U.S. Green Economy - Page 32

December 11, 2015

UN environment program aims to boost influence in the push for a global green economy

The United Nations Environment Program aims to dramatically increase its role in running the world according to nebulous environmental principles, according to a strategic plan that will be presented to the U.N. General Assembly this fall.

December 9, 2015

Exclusive: UN ignores science council warnings in creating vast Sustainable Development Goals

When the United Nations approved a massive agenda of sustainable development goals last week, it over-rode pointed warnings by two international science councils that the program is in many ways uncoordinated, unmeasurable and unrealistically ambitious.  

December 2, 2015

American farmers confront 'big data' revolution

Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for what has become an annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture, such as immigration reform and water regulations.

December 2, 2015

Beef prices reach highest level since 1987

The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of grilling season, causing sticker shock for both consumers and restaurant owners -- and relief isn't likely anytime soon.

November 29, 2015

Texas ranchers hit hard by drought eye rebuilding

Texas, the nation's top cattle-producing state, lost 15 percent of its animals during a two-year drought as ranchers sold them to out-of-state buyers or sent them to slaughter. That dropped the size of the United States' overall herd to its lowest since the 1950s.

November 22, 2015

Agriculture the most promising market for drones

Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn't waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1,500 acres.

November 21, 2015

Bankrupt solar panel firm took stimulus money, left a toxic mess, says report

A former facility for a Colorado-based solar panel maker that received a $400 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration and eventually went bankrupt last year will cost millions to clean due to the toxic mess left behind, the National Legal and Policy Center said in a report.

November 21, 2015

Could cow manure be the future of green energy?

The next time you drive past a farm and smell cow manure, here's something to think about while you're holding your nose.

January 8, 2015

Iowa solar company fights for 'public utility' distinction in state supreme court

An Iowa solar company says it should be classified under the law as a "public utility" and benefit from access to customers that electric companies had exclusive access to, The Des Moines Register reported.