Renewable Energy

0-3: Future Generations Lose Again at Third Presidential Debate

0-3: Future Generations Lose Again at Third Presidential Debate

Debate moderator Chris Wallace failed to ask a question on climate change or energy policy in the final presidential debate. Presidential #debate ignores climate change … again https://t.co/oUphFlrLLK via @HuffingtonPost pic.twitter.com/LaMvVJFzEP — Climate Nexus (@ClimateNexus) October 20, 2016 The issue got two seconds of airtime when Hillary Clinton mentioned her plan for new clean energy […]

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    Egyptian Village Goes Solar

    Egyptian Village Goes Solar

    Egypt’s first solar-powered village is up and running in the Bahariya Oasis. KarmBuild‘s Tayebat Workers Village provides shelter for 350 people and was built with 90 percent local, natural materials including sandstone, which was used to construct the buildings. KarmBuild is the “only company in Egypt to integrate solar energy technology into a building’s design” […]

    World’s First Farm to Use Solar Power and Seawater Opens in Australia

    World’s First Farm to Use Solar Power and Seawater Opens in Australia

    Sundrop Farms, a tomato production facility that is the first agricultural system of its kind in the world, celebrated its grand opening in Port Augusta, South Australia, Thursday. Instead of soil, pesticides, fossil fuels and groundwater, Sundrop Farms uses only solar power and desalinated seawater to grow tomatoes across 49 acres. The water is pumped […]

    Nuclear Power Rapidly Losing Race With Renewable Energy

    Nuclear Power Rapidly Losing Race With Renewable Energy

    By Sun Day Campaign Two new reports from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirm that nuclear power is rapidly losing the race with renewable energy sources. Activ Solar EIA’s latest “Monthly Energy Review” notes that during the first six months of this year, renewable sources—i.e., biofuels, biomass, […]

    UK Solar Beats Coal Over Half a Year

    UK Solar Beats Coal Over Half a Year

    By Simon Evans Saturday, April 9 was the first-ever day where more electricity was generated in the UK by solar than by coal. May 2016 was the first-ever month. The three months from June through to September was the first-ever quarter. And now the six months to September is the first half year. The UK’s […]

    50% of EU Residents Could Be Generating Their Own Renewable Energy by 2050

    50% of EU Residents Could Be Generating Their Own Renewable Energy by 2050

    By Nadia Prupis A people-powered energy revolution—an era in which people can produce their own electricity—is possible, and could happen soon, according to a new report released Monday by the environmental group Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE). birgstockphoto.com The report, The Potential of Energy Citizens in the European Union, finds that over half the […]

    5 Things That Made No Sense at the First Presidential Debate

    5 Things That Made No Sense at the First Presidential Debate

    By Ryan Schleeter From Hillary Clinton’s viral “shimmy” to Donald Trump’s expansive vocabulary, we all just processed a lot. Let’s break it down. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in their first presidential debate on Sept 27 at Hofstra University.Michael Vadon, Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons The Bonkers 1. That time that Trump essentially […]

    World’s Largest Solar Plant Goes Online

    World’s Largest Solar Plant Goes Online

    The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is now home to the world’s largest solar power plant, according to local reports. The world’s largest single location solar power plant is located in Tamil Nadu in the south of India. Adani Group The massive, 648-megawatt array was officially linked to the grid after being hooked up to […]

    This Sunday David Letterman Returns to TV

    This Sunday David Letterman Returns to TV

    David Letterman is taking a break from retirement and is returning to TV to lend his voice to the important issues of climate change. Letterman will lend his wry humor and interview skills to National Geographic Channel’s Emmy-winning climate change documentary-series Years of Living Dangerously Sunday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. ET. It will be […]