The impacts of Sandy are now familiar to many: the electricity grid went down, leaving upwards of 8.5 million people without power. Yet, there were a handful of literal bright spots in the darkness.   READ MORE >>

From building codes to solar power, and natural gas to electric cars, RMI Outlet covered a lot of ground in 2012. These were the top 10 most popular blog posts for the year.   READ MORE >>

Here’s a cross-section of the energy conversations that took center stage last week:   READ MORE >>

Last week, GM announced that it would break its monthly sales record for the Chevy Volt, with August sales expected to be “well over” 2,500 vehicles. Sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs) are doing better in their second year than the Toyota Prius hybrid after it hit the market in 2000.   READ MORE >>

(1) Electric cars have arrived, but the pace of adoption will be slow. Last year, roughly 17,000 plug-in cars were sold in the United States—more than were sold in any year since the very early 1900s.   READ MORE >>