Former U.S. secretary of State George P. Shultz believes it’s crucial to fight global warming to protect national security.

Global warming is created by burning fossil fuel, he says, and payments for foreign oil sometimes wind up financing terrorism….

During Florida’s 2010 legislative session, Republicans and Democrats in Tallahassee joined together to authorize a new kind of financing program for energy retrofits on residential and commercial properties.

Called Property Assessed Clean Energy &#821…

A wrong system

Steve Chapman’s column about the No Fly List was right on the mark (“A radical idea for airline security; The government shouldn’t decide who can fly,” Commentary, July 18). If we forget the fact, for a moment, that the No Fly List is a…

Even though BP’s busted well has stopped spewing oil, the disaster is still generating tons of soiled boom and other oily waste that federal and state laws allow to be buried at specially designated dumps, some near residential neighborhoods.

Official…

For decades, Republicans who won statewide office in California found success, at least in part, by showing sensitivity to voters’ commitment to protecting the environment. But with state unemployment hovering at more than 12%, the two GOP candidates a…

Plans for a massive expansion of clean energy in California are being jeopardized by federal foot-dragging, according to state officials who say that more than 20 nearly shovel-ready solar and wind projects are being held up by the U.S. Department of…

The 96 solar panels installed at J’s Maintenance in La Crescenta are expected to generate about 80% of the company’s energy, officials said.

The panels should save the company $7,000 to $8,000 in its first year, said J’s Maintenance General Manager Ch…