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A Cautionary Tale About Mainstream News Media

December 25, 20176 years ago Nicolas Zart

Warning: this is a cautionary tale about mainstream news media, distortions, and beating others to the punch. It is also followed after many paragraphs by a CleanTechnica fundraising pitch. Of course, regarding the mainstream media frustration, we are very well aware that we are preaching to the choir here. CleanTechnica is made up of independent journalists, writers, and enthusiasts. We write, talk, and film for independent media outlets. As such, we don’t owe allegiance to companies, executives, editors (well, sort of — right, Zach?), or ideologies. Nor do we bow to any lobby groups.

East Coast Offshore Wind Is Alive But Cape Wind Project Is Dead

December 4, 20176 years ago Steve Hanley

Offshore wind farms in the Northeast corner of the United States are under consideration by New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Maryland, even though the Cape Wind project is now officially dead.

Will US Courts Force America To Confront Climate Change?

November 23, 20176 years ago Steve Hanley

Courts are poorly equipped to deal with public policy considerations like climate change. But at a time when the executive and legislative branches of American government are bought and paid for by fossil fuel interests, they may be the last, best option for climate activists. That’s the opinion of climate scientist James Hansen, who has been sounding the alarm about climate change for more than 30 years.

Geo-Engineering: Can We “Science Our Way” Out Of A Climate Catastrophe?

October 16, 20176 years ago Steve Hanley

Many people think humanity will be able to “science its way out” of a climate catastrophe. Actually, the cure could be worse than the disease.

Hurricane Harvey Was A Once In 25,000 Year Storm

September 15, 20176 years ago Steve Hanley

A new analysis shows that Hurricane Harvey was a once in 25,000 year event. But that doesn’t mean it will be another 25,000 years before another storm just like it occurs.

Solar & Wind Slash Cost Of Electricity In Australia, Power Indigenous Communities

August 21, 20176 years ago Steve Hanley

Solar and wind power are slashing the cost of electricity in Australia and driving coal and natural gas out of business. That’s a good thing for the country and an even better thing for the planet.

North Carolina Renewable Energy Logjam Breaks Wide Open — Almost!

July 29, 20176 years ago Tina Casey

File this one under “E” for “Elections have consequences.” Former Republican North Carolina Governor and fossil fuel fan Pat McCrory lost his 2016 re-election bid in stunning fashion to Democrat Roy Cooper, who leveraged public enthusiasm for renewable energy during his campaign. As a result, the state’s renewable energy activity is set to accelerate. On July 27, Cooper signed HB 589 into law, putting new regulations in motion aimed at reaching a statewide solar target of 6,800 megawatts by 2020 — more than double what it has now.

Federal Appeals Court Slaps Down Scott Pruitt & EPA Over Methane Rules

July 7, 20176 years ago Steve Hanley

The US Court of Appeals for Washington, DC has ruled against Scott Pruitt and the EPA in their attempt to delay implementing a methane emissions rule put in place by the Obama administration.

Privatization: Trump Wants To Sell Off US To Millionaires & The Saudis, Starting With Air…

June 5, 20177 years ago Jeremy Bloom

President Trump says he’s going to spend the next week pushing his so-called infrastructure proposals, which are actually just an excuse to sell off YOUR public assets to his buddies. He’s putting lipstick on several pigs that have already been rejected by Republicans in Congress as terrible ideas, starting with the sell-off of the Air Traffic Control system.

Is A Republican Rift Forming? 3 Republican Senators Break With The Pollution Party On Methane…

May 10, 20177 years ago Zachary Shahan

Members of the Republican Party sitting in Congress have been particularly good at sticking with the “party line” on a wide range of issues — even when that means pouring more pollution into their constituents’ throats, working to increase the number of superstorms that slam the East Coast and the dramatic droughts that destroy the Southwest, voting through health care bills or amendments that make it much more expensive for normal Americans to get health care (apparently, just so the richest among us can keep more money in overinflated bank accounts), and pretending Donald Trump’s potentially corrupt connections and actions in regard to Russia wouldn’t have their faces exploding with range if it had been Obama in such a situation.