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July 16th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Vermont is currently enacting some of the most restrictive rules on wind power in the country, even as it pushes for some of the biggest cuts to carbon emissions. In May, Vermont’s Public Service Board issued a new rulefor wind projects that includes strict setback requirements and noise limits.
July 16th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Florida generates less solar energy than several far cloudier states, including Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. When it comes to solar, policy is key. And there, Florida is sorely lacking
July 15th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Earlier this year, legislators tried to prevent Wyoming utilities from selling wind power. The bill went nowhere, but it points to an undercurrent of hostility toward wind. Wyoming is currently the only state to tax wind power, and legislators have pushed to raise the wind tax from $1 per megawatt hour to $3 or $5. Anschutz’s business fought both proposed tax hikes, which died in committee.
July 15th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Clean energy has reached an inflection point. It threatens to upend the status quo, and entrenched interests are fighting back
July 15th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Editor's Note: Below is a repost from TeslaMondo that is followed by excerpts from an EV Annex post that further builds on the topic, with the topic being crazy anti-Tesla quotes from non-Tesla auto company execs
July 15th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Disruptive technologies may face terrific backlash, but eventually low cost and convenience prevail. Computers replaced typewriters. Cassettes replaced records. Cars replaced horses. And none of it happened overnight
July 14th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
The Advanced Energy Centre at MaRS developed the Energy Innovation Snapshot showcasing Canadian energy projects. The site helps leading energy solution providers connect with prospective buyers and investors around the world
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Kim, a professor in the department of environmental sciences at American University, has been studying the fate of corals in our warming and increasingly polluted world — and he’s worried about what he’s found.
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Under the proposed law, the state would likely do more business with steel companies based in California and less with firms based in China. Direct emissions are only part of the equation. The state will also take into account emissions from transportation, meaning California will likely buy more locally sourced steel, cutting down on pollution from shipping beams, pipes, and rebar long distances
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Clouds filled with ice lollipops — sounds like the chorus of a bubblegum pop song, or maybe a yummy treat to help keep cool in the summer. But, actually, it’s a phenomenon of nature that has scientists very curious.
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
The goal is that these plastic mimics — as the artificial reefs are known — which look and move like the real thing, will shelter and host the tiny creatures who typically live on the algae, and also will become scaffolds for real coralline algae to grow
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
When Dominque Paul walks down the street, people stop and stare. Sporting silver go-go boots, a metallic wig and light-up dress, she looks like a David Bowie fever dream.
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Each cell phone is protected by a plastic case and powered by a small solar array. A highly sensitive microphone records the sounds of the rainforest, which is sent to the cloud to be analyzed. When it hears a chainsaw, it sends a text or email to authorities.
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
The seas are changing, as waters warm and currents shift. It’s an environment author Michael Mazza knows well, having followed his son’s surfing career, and it became the vision for his first novel, That Crazy Perfect Someday.
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. Meet Catherine Coleman Flowers. She’s fighting for climate solutions and social justice together [&hellip
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
It’s easy to forget the profound impact the climate crisis has on every drop of H2O on the earth’s surface.
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Climate Explorer’s graphs and maps show projected conditions for two possible futures: one in which humans make a moderate attempt to reduce global emissions of heat-trapping gases, and one in which we go on conducting business as usual
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
The debate around fracking needs to start with some honesty. Very little of our everyday lives are completely “safe”, and fracking is no exception
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Freerk Bisschop, Director Smart Energy at Rockstart, and Evert Jaap Lugt, Managing Director at Yes!Delft, talk about what they look for in contenders for the New Energy Challenge –- and for their own startup programs
July 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. You don’t have to be a super activist or a Climate Reality Leader [&hellip
