Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. By Amanda Eaken and Sarah Kline, Federal Transportation Consultant to NRDC. The Biden administration has set an ambitious climate goal for America: a 50 percent decrease in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. To reach this goal, changing the way we move must be key … [continued]
A company operating in Southwest Florida (St. Petersburg and Fort Myers), Nickel Ride, has found a new way to turn the advantages of electric vehicles into a competitive advantage. Just download the Nickel Ride app at either the Apple or Google store and request a ride for free.
Tesla Shuttle, a city-to-city Tesla shuttle service (who would have guessed it from the name?), has expanded into the United States.
How does a co-op make rooftop solar systems more affordable? Ten people who band together to buy something usually get a better price than ten people acting individually. That’s the idea behind the St. Pete Solar Co-op, which began in 2016 when the local League of Women Voters partnered with Florida Solar United Neighborhoods, whose mission statement says it seeks to expand “access to solar by educating Floridians about the benefits of distributed solar energy, helping them organize group solar installations, and strengthening Florida’s solar policies and its community of solar supporters.”
The use of two newly acquired, clean, quiet, all-electric buses is starting in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The Sierra Club reports that the BYD electric buses coming to St. Pete and other locations in Pinellas County will run as often as possible this year so that more people can experience them and their emissions-cutting potential is maximized.
Using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “worst case” scenario (RCP8.5) as the baseline, new research has determined that Europe’s coastal cities may be facing as much as $40 billion a year in associated economic losses by 2100.
After 14 months with the Nissan Leaf, I still have never charged at home.
A Florida city enjoying the relaxed breeze that comes off of the neighboring Gulf of Mexico has become the 20th city in the United States to commit to 100% energy freedom.
It’s sort of ironic that a city once nicknamed “God’s waiting room” is jumping to the front of the line when it comes to making this world better and targeting 100% clean, renewable electricity.
I have grown accustomed to things closing down early in Southwest Florida. I do like the quiet of an evening here. Yet, planning a 140-mile trip during late-night hours with CleanTechnica‘s nocturnal site director on a tight schedule (coming over from Europe for a few days) is a bit of a challenge. … [continued]
