Hurricane Maria Archives

Insular Areas Climate Change Act: Strengthen Territories’ Response to Climate Disasters & Protect the Most…

May 10, 20214 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists By Juan Declet-Barreto, Climate Vulnerability Social Scientist, co-authored by Dr. Adi Martínez-Román with the University of Puerto Rico Resiliency Law Center. Islands and their people are more vulnerable to climate impacts than continental jurisdictions. They are more unprotected from climate ravages that are becoming more ferocious. Their … [continued]

An Interview With Progressive Candidate Lindsey Boylan About Climate Policy & Taking On Jerry Nadler

June 20, 20204 years ago Harry Stoltz 0 Comments

Lindsey Boylan is taking on representative Jerry Nadler’s NY-10 seat in the upcoming 2020 House election. Running on a platform of climate change legislation, curbing systemic inequality, and expanding economic rights, Boylan is pitching herself as someone who will actively fight for a progressive future.

US Must Offer Puerto Rico The Funding It Needs To Rebuild Grid, Says Environmental Defense…

January 13, 20205 years ago Carolyn Fortuna 0 Comments

The newest in environmental catastrophes requires decentralized microgrids, says EDF, and that will require US funding.

10 Puerto Rican Schools Receive Resilient Microgrids

January 4, 20205 years ago RMI 0 Comments

A year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and left millions without power, schools have equipped themselves to withstand future weather events and grid outages to continue providing education to their students.

This Month in Climate Science: Warming-Driven Economic Inequality, Disappearing Alps, & Plummeting Penguin Populations

May 21, 20196 years ago World Resources Institute 0 Comments

Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change’s causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what’s to come if we don’t reduce emissions at a quicker pace

Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Electricity System Democratically

April 22, 20196 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

Host John Farrell talks with Marcel Castro Sitiriche, co-director of CoHemis at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, about the challenges Puerto Rico faces in building a clean and resilient energy system. They also discuss:

Fremont, California, Fire Station Is First In US With Solar Microgrid

April 5, 20196 years ago Charles W. Thurston 0 Comments

Planners in Fremont, CA, appear to be the first to complete a solar microgrid system with battery backup for a fire station in the United States, seeking to be more hardened against wildfire, utility blackouts, hurricanes, or other threatening events.

Green Growth Is The Best Strategy for Puerto Rico — #CleanTechnica Interview

December 12, 20186 years ago Carolyn Fortuna 0 Comments

Puerto Rico can turn to green growth and gain self-reliance from the fossil fuel industry.

Richard Branson-Owned Clean Energy Firm Buys Solar Plant Damaged By Hurricane Maria

August 9, 20186 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

BMR Energy, a clean energy company purchased by English business magnate Richard Branson’s Virgin Group in 2016, has this week stepped in to acquire a 4 megawatt (MW) solar plant on the Caribbean island of St. Croix which was damaged by Hurricane Maria in September of 2017 and which has been running below 45% capacity ever since.

sonnen Demonstrates The Power Of Solar + Storage Microgrids In Puerto Rico

July 30, 20186 years ago Kyle Field 0 Comments

sonnen was one of the early movers to take its resources and solutions on the road to solve the problems caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, committing to bring 15 microgrid systems to the island.