase of its 71-year history. The company is buying Hoopeston Wind Farm in Hoopeston, Ill., about…
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Swiss Firm to Embark on First Around-the-World Trip in a Solar Airplane
How far can an airplane expect to travel without fuel? Around the world, if you’re talking about the Solar Impulse 2. Leaders of Swiss firm Solar Impulse unveiled a new solar plane Wednesday and also discussed an ambition nobody has ever accomplished—to fly around the world in a solar plane in 2015. [blackoutgallery id=”330024″] The Solar Impulse…
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Florida State Students Question University’s Integrity Amid Koch Contributions and President’s Departure
Students at Florida State University are telling Charles Koch to stop compromising academic integrity with multimillion dollar grants that come with strings attached. You may recall: Back in 2011, two FSU professors revealed that the Charles Koch Foundation was given inappropriate control over the professor hiring process in the economics department, where millions of dollars were granted from the Kansas…