Jim McMahon
OPEX Corp., which makes automated mail handling and package-picking equipment, occupies a 30-acre campus five miles east of Philadelphia, in New Jersey. Their PV system is the largest for a privately held company in the state.
Environmental Leader
A net-zero-energy house built by researchers in Maryland has produced more energy than it used last year and also demonstrated approximately 60 percent more energy efficiency than a similar house built to 2012 International Energy Conservation Code requirements.
An illustration of how algae can be converted into fuel.
A map showing the biomass potential of the US by county. Note that San Diego's potential is high.
A map showing the wind speeds all over America. Focusing on San Diego, it can be seen that for most of the county wind speeds are not very high.
Replace nuclear plants with energy efficiency.
John Farrell
A look into what one small town has done and what more can be done to combat climate change.
Ed King
The US government has made $4 billion in clean energy funding available, in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.
Lakis Polycarpou
Groundwater levels are dropping across a much wider swath of the United States than is generally discussed, according to a new report from the Columbia Water Center.
Richard Denison
Recent spills in West Virginia and North Carolina cast a spotlight on toxic hazards in our midst. But as bad as they are, these acute incidents pale in scope compared to the chronic flow of hazardous chemicals coursing through our lives each day with little notice and minimal regulation.
