Greening the Navy by building the Priuses of the air and sea
photo: U.S. Navy In The New York Times on Tuesday, I write about Navy Secretary Ray Mabus’ plans to green the Navy and Marine Corps and help build a market for new technologies: Want to stimulate...
View ArticleFlush away greenhouse gases
photo: FuelCell Energy I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. It’s been a crappy week — and I mean that in a good way. On Wednesday, I wrote about the California egg farm that bought a...
View ArticleAnti-Prop 23 forces tap big donors in California climate fight
Photo: Todd Woody I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. With the campaign season revving up, even more money is starting to flow into the campaign to defeat Proposition 23. Prop 23 is...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislature passes energy storage bill
I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. The California Legislature has passed the nation’s first energy storage bill, which could result in the state’s utilities being required to bank...
View ArticleReport: PG&E smart meters not to blame for high bills
On Thursday in The New York Times, I write about an independent report that finds that PG&E’s smart meters are not responsible for higher utility bills incurred by some customers: After Pacific...
View ArticleCalifornia bags the plastic bag ban but makes solar leap
photo: Southern California Edison I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. The California Legislature started out the week in the green by passing the nation’s first energy storage bill....
View ArticleThe electric car battery conundrum
photo: Better Place In The New York Times on Monday, I wrote about the challenges of developing electric car batteries that will match the range of gasoline-powered vehicles: Silicon Valley may be an...
View ArticleScientists to tap 1.5 million PCs to solve water problems
I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. Want to help solve the global water crisis? Step away from your laptop and let it join millions of other computers being used by scientists who...
View ArticleSports leagues team with enviros to push solar on stadiums
I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. Talk about sporting greens: On Wednesday, all of the United States’ professional sports leagues said they would distribute a guide on how to...
View ArticleChinese solar firm lands big airport deal
Photo: WorldWater & Solar Technologies I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. Carbon neutral jumbo jets may be a long way off but some airports are making strides in cutting their...
View ArticleGE plugs into Better Place, Sharp buys U.S. solar developer
photo: GE I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. General Electric on Wednesday gave a jump-start to Better Place, the Silicon Valley startup developing an electric car infrastructure...
View ArticleGreen tech investment plummets, California hit hard
photo: Todd Woody In The New York Times on Friday, I write about a report showing venture capital investment in green technology companies nose-dived in the third quarter of 2010, with California...
View ArticleFirst solar projects on federal land approved
photo: Todd Woody I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday gave the green light to the first two big solar power plants to be built on federal...
View ArticleSilicon Valley’s solar strategy to compete with China
photo: Todd Woody In The New York Times Green blog on Wednesday, I follow up on my print story about the impact of low-cost Chinese solar manufacturers on high-tech Silicon Valley startups: In an...
View ArticleRecipe for U.S. solar boom: policy, money + a little sunshine
photo: Todd Woody I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. The United States is on the verge of a solar boom that could provide 4.3 percent of the nation’s electricity by 2020, according...
View ArticleGround broken on U.S’ first big solar power plant in 20 years
photo of desert tortoise tagged with a radio transmitter at the Ivanpah solar farm site: Todd Woody In Yale Environment 360 on Wednesday, I interview John Woolard, chief executive of BrightSource...
View ArticleDesert solar boom begins, may be short-lived
photo: Todd Woody In Friday’s New York Times, I write about the beginning of the long-awaited solar boom in the Mojave Desert and how it may well be short-lived if crucial federal incentives for...
View ArticleMegawatt mania: California approves seventh Big Solar farm
photo: Todd Woody In a follow up to my story in Friday’s New York Times on the beginning of a solar building boom in the desert Southwest, I take a look at California regulators’ approval of the...
View ArticleChina syndrome: California’s Solyndra to close solar factory
photo: White House In Wednesday’s New York Times, I have an exlusive about Silicon Valley solar startup Solyndra’s move to shutter a factory and lay off workers just weeks after it opened a state-of...
View ArticleWhy the green energy revolution needs the smart grid
photo: Todd Woody I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. If you want a birds-eye view of the future of power, scramble up to the roof of a 562,089-square-foot warehouse in Ontario, a...
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