CleanTechnica is launching a new feature entitled “Reality Check — Correcting the Cleantech Record.” The goal of this feature is to address misleading reporting coming from the mainstream media and simultaneously help mainstream media reporters better understand cleantech industries (renewable energy, electric vehicles, and energy storage) so that they can more accurately frame … [continued]
A fast growing market for solar products is driving an energy revolution in Ethiopia. Like many low-income countries, Ethiopia is a point of focus for international development and finance agencies as well as donors. Such organizations are channeling tens of millions of dollars to Ethiopia for energy access.
While it is easy to note down all that could and should be done, it is not happening, and governments, especially those with a Neoliberal ideology, just seem to be pursuing a “business-as-usual” fossil fuel-loving policy with a thin veneer of PR, otherwise known in more honest circles as lies and deceit.
Earth-sheltered homes are homes built using soil or substrate of some kind as external thermal mass to provide insulation, and various climate control properties. To put that in plain language, earth-sheltered homes use dirt, rock, and vegetation to protect the home from the elements.
Blockchain technology is in its infancy. But experts say it could be used to track emissions, cut pollution and sell clean power. At every turn, it could make that work cheaper, faster and more transparent.
While the president’s rhetoric has raised hopes for renaissance of American coal, Trump’s policies have done little to revive the ailing industry.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In Sunset Park, a years-long crusade to make the neighborhood more livable spurred a wave of investment. The surge of development has led to a dramatic rise in the cost of housing.
Just a few weeks after placing his order, the satisfied first customer in Europe has promptly taken delivery of his brand new Nissan LEAF.
We also know of many planets orbiting stars which are said to be “Goldilocks” planets, as they are, as Goldilocks would say, just right. But they are only just right as far as the position and size go, for liquid water, and surface gravity, as we have no idea, really, whether they could support life, or not.
The Trump administration is determined to boost fossil fuels and diminish renewable energy. Is there anything we as individual citizens can do? Bill McKibben and Robert Pollin have some ideas.
