Solar Community in Ft. Myers, FL Never Lost Power During Hurricane Ian
From CNN: Babcock Ranch calls itself“America’s first solar-powered town.” Its nearby solar array — made up of 700,000 individual panels — generates more electricity than the 2,000-home neighborhood...
View ArticleSolar-powered town survives Ian with no power loss
Babcock Ranch is roughly 12 miles NE of Fort Myers. When hurricane Ian knocked out power for 90% of Charlotte County, the lights stayed on in Babcock Ranch. Looks like solar should be prioritized for...
View ArticleMusings for Friday - Should Ukraine Go Green?
UPDATE: Friday, Oct 28, 2022 · 4:08:19 PM +00:00·TexDemAccording to several commenters, Ukraine was already leaning green before the invasion. Let’s hope this trend continues and accelerates post...
View ArticlePresident Biden's Infrastructure Act is bringing electricity to areas left...
In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Rural Electrification Administration. A year later, Congress followed up with the Rural Electrification Act. By funneling...
View ArticleHow to rebuild Ukraine without emitting massive amounts of greenhouse gases
Euro News Green occasionally has outstanding stories, and this is one of them.Russia has bombed entire apartment blocks, maternity hospitals, schools, theatres, houses, and industrial buildings, not...
View ArticleUkraine: The First (or Third?) Climate War
It is my belief that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will go down as the first (or Third, see comments) Climate War. To be clear, climate change hasn’t caused this war, but this is the first major war...
View ArticleThe Free & Open University of Eco-Sustainability - Schedule - Saturday...
The Free & Open University of Eco-Sustainability- Schedule - Saturday Apr 1, 2-4pm PST - 2023• It ain’t no April Fools Joke …. Moving in a different direction ...• Group Focus on Eco-Sustainability...
View ArticleAbout that Great Yellow Fleet and doing something practical about climate...
The vehicle above is a familiar sight — a big yellow bus built to carry students back and forth to school. (Funny how people will refuse to fund transit — but they’ll fight to get a school bus stop...
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Anti-Capitalist Meetup: Solar Waste
A few weeks ago, I wrote about waste and excess in solar power as part of a larger diary. We mentioned why people get solar, what they are being sold, and gaps between them. It is worth talking about...
View ArticleUltimate Guide to Politically Effective Climate Communications
The strategy of climate apocalypse has lost its effectiveness and it’s time for something new.If we want rapid and massive change then we have to start organizing effectively and build a large, winning...
View ArticleSpotlight on the latest DK climate and other eco-diaries
For more than a dozen years, I put together a weekly compilation of the bulk of environmentally related diaries appearing at Daily Kos. Under various names, including Green Diary Rescue and Spotlight...
View ArticleCdn. Province of Alberta Imposes 'Moratorium' on Wind and Solar Projects
The ruling United Conservative Party of Alberta, Canada has decided that its mandate includes the impositon of a 7 month moratorium on wind and solar projects. The reasoning is that the necessary...
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Coming in 2026: around the world in 20 days without using fossil fuels -...
There’s an effort underway in France to build an airship for a flight around the world without using fossil fuel. The upper surface of the airship will be covered with solar panels driving electric...
View ArticleColorado Matters; A Colorado State Open Thread, 10/16/2023
It has been awhile since I spent time on Colorado issues — politics, news, events, get-togethers, etc. I will mention a few here and I’d love to read your comments.Colorado seems to be Ground Zero for...
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Green transition progressing in Denmark
While news is dominated by horrible politics & war, I thought it’s good to bring some under-the-radar good news to people. Last month, I discussed how renewables now dominate electricity generation...
View ArticleQuantum Material Breakthrough for Next Generation Solar Panels?
First saw this written about in the Independent today, though it failed to provide a link to the original research — which I eventually tracked down to the Physics Dept at Lehigh University in...
View ArticleThis rural PA school will save $4 million dollars thanks to solar
Underfunded Pennsylvania school district shines as a clean energy leader through solar powerNear the state capital of Harrisburg lies the town of Steelton, Pennsylvania, the home of America’s first...
View ArticleCartoon: Earth Day
We’re celebrating Earth Day today by highlighting the benefits of clean energy and solar power. Did you know that solar power is saving families and schools millions of dollars a year off of their...
View ArticleBiden advances progress for K-12 schools with the Renew America's Schools grants
For the full story, visit Generation180’s blog post here.The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Renew America’s Schools Program in 2022, a grant program created in the Bipartisan...
View ArticleRenewable Tuesday 5/7: It's Finally Happening EVERYWHERE
Countries making the most progress on renewables rate a lot of attention, but we need to look at the other end of the spectrum, too. Compare the UK, above, with Turkmenistan, below, just starting its...
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