Clean energy provides far more U.S. jobs than fossil fuels: analysis

Photovoltaic solar power field at Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TennesseeYesterday, U.S. president Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of rolling back pretty much every vestige of U.S. efforts to address climate change. In both his campaigning and since his inauguration, Trump has claimed that his government and its actions focus on creating or bringing back jobs for working-class Americans...

Sierra Club to sue EPA over failure to report on ethanol

FlexFuel badge on E85-capable 2009 Chevrolet HHRThe confirmation of Scott Pruitt as Environmental Protection Agency administrator was expected to rankle environmental groups. Pruitt is a climate-science denier who, in his previous position as Oklahoma attorney general, sued the agency he is now charged with many multiple times over its efforts to enforce environmental regulations. But what may...

Electric cars are on the market, so where are all the ads?

2017 Nissan Leaf  Anyone who watches even a little television knows that automakers take advertising seriously—and do a lot of it. The seemingly-never-ending stream of commercials keeps their brands in the public eye, and helps them sell cars to the subset of views in the market. But if you think that electric cars are generally not represented in that stream...