Innovative leasing programs are opening new markets for solar panels and new opportunities for generating clean electricity – and at a much lower cost to consumers.

At the climate-change talks in Durban, South Africa, energyNOW! Chief Correspondent Tyler Suiters sits down with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres.

Rare earth minerals may be the most important resources you've never heard of. They're critical components to just about every clean energy technology, from wind turbines to electric vehicles, and the electronic devices we all use.

Anchor Thalia Assuras talks with ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar about the energy challenges America faces from other countries and how the U.S. can “out-innovate” its competitors to spur new economic growth.

When President Obama signed into law a compromise plan to increase the $14.3 trillion U.S. debt ceiling this week, he authorized nearly $2.5 trillion in cuts over the next decade. This massive budget reduction means numerous government agencies and funding programs are the chopping block, but what will it mean for energy and environment funding?

Anchor Thalia Assuras talks with Jeremy Anwyl , CEO of car rating website Edmunds.com and Mary Beth Stanek, Director of Environment and Energy at General Motors to explore if electric plug-in and alternative fuel vehicles could replace internal combustion engines.

California utilities may soon have to get one-third of their electricity from renewable energy by 2020, but they just missed a more modest goal of generating 20 percent of their power from renewables by last year. In this interview, environmental journalist Todd Woody explains why the state missed the mark and how it hopes to reach the goal set for the next decade. He also discusses the challenges facing the solar industry.