EnvironmentOctober 13, 2015
Ethiopia Aims for a Bright, Green Climate Future
Can Ethiopia enjoy economic growth and remain carbon neutral?
Stories by Daniel Cusick
Daniel Cusick covers climate change adaptation and resilience. He joined E&E News in 2003 and has filed news stories from South Florida to Northern Minnesota. He has reported from more than a half dozen hurricane recovery zones and documented climate change impacts, resilience and energy transitions in East Africa. He lives in Minneapolis.
EnvironmentSeptember 28, 2015
Solar Power Invades Oil-Rich Middle East
Solar energy is becoming a major power player in the Middle East
EnvironmentAugust 14, 2015
Photovoltaic Prices Drop for 5th Straight Year
Solar power keeps getting cheaper
EnvironmentJuly 10, 2015
Can Obama Bring Energy to Africa?
As the President heads to Africa, his signature energy program there seeks firmer footing
EnvironmentJune 25, 2015
Alabama Coal-Fired Power Plants Shifts from Megawatts to Megabytes
Google is paying for the clean energy makeover
EnvironmentMay 19, 2015
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Cost $5 Trillion Annually and Worsen Pollution
The International Monetary Fund notes that subsides for burning fossil fuels enrich the wealthy and make air pollution worse
EnvironmentApril 9, 2015
Gas-Happy Texas Goes Solar
Solar farms will boost Austin Energy's renewable sources to a whopping 55 percent of its power supply
EnvironmentMarch 10, 2015
Solar Power Sees Unprecedented Boom in U.S.
Photovoltaics and solar thermal both enjoyed banner years, despite uncertainties
EnvironmentDecember 19, 2014
Pro Hockey Shoots for Zero Global Warming Pollution
Could low carbon become a goal for all major professional sports?
EnvironmentNovember 26, 2014
Farmers Find New Cash Crop: Renewable Energy
Conservative Iowans make cash from wind turbines and solar power on their land
EnvironmentOctober 23, 2014
Cheap Solar Power Becomes Employee Perk
Some companies have begun to offer discounted rooftop solar panels as a worker benefit
EnvironmentOctober 17, 2014
Cutting Global Warming Pollution Just Business as Usual at Some Major Companies
A new ranking lists top corporate efforts to combat climate change
EnvironmentOctober 2, 2014
Power Companies in Japan Move to Restrict Solar
Half of Japan's electric utilities have blocked additional solar for fear of destabilizing the grid
EnvironmentSeptember 23, 2014
Premature Deaths Multiply as Climate Changes
The Word Health Organization estimates that an additional 250,000 people will die every year between 2030 and 2050 thanks to global warming
EnvironmentAugust 7, 2014
China Outpaces U.S. in African Energy Investment
The U.S. lags behind much of the world in investing in Africa's energy development
EnvironmentApril 24, 2014
Solar Power Grows 400 Percent in Only 4 Years
More than half of the added capacity comes from home and business owners
EnvironmentApril 2, 2014
Unrestrained Oil and Gas Is the Future, ExxonMobil Argues
Global warming is a challenge for the largest private oil company, but fossil fuels will remain predominant
EnvironmentOctober 25, 2013
Fossil Fuel Use Continues to Rise
More and more coal, oil and natural gas get burned, leading to growing greenhouse gas pollution
October 9, 2013
Ambient Energy Could Replace Batteries
Stray heat, electromagnetic fields or even mechanical sources can provide power for portable electronics and other devices
September 26, 2013
Coal Makes Comeback in U.S. Power Generation
Higher natural gas prices cause utilities to burn more polluting coal
September 16, 2013
Corporate Climate Pollution Grows
Greenhouse gas emissions from the world's most polluting corporations continued to swell according to a new survey
EnvironmentJune 20, 2013
How Companies Could Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Make Money
U.S. businesses that cut CO2 by 3 percent per year through the end of the decade could reap as much as $190 billion
May 20, 2013
U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants: Update or Close?
The owners of power plants that burn coal are playing high-stakes poker as they decide whether to install expensive pollution controls or shut down
May 7, 2013
Wind Power Urged to Compete with Fossil Fuels Head-On
The industry must fight the perception that wind energy cannot compete with fossil fuels