Elon Musk is a man of clear vision. While most college students were out partying their brains out, Elon was busy pondering not just his upcoming exams or his future career… but the future of the entire human race. What he settled on way back then was that humanity needed sustainable … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Douglas Miller and Michael Bendewald The Key to Unlocking Capital for Energy-Efficient Real Estate How did Sharp Development measure the success of its deep retrofit investment of a 1970s-era Class C building in Silicon Valley? Although energy efficiency was important, what mattered more was … [continued]
Trina Solar continues to put emphasis on environmental aspects of its solar photovoltaic modules, as it recently got the carbon footprint of its solar module manufacturing verified for a second time. The British Standards Institution (BSI) verified the carbon dioxide emissions emitted during the manufacturing of solar photovoltaic modules by … [continued]
Congress can while away the hours debating over EPA regulations. It seems to be the plan of some congresspeople who would rather see a broken government than a useful one. However, they should note that a strong majority of Americans support strict limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, even … [continued]
A new policymaking tool to better enable the shift to renewable energy has been developed by researchers at the University of California–Berkeley, and presented at an event at the University of Copenhagen. Policymakers and planners need to discern the most efficient and effective means within the multiple choices and routes to … [continued]
Almost everyone in the media has taken a stab at summarizing, if not snap-judging, the results of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s one-day UN climate summit last week. The meeting had a real name, but Robert N. Stavins in his New York Times runup to the conference was the only writer I … [continued]
A recognized leader in global residential solar, Sungevity®, Inc., announced today that its Sungevity.org initiative has now provided over $1.5 million to nonprofit organizations. The Sungevity cause marketing program rewards nonprofit partners and their members for installing solar. It has provided $500,000 to these nonprofits in the last year alone … [continued]
One more energy-intensive, water-consuming, polluting activity may be about to go down the drain, or at least achieve a huge environmental makeover. It’s something pretty ubiquitous: laundry washing. You may be surprised to find out that laundry is a $100 billion global industry! Since the 1950s brought electric washers into … [continued]
Originally published on Shrink That Footprint. By Lindsay Wilson. Writing a blog about reducing your carbon footprint is much, much easier than actually cutting your footprint. This post is where the rubber meets the road. It details my carbon footprint from 2012, the things I did, the things I didn’t … [continued]
Originally published on San Diego Loves Green by Roy L. Hales (California Solar supporters during the AB 327 negotiations – TASC photo ) There is an undeclared energy battle being waged in America. As installation costs drop, rooftop solar is spreading throughout the US and, while reducing the nation’s carbon … [continued]
