Imagine being able to see how your solar panels are performing at any given moment, day, week, or month? This not only lets you know how much you’re saving; it gives you the power to choose how and when you use energy. Sungevity’s new Energy Hub enables homeowners to track … [continued]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo adopts Local Power CCA in his search for ways to bring his state’s electrical system into the 21st century.
Originally Published on the ECOreport For the first time in forty years, the world’s C02 emissions have been held in check. Though they continue to rise in North America, China’s decreased for the first time in recorded history and Europe’s emissions decreased another 5% in 2014. EU’s CO2 Emissions Decreased … [continued]
Originally Published on the ECOreport. After five years of research, the EPA’s less than adequate fracking assessment has been released. “It’s a bit underwhelming,” said Amanda Frank, from the Center for Effective Government. Dr Allan Hoffman, a retired senior analyst with the Department of Energy, referred to the draft report as … [continued]
Click Green Staff, Click Green via The ECOreport. Edinburgh Council has revealed plans to install community-owned solar panels on buildings across the Scottish capital. The Council will work in partnership with the Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative (ECSC) – supported by Energy4All – to deliver the initiative, which is believed to … [continued]
Rooftop Solar vs SDG&E’s Proposal to Build a 500-MW Gas-Fired Plant Originally published on the ECOreport. The battle for Carlsbad’s power continues. San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) proposal to replace the now-retired San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) with a $2.6 billion peaker plant is not popular in San Diego … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. The firing of Agricultural Land Commission Chair Richard Bullock has already been called the latest step in the BC Government’s war on agriculture. Though he was appointed by cabinet, Bullock was the head of a supposedly “independent administrative tribunal dedicated to preserving agricultural land and encouraging … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Are the drought conditions spreading throughout the West Coast connected to climate transformation? States of emergency have been declared in California, Washington, and parts of Oregon. Though British Columbia has not experienced this, a recent computer simulation predicted 80% of its glaciers could disappear over … [continued]
Connections & Climate Change Originally published on the ECO Report. Christopher McLeod was disturbed by the environmental injustice. He saw Native Americans subjected to airborne coal pollution, and their water being taken for slurry lines. The Hopi elders told him there was a spiritual side to the injustice. These violations were … [continued]
Edmonton, Toronto, & Calgary are Canada’s Solar Policy Leaders, According to SPEC. Originally published on the ECOreport. One can’t help but notice the timing of the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation’s (SPEC) list ranking Canadian cities on their solar energy policy. Vancouver, which hopes to become the “world’s greenest city,” just hosted the … [continued]
