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Blacksburg is joining the list of southwestern Virginia Towns with high speed chargers for Electric Vehicles or EVs. Virginia Clean Cities has already put…
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This morning Governor McAuliffe, his chief of Environmental Quality, and the Secretary of Natural Resources traveled from Richmond to the northern tip of…
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Supporters of solar power are gearing up for another fight with one of Virginia’s big electric utilities – hoping to block a proposed program that could…
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The coal counties of Appalachia have seen their share of the boom and bust cycle, but industry officials fear this time could be different. The comment…
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It’s been 20 years since Virginia started subsidizing coal companies with tax credits that have cost the state more than $500 million. As lawmakers review…
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Wind farms are now common in some western and Midwestern states, and that form of energy is actually cheaper than power produced with coal. Virginia could…
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Grassroots groups in eight states will conduct coordinated demonstrations against fossil fuel development they say is a threat to rural America. Actions…
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Four engineers from Virginia Tech have beat 72 other teams to win a place in the federal government’s Wave Energy competition. Eric Paterson , George…
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Conditions off the coast of Virginia are ideal for construction of offshore wind turbines, but scientists see a limited role for marine energy – power…
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West Coast Waves Promise Clean PowerThis month, the U.S. Department of Energy will choose twenty semi-finalists in a contest to design devices that can harvest the power of ocean waves.…