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Senate Tax Bill Could Be ‘Devastating’ to Wind and Solar Power

Senate Tax Bill Could Be ‘Devastating’ to Wind and Solar Power

The tax bill barreling towards a vote in the Senate already includes a worrisome rider that would open up the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and natural gas drilling. Now, renewable energy trade associations are raising the alarm about an eleventh-hour provision called the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) program that “would have […]

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    Apple Finally Jumps on the Wind Power Bandwagon

    Apple Finally Jumps on the Wind Power Bandwagon

    By Greg Alvarez Over the past few months, we’ve seen big wind energy investments from the likes of GM, Facebook, Home Depot and others. But one of the world’s largest companies and leading proponents of doing business using 100 percent renewable energy, has been conspicuously absent: Apple. That finally changed this week. Apple announced this […]

    Chicago Takes Giant Step Towards Becoming 100% Renewable

    Chicago Takes Giant Step Towards Becoming 100% Renewable

    By Alexander Laska The city of Chicago announced this week that renewable energy will power 100 percent of all of its government buildings by 2025, making the Windy City the country’s largest to make that pledge. That’s no small feat: With more than 900 city-owned buildings—including public schools and colleges, park district fieldhouses and buildings […]

    7-Eleven to Power 425 Texas Stores With Wind Energy

    7-Eleven to Power 425 Texas Stores With Wind Energy

    7-Eleven, Inc. will energize 425 stories in Texas with wind energy it will buy from TXU Energy. This initiative is expected to reduce 7-Eleven’s carbon footprint by 6.7 percent and reduce operating costs. The energy will come exclusively from wind farms in Texas, which is a state with more than 10,000 turbines. The agreement is […]

    Denmark Produced Enough Wind Energy in One Day to Power 10 Million Homes

    Denmark Produced Enough Wind Energy in One Day to Power 10 Million Homes

    Denmark generated 97 gigawatt-hours (GWh) from wind energy Feb. 22, enough to meet the entire country’s electricity needs. According to Wind Europe, 70 GWh came from onshore wind and 27 GWh came from offshore wind, which is enough to power “the equivalent of 10 million average EU households.” WindEurope’s daily wind tool shows that on […]

    Huge Win for Renewables in Maryland as Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto

    Huge Win for Renewables in Maryland as Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto

    Lawmakers in the Maryland Senate voted 32-13 Thursday to expand the state’s renewable energy target restoring the Clean Energy Jobs Act and overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the measure in May of last year. The bill is now in effect. The bill increases requirements to use energy sources like wind and solar power […]

    8 States That Made 2016 a Huge Year for Clean Energy

    8 States That Made 2016 a Huge Year for Clean Energy

    By Jessica Collingsworth With the Clean Power Plan’s future up in the air and concerns about how science might fare given the recent election results, some may think 2016 wasn’t a great year for clean energy. However, lots of great state level policies were passed—some with bipartisan support—and there’s even some good news on the […]