By Osprey Orielle Lake Despite the termination of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) by the U.S. Trump administration and the oil now filling the pipeline beneath the Standing Rock Sioux people’s sacred Lake Oahe—Indigenous women leaders and their global allies remain unyielding in their quest for justice and healing regarding […]
Solar power met roughly half of California’s electricity demand for the first time on March 11, according to new estimates from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA estimated that almost 40 percent of electricity on the grid between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. came from California’s large-scale solar plants, with smaller solar installations on […]
The city of Portland and Multnomah County in Oregon are joining the growing list of communities transitioning entirely to renewable energy. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury made the announcement Monday at the June Key Delta Community Center in North Portland—the site of a former gas station-turned green building. Portland is […]
By Ryan Schleeter Still think the Keystone XL pipeline will create tens of thousands of permanent jobs? Think again. Throughout his young presidency, Donald Trump has repeatedly justified his administration’s love for the fossil fuel industry with the nuanced and insightful argument of “JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!” Unfortunately for him, tweeting something in all caps does […]
By Joel Jaeger The solar, wind and energy efficiency industries already employ millions of people in the U.S. and they’re poised to grow. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there are 374,000 American jobs in solar energy, 102,000 in wind energy and more than 2.2 million related to energy efficiency. For comparison, 160,000 Americans […]
The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum will always commemorate the past, but now it’s also looking to the future by switching to solar power. The museum, owned by Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, is located in Benham, a once thriving coal town portrayed in the 1976 Oscar-winning documentary Harlan County, USA. The museum decided to […]
By Bridgette Burkholder Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt called the Paris agreement a “bad deal.” He claimed China has made no significant efforts to curb carbon pollution, while the U.S. has sacrificed jobs to meet the terms of the pact. [facebook https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1390416024351350/ expand=1] The facts don’t support Pruitt’s claim. […]
Renewable energy provided a record 55 percent of power generating capacity worldwide in 2016, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Bloomberg New Energy Finance report. The new capacity comes with a smaller price tag for investors due to the plummeting costs for renewables: average PV solar generation costs dropped 17 percent, while […]
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 […]
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