Leonardo DiCaprio‘s eponymous foundation held its star-studded third annual fundraising gala in St. Tropez, France last night, setting a new fundraising record. This year’s glittering gala raised nearly $45 million for environmental causes.Getty Nearly $45 million was raised to support the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation‘s mission of preserving the environment and all of Earth’s inhabitants. The […]
California has hit a new solar generation record, thanks to this week’s triple-digit heat wave. SF Gate calculated that on Tuesday, the Golden State’s solar power plants briefly generated enough electricity for more than 6 million homes. According to figures from California’s Independent Solar Operators Corporation (ISO) which operates most of the state’s grid, a […]
The nation’s largest offshore wind energy project is just one approval away from coming to fruition. The Long Island Power Authority‘s (LIPA) board of directors will meet July 20 to approve Deepwater Wind‘s 90-megawatt, 15-turbine wind farm, according to Politico. Turbines would be placed 30 miles offshore—over the horizon and out of sight from land—and […]
Salt Lake City announced Wednesday its commitment to transition to 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2032. The city also plans to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2040. Mayor Jackie Biskupski and city council members signed a joint resolution Tuesday creating the Climate Positive 2040 commitment. The resolution acknowledges the scientific consensus that […]
Find out how the Lone Star state is leading the way when it comes to renewable energy. In our recent blog post, we told you how climate change is impacting the Lone Star State—with drier air, more intense droughts, longer heatwaves and heavier downpours. But Texas hasn’t just been on the receiving end of climate […]
By American Renewable Energy Institute / As You Sow / Divest Invest The American Renewable Energy Institute (AREI) announced milestones of minimizing waste generation and reducing its carbon footprint during its 13th Annual AREDAY summit last week. The gathering also inspired participants to align their financial investments with their values. Called the Davos of Clean […]
A new analysis released today by Ceres shows that many of the nation’s largest electric utilities and their local subsidiaries are moving toward lower carbon fuel sources and that ambitious state policies and strong corporate demand for renewable energy are key drivers of this trend. The 2016 Benchmarking Utility Clean Energy analysis ranks the 30 […]
Germany, the fourth largest economy in the world, has essentially banned fracking. And if that’s not enough good news for a clean energy future, its capital city Berlin is also pulling its money out of coal, gas and oil companies. Friends of the Earth Germany, alongside allies and German brewers, called for a ban on […]
It takes a lot of energy to enable web users to stream videos, downloads books and other online activities—about the same amount it would take to power 30 nuclear power plants. Data centers around the world use about 30 gigawatts, or 30 billion watts of electricity, according to Green House Data. U.S. data centers account […]
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