Clean Energy in NY State takes another step forward
Good news for clean energy in NY State!NY residents who live in HOA’s that have restricted the installation of solar panels now have the freedom to explore installing solar panels on their homes....
View ArticleA Critique of the Dem. Party's Response to the Climate Crisis: what's MIA -...
Dear Citizens and Elected Officials:Introduction:During the fall of 2018, while Ben Jealous was making a mash of his run for governor of Maryland, I decided to spend my time learning about the vast and...
View ArticleBiden lobbies for Build Back Better, infrastructure plans: 'The nation and...
President Joe Biden spent Tuesday surveying the wreckage in New York and New Jersey devastated by Hurricane Ida. He called it a warning for America on climate change: "The nation and the world are in...
View ArticleSolar on the Roof
Solar on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But in our little sub-division of Del Norte, you might say every one of us should install solar on the roof, trying to afford pleasant, simple electricity, without...
View ArticleTop Comments: Fossil-Fuel-Free House Edition
Before retirement, we had done a lot of work on our previous house in Pennsylvania to reduce our greenhouse gas output. We had installed enough solar panels on our roof to produce almost all of our...
View ArticleCommunity Spotlight: Is your story hiding its beauty under a drab headline?
Isn’t it time to stop sabotaging your excellent story with a crappy headline? You write because you have something to say to readers, and it’s discouraging when a thoughtful story sinks without enough...
View ArticleClimate Brief: Parking lot solar arrays are a smart, green idea; Himalayan...
Many solar farms designed to generate electricity without emitting vast amounts of the climate-altering greenhouse gases the way fossil fuel operations do have been installed where their presence...
View ArticleSolar panels and battery storage are the future of how the U.S. gets its power
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released its latest findings this month as part of its multi-year Storage Futures Study. The 45-page report, NREL’s sixth in this series, is filled with...
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California solar canal pilot Project Nexus launched for multi-benefit in San...
Project Nexus was officially approved for construction at the Feb. 8 board meeting of the Turlock Irrigation District as a small-scale proof of concept for the since 2015 brain-child of...
View ArticleFlorida's anti-solar bill slashing net metering payouts expected to be signed...
It’s an absolute joke that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would do anything but sign HB741, a bill crafted with the help of Florida Power & Light lobbyists that effectively kills a majority of solar...
View ArticleClimate mitigation takes center stage in latest IPCC report warning against...
If you were to tune into the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest presser for its third report—this time focused on climate change mitigation—the words of U.N. Secretary-General...
View ArticleRecord-breaking hydrogen electrolyzer claims 95% efficiency
Record-breaking hydrogen electrolyzer claims 95% efficiency, March 16, 2022.Current efficiency of breaking down water to hydrogen are about 70% to 80%. 95% of hydrogen is produced from wood or fossil...
View ArticleOur path forward with renewables must be an environmentally just one
Working towards net-zero is not without its complications—especially when it comes to making sure history doesn’t repeat itself. Countless vulnerable communities bear the brunt of the worst...
View Article53rd Earth Day offers a moment to celebrate environmental victories despite...
Come Friday, Earth Day turns 53. “Earth” is an anagram of “heart.” Which is appropriate since demonstrating our heartfelt love for the Earth ought to be on the top rung of everyone’s priority list....
View ArticleA handy solar permitting app added 31 MW of renewable power to nine...
Last May, the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory released its SolarAPP+ to assist installers with solar permits. The program, which is currently in use in nine communities in...
View ArticleSupply Chain & Dept of Commerce investigation stall solar expansion in...
...A multitude of factors are posing threats to California’s grid reliability at the moment: increased electricity demand due to heat waves, decreased hydropower production due to the drought,...
View ArticleTexas being roasted by record heat, but wind and solar are keeping...
On Tuesday, south Texas set records for high temperatures. In many areas, this was not just a high-temperature record for the day, but an all-time record for any date before July. Add in extremely high...
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Puerto Rico's power struggles.
Today, Puerto Rico faces its seventh electricity rate hike in twelve months under power privatization. “Natural disasters are not Puerto Rico’s biggest cause for concern. Rather, it is the decades...
View ArticleFederal research suggests wind turbines can become a game-changer for grid...
The last few days are looking rather interesting for renewable energy and climate. Crashing Vor picked up on research out of Stanford that can boost the energy capture of current solar panel technology...
View ArticleBiden administration's new solar initiatives finally make renewables more...
The Biden administration announced a series of solar initiatives this week meant to incentivize more Americans who are looking to make the switch to renewables or are interested in entering the solar...
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