Editorial: Solar power leasing, a good idea with potential

"When you turn on a light switch you expect a dark room to brighten.

But where does that power come from? Well, usually it comes from a coal-fired power plant that adds pollutants to our air and water."

Sierra Club Applauds New Energy Department Investments in Offshore Wind Projects
Investments Overshadowed by Continued Delay of Wind Industry Production Tax Credit

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the Obama Administration’s Department of Energy announced investments in seven offshore wind projects in the Northwest, Midwest, Gulf and East Coast. Initially, each project will receive up to $4 million, and three projects could receive as much as $47 million each over four years.