Renewable Energy

Illinois has become a start-and-stop clean energy and environmental leader making great progress in some areas, but hitting too many self-imposed…

When Earth Day rolls around later this month, Illinois has some reason to celebrate. The state has the most communities buying only renewable energy out…

Ever the showman, Rod Blagojevich sought the spotlight with a basketful of grandiose proposals, half-baked notions and — unfortunately for the former…

?Levinthal likes the idea of saving money on energy and doing his small part to reduce global warming. So when he built his new home in north suburban…

During ?the closing hours of their spring session, legislators debated whether the state should change its rules so a Nebraska-based energy company could…

Howard Learner is a busy man. This might seem surprising. After all, he heads a progressive environmental think tank in the tradition-bound corn-and-bean…