Keehner's blog

Jackgreen, which has been pioneering small “community-based” energy projects in Australia, recently received support from an investment bank.

Surging energy prices and a commitment from Gov. George Pataki to increase production of renewable energy to 25 percent by 2013 have caused New York to increasingly look toward wind power for its energy needs.

BP is putting an $8 billion investment behind their “beyond petroleum” campaign, demonstrating that the ads are more than slick marketing for the oil giant.

New York Governor George Pataki issued an executive order requiring state agencies to boost their use of biofuels over the next several years.

A piece from Wired describes the growing trend of hydrogen power among the nation’s semitrailer trucks.

With $2 million in funding from the federal Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, the city of Chicago has plans for the world’s first ethanol-to-hydrogen fueling station.

Following the progressive examples recently set by Massachusetts and North Carolina, legislators in Wisconsin have introduced a bill that would require energy policy reform and encourage alternative energy investment.

A Spanish company has completed a $190 million deal with the Chinese government for wind turbines, signifying significant financial and political collaboration.

Renewable energy provisions in the Energy Bill have begun to generate interest in America's heartland.

Concerned with rising prices, a Swedish coop has switched to a geothermal heat pump in a move that could set a precedent in chilly Stockholm.

According to the DOE, the federal government had exceeded its goal of obtaining 2.5% of electricity from renewable energy sources.

The Worldwatch Institute reported that global investment in renewable energy hit a record $30 billion last year, representing up to a quarter of all power industry investment.

Kudos to Time for putting together a piece on how to power the home efficiently, cleanly and cheaply.

A group in California recently filed suit against the wind farm at Altamont Pass - one of the nation's largest - for deaths of migratory birds and raptors that fly through the mills.

The current issue of Time magazine looked like a promising contender for the sustainability watch but winds up a dissapointment.