Cool Clean Tech

January 25, 2019

Over a century ago, the industrial revolution brought wealth and opportunity to a generation of American innovators. It also brought us dirty coal

Beyond the Obvious: What We’re Watching in 2026

January 23, 2026

We’re only about a month into the new year, and already so much has happened – from the Trump administration’s forcible removal of Venezuela’s

ENCORE: Solar Power to the People

December 26, 2025

At this moment, the cheapest way to create electricity is by pointing a solar panel at the sun. That’s good news for the climate. It’s also good news

Joe Manchin: Coal, Climate, and ‘Common Sense’

November 21, 2025

Joe Manchin grew up in the coal fields of West Virginia, the grandson of a miner and the son of a small-town grocer. His worldview was shaped by a

De-Hyping Hydrogen

October 10, 2025

For decades, hydrogen has held promise as a revolutionary tool in the clean energy transition. It can be a fuel and energy carrier. The hydrogen fuel

Policy Whiplash: Checking In With Labor Unions

September 19, 2025

The past few years have seen a seismic shift in energy and production policy in the United States. After the passage of laws like the Inflation

Trump’s Megabill Comes for the Clean Energy Transition

July 18, 2025

Three years ago, Congress passed President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in climate action in U.S. history. The IRA set in

Trump Breaks Wind?

March 28, 2025

“Coming into [the] Biden administration, there were zero commercial scale offshore wind projects approved in America. But at the end, after four years

Making Cents Out of Watts: What’s Driving Up Your Energy Bills?

March 14, 2025

Across the country, people are seeing their electric bills go up, sometimes painfully so. “A third of Americans say that they've skipped food

Solar Power to the People

February 14, 2025

At this moment, the cheapest way to create electricity is by pointing a solar panel at the sun. That’s good news for the climate. It’s also good news