Trump Dumps Paris Climate Accords, Musk Dumps Trump
Donald Trump has decided to abrogate the US commitment to the Paris climate accords. In response, Elon Musk has withdrawn his membership on two advisory panels.
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China Laughing As The Donald Hands It The World
One of the first articles I published after the US presidential election in November was this one: “How China (+ Russia) Could Shift USA From #1 To #2 (Or Lower), Via Trump Naivety.” From that article:
India’s Busiest Port Plans For 200 Megawatt Solar & Wind Energy Park
India’s largest port (by volume handled) could soon be powered by renewable energy, the Minister for Shipping and Transport Nitin Gadkari recently stated.
Tunisia Will Tender 210 Megawatts Of Solar & Wind Capacity This Year
Tunisia will join an increasing number of countries to allocate renewable energy projects through competitive auctions when tenders for wind and solar power projects are open later this year.
India Will Fly Forward With Cleantech & Climate Action Despite Donald Trump (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
I was lucky to be recording a panel discussion in Abu Dhabi in January when cleantech expert Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), asked Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, what India would do if the USA pulled out of the Paris Agreement (in order to satisfy the conspiracy theories and financial interests of Donald Trump). Piyush delivered an epic response.
Over 47 Gigawatts Of New Wind Capacity To Be Installed In Latin America Over Next…
More than 47 gigawatts worth of new wind capacity is expected to be installed across Latin America over the next decade according to new analysis from MAKE Consulting.
Enel Green Signs $365 Million Financing For 300 Megawatt Rock Creek Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America has signed a $365 million tax equity agreement for the development of the 300-megawatt Rock Creek wind farm set to be located in Missouri, US.
US Renewable Energy Provides 19.35% Of US Electricity In First Quarter
The US Energy Information Administration this week published figures which showed that renewable energy sources accounted for 19.35% of US electricity in the first quarter, well in advance of the Administration’s own predictions for renewable energy.
RESULTS From Last Month’s Climate March Against Tesoro (+ Jane Fonda & Robert F. Kennedy…
While the rest of the country marched for the climate in general, Los Angeles county marched for a very specific climate problem. Tesoro has been planning to expand their refinery in Wilmington, CA to start refining tar sands oil shipped in from Canada. Well, the citizens of Wilmington and surrounding cities have had enough.
The Pollution Industry Just Wants To Love You
It’s a warm summer night and you’re enjoying the cool breeze off of a wonderful Caribbean beach. There are no cancer-causing power plants around, because the island has gone solar. A greased up oil company exec is nearby, with the scent of millions or billions earned off the backs of working-class Americans wafting off his pale white chest. No, he doesn’t brag to you about his garage full of Lamborghinis and Rolls Royces, and the way he tried to recreate a Caribbean-like beach next to one of his mansions. No, this oil & gas billionaire — whose fortune was earned only in the most moral of ways — tells you about how he spent his life trying to help humanity, trying to bring a better life to the underappreciated common man & woman.
