By Kieran Cooke It was the worst nuclear accident in history, directly causing the deaths of 50 people, with at least an additional 4,000 fatalities believed to be caused by exposure to radiation. The 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine also resulted in vast areas of land being contaminated by nuclear fallout, […]
The Netherlands, aka Windmill Country, is now operating 100 percent of its electric trains with wind energy. As of Jan. 1, 600,000 daily train passengers have been traveling completely carbon neutral, according to an announcement from the Netherlands’ principal passenger railway operator, NS. Netherlands take e-mobility to next level: 100% of country’s trains are powered […]
By Tim Radford Barack Obama, outgoing president of the U.S., has stepped directly into the climate debate. He believes that the U.S. is on the way to a “clean energy” world and he delivers four reasons why he thinks the shift is now irreversible. In an article for the journal Science, President Obama said that […]
By Nika Knight While climate activists in the U.S. mount a resistance to the incoming climate-change-denying Trump administration, on the other side of the Pacific, environmentalists have reason to celebrate: China on Thursday announced that it will invest $361 billion in renewable energy by 2020. Reuters reports: The investment will create over 13 million jobs […]
Construction of the world’s tallest solar tower is underway. The 820-foot tower, which stands in the middle of a 121-megawatt concentrated solar complex in Israel’s sun-drenched Negev desert, is slated for commercial operation by the end of 2017. World's Tallest Solar Tower to Supply 120,000 Homes With Renewable Energy https://t.co/5Q7089t8de @SolarPowerWorld @votesolar — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) […]
Elon Musk‘s Master Plan to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy is becoming reality. Tesla and Panasonic have officially kicked off the mass production of lithium-ion battery cells at the massive Gigafactory outside Sparks, Nevada. Battery Cell Production Begins at the Gigafactory https://t.co/xrFl4tChBx — Tesla (@Tesla) January 4, 2017 “Tesla’s mission is to accelerate […]
By Jeff Masters Here’s a 2017 New Year’s resolution I’d like to see the nations of the world adopt: an immediate international effort to invest in a world where 100 percent of our electricity will be generated by wind, water and solar power by 2050. Boone, NC Passes Historic Resolution:Ditch Fossil Fuels, Go 100% Clean […]
Sure, many of my friends in the climate change movement can’t wait to forget 2016, the year when an incoming Trump presidency brought new meaning to climate uncertainty. But there is a movement taking hold that is far bigger than the U.S.—I’ve seen it in the last year in Africa, in Europe and the U.S. […]
Locally-owned renewable energy projects are beneficial for communities in more ways than just reducing carbon pollution. Just look at Scotland. About 300,000 Scottish homes are powered with 595 megawatts of clean energy thanks to the government’s support of community and locally-owned renewable projects, according to a government report. That’s a 17 percent increase from the […]
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