UK Warned on Climate Change


The Committee on Climate Change has submitted its first report to the new UK Parliament and the first report under sections 36 and 59 of the Climate Change Act. This report by the Committee covers...

Leonardo DiCaprio Teams Up With Mark Ruffalo for a New Clean Energy Campaign


Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his “Shutter Island” co-star Mark Ruffalo are teamed up for a new initiative and that is to make renewable energy affordable and accessible to everyone.Both the Hollywood...

Apple Plants Trees in China


Apple today announced an expansion of its renewable energy and environmental protection initiatives in China, including a new multi-year project with World Wildlife Fund to significantly increase...

Apple to invest $1.93 Billion to build Two European Data Centers powered by 100% Renewable Energy


Apple is looking to invest big bucks in Europe. Two state of the art facilities were made in Ireland and Denmark. The American company announced that they will invest in these two countries as both...

Richard Branson Launches A Green Energy Plan For The Caribbean


In 1979, when Richard Branson bought the 74-acre Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, he paid less than $300,000. It was untouched, undeveloped, inhabited only by birds and jungle critters....

Investors Sue Spain Over Cuts In Solar Subsidies


A flurry of investor lawsuits filed against Spain in recent months may make it more difficult to finance renewable energy projects in the future. On Wednesday, Masdar, which invests in...

Europe: Looking towards Low-Carbon Technologies to Get Ahead of the Energy Race


The European Union’s recent package of proposals on climate and energy policy to 2030 was long on the rhetoric of competitiveness, a reflection of the very real concern in Brussels that Europe’s...

Employees in German Solar Power Industry Losing their Jobs


Germany‘s solar power industry shed a staggering 5,000 jobs over the past two years, reducing the size of the industry by more than half, according to new data released on Tuesday by the Federal...