About Carolyn Fortuna

Carolyn Fortuna Carolyn Fortuna, Ph.D. is a writer, researcher, and educator with a lifelong dedication to ecojustice. She's won awards from the Anti-Defamation League, The International Literacy Association, and The Leavy Foundation. She’s molds scholarship into digital media literacy and learning to spread the word about sustainability issues. Please follow me on Twitter and Facebook and Google+

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Author Archives: Carolyn Fortuna

Cars

Tesla, GM, Nissan, & Rest of the EV Drive Coalition Push Congress to Rethink the EV Tax Credit

November 15th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Should the incoming US Congress modify the EV tax credit

CleanTechnica Reviews

Designing Climate Solutions — #CleanTechnica Book Review

November 14th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

A new book is a one-stop source for policy changes to reduce GHG emissions. Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy is an accessible guide that should be on every person's resource shelf. It offers concise information and pathways for the necessary transition to a low-carbon society

Cars

“We Breathe The Same Air” — EVs As Morality | #CleanTechnicaExclusive

November 12th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

With EV exponential growth expected over the next 5 years, we must advocate and lead by example in helping others who are not familiar with the functioning of EVs to fill in their gaps of knowledge, sometimes referred to as the "neighborhood effect." Rabbi Abraham concurs that we must all play our roles to help each other to understand the power and potential of an EV future

Agriculture

The Seven Sins of Today’s Agriculture Industry — Part II

November 1st, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

How can we transcend food with knowledge to limit our carbon footprints

Cars

Rabbi Argues That We Have A Moral Obligation To Adopt EVs

October 31st, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Do you agree that it's our moral responsibility to promote EVs

Buildings

Hope For Wildlife Center To Generate Solar Energy For Nova Scotia Power — #CleanTechnica Exclusive

October 25th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

The HFW center gained approval from the province to install a solar project and sell energy generated from it to Nova Scotia Power. We reached out to HFW founder and director Hope Swinimer for an interview to learn more about the project and the interconnections between renewable energy and wildlife protection

Batteries

Tesla Energy — Progress Is Impossible Without Change

October 25th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

While the glowing results from Model 3 production dominated the Q3 update, Tesla Energy continues to find its way

CleanTechnica Exclusive

Protestors Call Out Hypocrisy At Equator Principles Meeting

October 22nd, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Major financial institutions continue to support fossil fuel extractions while signing onto environmental protections

Clean Power

The Ticket To Ride: Elon’s Tweets + Participatory Culture

October 21st, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Elon Musk's tweets are another example of vision and innovation

Clean Power

Transmission Infrastructure Lacking For Optimal Renewable Energy Needs

October 18th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

New data on corporate demand for renewables points to a need for more transmission upgrades

New Report Says Natural Capital Should Be Informing Financial Decision Making

October 17th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Natural capital (clean air, oceans, ecosystems, and minerals on which our goods and services so often depend) is usually quite invisible in the financial decision making of leading companies in the corporate sector. It’s time for more financial institutions to change their perspectives about the importance of natural capital within their financial considerations

Buildings

Faces Of Energy Efficiency: Celebrating Workforce Stability + Growth

October 15th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Did you realize how many energy efficiency jobs there are right now in the

CleanTechnica Exclusive

How Much Do Fortune 100 Companies Factor In Biodiversity Accountability?

October 12th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

"Do what I say, not what I do" should be mantra of major companies who support biodiversity in language but not business decisions

Agriculture

Plant-Based Diets Can Help Us Reach The 2 Degree Threshold

October 5th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

A vegan diet can help us reach 2 degree thresholds.

Batteries

Tesla’s Future Is Centered On Innovation — The SEC Lawsuit Was A Dart Thrown At Innovation

October 4th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

The concept of future innovation is keenly Tesla

Climate Change

Better Research About Sea Turtles Can Help Gauge Ocean Plastic Pollution

October 1st, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Turtle work over the last 50 years has neglected to note the amount of garbage found in each turtle gut

Cars

The US Is Ready For 100% Clean Energy — 10 Cities Model How To Get There

September 28th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Local leadership is having a global impact on the fight to stop climate change and transition to 100 percent clean and renewable energy

Clean Power

Businesses Push California Toward Another #CleanEconomyGovernor

September 27th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Businesses want the next California governor to build on landmark clean energy moves by Gov. Brown.

Agriculture

Hope-Filled Report On Ending Deforestation Doesn’t Tell The Whole Story

September 24th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

A new report offers idealistic yet hopeful solutions to climate change.

Fossil Fuels

Trumpies Tell Energy Companies Not To Worry About Capturing Methane

September 24th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

The Trump administration recently moved to lift two rules on the leaking and uncontrolled release of the potent greenhouse gas methane from oil and natural gas operations. The change in methane regulations could reduce corporate expenditures as much as $2 billion over the next decade if they don't have to meet US compliance costs.