April 23rd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
If we didn’t know it before — or had forgotten — the escalating pandemic and its widening economic ripple effects are hammering home the reality that our world is full of risk and uncertainty. Preparedness is paramount
March 9th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Last month, Representative Chellie Pingree (D ME-1) introduced a bold and comprehensive policy proposal — the Agricultural Resilience Act (ARA, H.R.5861) — to set farmers up with the tools they need to tackle the climate crisis
December 27th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
US farmers and rural communities will continue to benefit from renewable energy and energy efficiency funding through the US Department of Agriculture
November 1st, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Things are not looking up for Sam Clovis, Trump's pick to lead the USDA research office, after Russia connection emerges
October 30th, 2015 | by Derek Markham
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just announced a round of funding, in the form of loans and [&hellip
August 17th, 2015 | by James Ayre
Roughly $63 million in loans + grants are being put into 264 new renewable energy + energy efficiency projects via [&hellip
July 11th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
Originally published on Solar Love. Solar power costs have come down so much in recent years that going solar is [&hellip
May 29th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
Despite the Koch-fueled pall hovering over the great state of Wisconsin, the public university system has produced a game changing wood computer chips
December 5th, 2014 | by John Farrell
Originally published on ilsr.org. Last week I asked why rural electric cooperatives haven’t been leaders on renewable energy. This week, [&hellip
September 20th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects [&hellip
May 22nd, 2013 | by Dan Thiede, CERTs
The US Department of Agriculture announced their Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant application recently. These grants can pay [&hellip
December 17th, 2012 | by Tina Casey
The US Department of Agriculture has just kicked off a $10 million bioproduct and biofuel research project aimed at the automotive [&hellip
December 12th, 2012 | by Andrew
The USDA's Natural Conservation Service has worked with private landowners and a host of other partners in restoring and conserving more than 2.6 million acres of U.S. wetlands since the Wetlands Reserve Program was created 20 years ago
September 13th, 2012 | by Adam Johnston
The USDA recently announced it has obtained its $250 million goal to improve US rural smart grids. US Agriculture Secretary [&hellip
August 29th, 2012 | by U.S. Energy Information Administration
Editor’s note: solar PV and wind energy use a ton less water than their electricity counterparts (nuclear, coal, oil, [&hellip
July 27th, 2012 | by Adam Johnston
Hot off the heels of the solar energy zone development proposal, the US government continues to make hits with renewable [&hellip
January 25th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
No matter how much we increase our content, I can’t avoid ending up with a ton of stories I wish [&hellip
