How A Few Small Fixes Could Stop Climate Change
“We have to act fast, and achieve the biggest possible impact with the actions we take.”
Renewable Energy Standards
California Aggregators To Seek 10 GW Of Clean Power By 2030
California’s Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) are slowly assuming the traditional utility role of acquiring renewable energy generation for customers. While the role is fairly new, the CCAs nonetheless are now faced with the massive task of securing 9 to 10 gigawatts of new clean energy to meet the state’s 2030 ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
NRDC Blog: What That Flashy Renewable Energy Paper Got Wrong
The costs of wind and solar energy keep falling; installing a new wind turbine costs about a third of what it did in 2008. Solar prices fell by 88 percent during that time. In fact, renewable energy is so inexpensive, utilities have found that they can save customers money by closing coal plants early and replacing them with wind and solar power.
Your Renewable Energy Technology Is Growing Old — What’s Next?
The cutting-edge research at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will one day go to waste—but not into a landfill.
These Lawyers Are Creating An ALEC For Climate Change
For the last forty-odd years, the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, has been a mainstay of the conservative movement and major force in shaping state laws. The organization brings together state lawmakers and corporate leaders to draft business-friendly policies that are then ferried to statehouses around the country.
US Department Of Energy Catalyzes Clean Energy Innovation in All 50 States
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made clean energy research and development (R&D) investments in every U.S. state over the past two years, sending more than $1.8 billion to the national laboratories and to hundreds of private-sector and academic researchers last year alone. Unfortunately, the Trump administration recently unveiled a proposal to slash the Energy Department’s budget next year. If enacted, this would have devastating impacts on American innovation.
Debunking Myths: 5 Things To Know About Green Infrastructure
Green infrastructure like healthy forests, wetlands and coral reefs can cheaply and effectively enhance the performance of traditional built, or “gray infrastructure.”
The Borderland & The Wall: Future Renewable Powerhouse, Or Environmental Disaster?
West Texas and southern New Mexico, known locally as “The Borderland,” has a lot of potential. With abundant and powerful sunshine, wind, and some hydroelectric resources, there’s the potential to become a renewable energy powerhouse. Sadly, there’s also great potential for the politics of isolationism to turn the borderland into a corridor of environmental destruction and human suffering.
Indonesia Charts A New, Low-Carbon Development Path. Will Other Countries Follow Suit?
Indonesia’s recent socioeconomic performance has been impressive. Over the past two decades, the country has cut extreme poverty in half and doubled per capita income.
Puerto Rico Passes 100% Renewable Energy Legislation
Puerto Rico is looking to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050, a goal that will make it a leader in distributed renewables.
