
2012 marks record year for global solar, wind, and biofuels development.
A study, co-authored by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson, outlines a path to statewide renewable energy conversion, and away from natural gas and imported fuel.

Maui County, Hawaii is committed to switching to solar and installing renewable energy systems, shown by the recent completion of its 1.9 megawatt solar project.

CA, NC, FL, IL, CN, AZ, NY, MI., TX and OR. lead the country in 2012; but job growth is being threatened in statehouses nationwide.

The use of coal in the United States is steadily declining, but any sort of progress is being stalled because of the increase in demand for coal in many other parts of the world.