renewable energy

Clinton Promises Action on Climate Change at Historic DNC Acceptance Speech

Clinton Promises Action on Climate Change at Historic DNC Acceptance Speech

Accepting her nomination for president on Thursday, Hillary Clinton said she is “proud” of the Paris agreement and promised to hold every country accountable to their commitments to climate action, including the U.S. @HillaryClinton She also hit at Donald Trump for his climate denial. “I believe in science,” she said with a laugh to thunderous […]

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    Elon Musk Gives Sneak Peek of Gigafactory at Grand Opening Celebration

    Elon Musk Gives Sneak Peek of Gigafactory at Grand Opening Celebration

    For Elon Musk, having one Gigafactory isn’t enough. If all goes to plan, he wants to build Gigafactories on several continents. A rendering of the completed Sparks, Nevada Tesla Gigafactory which will be topped by rooftop solar panels. The massive battery plant had its grand opening on July 29.Tesla Motors Musk gave journalists a tour […]

    Solar-Powered Plane Completes Historic Trip Around the World

    Solar-Powered Plane Completes Historic Trip Around the World

    Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane, finished its historic trip around the world, which started back in March 2015. The plane landed in Abu Dhabi early Tuesday. André Borschberg (left) and Bertrand Piccard (right) celebrate after Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi, completing an historic trip around the world.Photo credit: Solar Impulse, Flickr Solar […]

    NY Times Pushes Nukes While Claiming Renewables Fail to Fight Climate Change

    NY Times Pushes Nukes While Claiming Renewables Fail to Fight Climate Change

    The New York Times published an astonishing article last week that blames green power for difficulties countries are facing to mitigate climate change. The article by Eduardo Porter, How Renewable Energy is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course, serves as a flagship for an on-going attack on the growth of renewables. It is so convoluted […]

    Trump RNC Speech Silent on Climate Change, Continues Bitter Fight Against Wind Farm in Scotland

    Trump RNC Speech Silent on Climate Change, Continues Bitter Fight Against Wind Farm in Scotland

    Is it any surprise that Donald Trump—who believes the “concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive”—did not mention climate change even once in his rambling speech accepting the Republican nomination for president last night in Cleveland? Donald Trump accepts the Republican party’s nomination for […]

    Leonardo DiCaprio: ‘We Are the Last Generation That Has a Chance to Stop Climate Change’

    Leonardo DiCaprio: ‘We Are the Last Generation That Has a Chance to Stop Climate Change’

    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 […]

    Obama’s New Energy Initiative Another Win for Solar

    Obama’s New Energy Initiative Another Win for Solar

    The White House announced a truly groundbreaking initiative Tuesday called the Clean Energy Savings for All Americans. This program aims to increase access to solar energy across communities of all income levels and geographies, so that no matter where you live, if you have a sunny roof, you have the chance to go solar. And […]

    Port of LA to Open World’s First Off-Grid Terminal Powered Entirely by Renewables

    Port of LA to Open World’s First Off-Grid Terminal Powered Entirely by Renewables

    The Port of Los Angeles—the nation’s largest port by container volume and cargo value—is building the world’s first marine terminal able to generate all of its energy needs from renewables. Once development is complete, the 40-acre Pasha Green Omni Terminal will be able to run completely off-grid during power outages thanks to an onsite, 1.03-megawatt […]

    World’s First ‘Tesla Town’ Coming to Australia

    World’s First ‘Tesla Town’ Coming to Australia

    Plans for the world’s first “Tesla town” are underway. YarraBend, a suburb-to-be located just outside of Melbourne’s city center, is under development by local property group Glenvill. The world’s first “Tesla town” is coming to Melbourne, Australia. Glenvill The developers have already put the first 60 homes on the market. The eco-friendly abodes will have […]