U.S. Wins WTO Case to Stomp India's Nascent Solar Power Industry
The World Trade Organization has decided for the United States in its case to use trade rules to crush India’s nascent solar industry. Climate be damned, national sovereignty be damned, trade rules...
View Article3/17/16 ~ Today's TILT! (THINGS I LEARNED TODAY)
March is Women's History MonthToday is St. Patrick's DayAbsolutely Incredible Kid DayCampfire Girls DayCompanies That Care DayDoctor-Patient Trust DayNational Corned Beef and Cabbage DayOranges and...
View ArticleSolar Business Innovation
It is no accident that renewable energy doesn’t experience the same economic advantages that fossil fuels do. The fossil fuel industry has had a century of a head start, leveraging their economic...
View ArticleNV Energy Front Group Clouds Solar, Net Metering Debate
In Nevada, the utility NV Energy is fighting against rooftop solar, specifically opposing the net metering policy that gives rooftop solar users credit for the power their panels produce. The utility...
View ArticleUtility industry consultant confirms what foes already knew about Florida's...
The solar power companies of Florida said it. The Tampa Bay Timessaid it. The Miami Heraldsaid it. The Orlando Sentinelsaid it. The League of Women Voters said it. The Green Party of Florida, the...
View Article#SolarPoweredTacoTrucksOnEveryCorner Just the First Stop at the Presidential...
Presente.org is going all in in Nevada. And, we have to.Nevada is a state that could decide the outcome of the Presidency and U.S. Senate, as well as the future of a clean energy economy. In 2015,...
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It's Raining Today - Updated
It’s raining where I am this morning, as I sit typing this and looking out into my backyard. The picture above is from the Adirondacks; I live about 2-3 hours away by car. I borrowed it from the image...
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Two Energy Stories Worth a Look
Coal is not coming back. Not because of government policies, not because of some evil plot by environmentalists — but because the economics are just not there. Alternative carbon-free energy systems...
View ArticleSolar now cheapest new form of energy in nearly 60 countries
Donald Trump and the climate deniers and fossil fuel company backers he’s nominated for his cabinet don’t realize it—or refuse to believe it—but the world is starting to pass them by when it comes to...
View ArticleHow To Get Donald Trump To Honor The Paris Climate Change Agreement
Donald Trump has given mixed signals as to how far he will go to kill efforts to fight climate change. Trump has a well documented history of calling climate change a hoax invented by the Chinese.xThe...
View ArticleTrump to virtually eliminate clean energy R&D at Energy Department
Our corrupt oligarch has bigly plans for clean energy. Chris Mooney has the story at the Washington Post.The Trump administration is expected to propose massive cuts to federal government research on...
View ArticleOur Response to Global Warming
Like policy? Hate what Republican officeholders are doing on climate change? Tired of just hearing how terrible they are without any concrete proposals for fixing things?Then, get ready for “A...
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A Progressive Response to Global Warming
Republicans dug themselves an enormous hole by denying climate change. As the effects worsen, they have no way to gracefully climb back out into the light of day. Unfortunately, they pulled us all in...
View ArticleFL-Gov: Gwen Graham (D) Vows To Make Florida Adhere To The Paris Climate...
Received this e-mail today from former Rep. Gwen Graham’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign:Florida is already suffering from the harms of climate change today. Rising waters threaten our beaches and...
View ArticleOh, the Irony! Solar Panels used in Gas Production
Frankly, and dripping in unintended irony, this article just speaks for itself.A California company is offering an emissions free way to power remote oil and gas well site equipment. Trojan Battery...
View ArticleLetter From Out of Control California
[Cross-posted at The Left Coaster.]07/25/17 0417.53 PST San Jose, CaliforniaOut of control, that was the frightened parental accusation put upon California after the catastrophic election 2016, for...
View ArticleCoal Country could be Solar & Wind Country. Why won't the R Senators...
Why do Republican politicians keep on lyingto voters in coal country about the reality of coal — what’s left in the ground is likely to stay there — and fail to point the way to the obvious answer to...
View ArticleSolar Powered Floridians Forced To Sit In The Dark Because Of FPL And State...
We see many examples of the negative effects of monopoly power with little effective oversight, the Equifax debacle just to cite one. Even worse, however, is monopoly power that has captured the...
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That's one way to get your kids to play outside
I don’t have kids, but I can empathize with parents who have trouble getting their kids to go outside and play. Looks to me like a lot of kids would rather be cooped up inside with the XBox or...
View ArticleTrump regime document reveals repeal and replace strategy for dumping Obama...
It’s not the perfect plan, but the Clean Power Plan developed by the Obama administration is the strongest U.S. effort yet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel power plants to address...
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