Bay State outshined in fight to lure solar factories

What does Arizona have that Massachusetts doesn’t? Well, when it comes to solar power, Arizona has...

MWRA proposes wind turbine in Charlestown

Charlestown could soon be home to a 400-foot wind turbine located on a patch of land belonging to a Massachusetts...

Phoenix announced as new home of Chinese solar biz

PHOENIX — A Chinese-owned manufacturer of solar panels plans to build a 100,000 square-foot headquarters...

Local politician wants city to crack down - in a flash

There are few people in Boston who would welcome a Big Brother-like camera on their block more than Janet Hookailo,...

Mass. struggles to turn green tech into green jobs

BOSTON — In June, lithium-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. unveiled plans for a new manufacturing plant...

Fairhaven family goes off the grid

FAIRHAVEN — When the Lavalettes first went off-grid, there were times the family needed to check its bulletin...

Job openings remain close to record-lows

WASHINGTON — Job openings are at rock-bottom levels, according to government and private surveys released...

Planetary Society plans new ’solar sail’

LOS ANGELES — Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary...

Green thumbs down

Word this week that Evergreen Solar, the recipient of $58 million in state aid from Gov. Deval Patrick,...