I learned of a new type of renewable energy this week, thanks to the town of Hastings, Minnesota. Hastings gets the distinction of having the United States' first commercial hydrokinetic power station. Hydr... [more]

I wasn't going to create a year-end wrap-up list of my favorite blog posts. I swear. But I couldn't deny that I had a really fun year of blogging: I got to meet lots of amazing people at different energy events, travel a bit and write about some sign... [more]

Check out Time's Top 10 Green Stories of 2008. Go here for more info behind their picks: Election of Barack ObamaCongress passes renewable energy creditsOffshore drilling debateFailure of Warner-LiebermanNew rules put a freeze on coal plantsEthanol ... [more]

I've been on a mission at the office (Tunheim Partners) to get my coworkers to print double-sided. I used to work in a bubble (a.k.a. energy non-profit), where everyone duplexed. I've found that's not the case in the real world.So a few instructional... [more]

The Cleantech Group is a firm that provides research, strategy and insight to clients helping to grow cleantech markets around the world. They've just listed their cleantech predictions for 2009 - below is a summary of their points, but be sure to re... [more]

President-elect Obama has a whole host of transition teams working on many different policy issues. One of those issues is energy, and Obama wants to hear our thoughts and ideas on it.Here, you can email the energy transition team your thoughts. In t... [more]

A new survey on Americans' attitudes towards climate change found a mixed bag of results: While consumers are generally worried about climate change and think something should be done about it, they are divided as to who is responsible for that solut... [more]

I learned about a new kind of renewable energy this week when I attended the E3 Conference (Energy, Economy and Environment) hosted by the University of Minnesota's Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE). It was a great day of spe... [more]

On Thursday I was invited to a call-in news conference hosted by the leaders of the major renewable energy trade associations in the U.S.:Randall Swisher, Executive Director, American Wind Energy AssociationKarl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal... [more]

The American Wind Energy Association has named Denise Bode as its new CEO. Bode will follow current CEO Randy Swisher, who is retiring after 19 years with the wind power trade association.Bode has a diverse background, most recently as CEO of the Ame... [more]