With the failure of green energy poster child Solyndra – after the California-based company that received a $528 million taxpayer investment — the question being asked in many circles is whether the green industry is a smart investment for either the public or private sector. Scottsdale-based reNature, which recently received a grant from Arizona State University’s Edson Entrepreneurship…

Over the past few decades eco-friendliness has become ever more important as devastating effects of climate change have been emerging globally. Almost everyone is aware of global warming to some degree and measures have been implicated so that proprietors and business owners have to adhere to certain rules regarding waste and…

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. and SunEdison have signed an agreement that will lead to large-scale production of solar panels in Ontario, Canada. The green investment is thanks to Ontario’s progressive clean energy strategy, through which the city intends “to become North America’s leading manufacturing…

Steven Chu of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a development in biofuel production that could forever end America’s dependence on oil. Chu, along with his team of researchers at the DOE’s BioEnergy Science Center, have discovered a cheap and simple technique to convert woody plants into isobutanol, which can be used in any gas-powered automobile. For years now, researchers have been working…

In order to entirely offset its massive energy consumption, the Empire State Building owners will purchase over 50 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy certificates (RECs) annually. In a two year deal with carbon offset company, Green Mountain Energy, the renewable energy contract will provide the towering 2.85 million square foot building with clean wind power and prevent 100 million pounds…