renewable energy

Trump’s Unprecedented Attack on Clean Air and Climate Action

Trump’s Unprecedented Attack on Clean Air and Climate Action

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to begin the process of repealing several Obama-era actions tackling the climate crisis and protecting clean air and water, including steps to begin the process of dismantling the Clean Power Plan, roll back Oil and Gas New Source Performance Standards, rescind National Environmental Policy Act guidance that […]

Join our newsletter

The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter!

    3 Cities Prove Climate Action Works

    3 Cities Prove Climate Action Works

    The climate crisis is a problem caused by humans that can be solved by humans. These three cities are proving it. While a lot of media coverage around the crisis is doom and gloom, cities around the world are coming up with powerful solutions on the local level. Here’s how a Canadian city, an American […]

    5 Cities Leading the Charge on Climate Action

    5 Cities Leading the Charge on Climate Action

    For centuries, cities have been at the heart of the arts and culture, thriving businesses and innovative ideas. More than 90 percent of urban areas are coastal, which means that most cities on the planet are extremely vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis as sea levels rise, polar ice melts and powerful storms […]

    America’s Most Sustainable Town

    America’s Most Sustainable Town

    By Marlene Cimons It was love at first sight for Richard and Robin Kinley. But it took a sunset to seal the deal. The Kinleys, both 59 and living in Atlanta, visited southwest Florida in January to look at Babcock Ranch, a planned community that could become the most sustainable town in America. https://twitter.com/EcoWatch/status/729277203851169792 expand=1] […]

    Elon Musk Tweets Offer to Fix Australia’s Energy Crisis in 100 Days

    Elon Musk Tweets Offer to Fix Australia’s Energy Crisis in 100 Days

    Tesla boss and prolific tweeter Elon Musk has made an audacious bet to solve South Australia’s energy woes by building a 100-megawatt battery storage farm. If the system is not operational in 100 days, the AUD$33 million (USD$25 million) technology will be provided for free. It all started on Thursday when Atlassian CEO and Australian […]

    New Solar Farm Powers Hawaii at Night

    New Solar Farm Powers Hawaii at Night

    Tesla unveiled a new 13MW solar farm on the Hawaiian island of Kauai Wednesday, bringing the state closer to its ambitious goal of sourcing 100 percent renewables by 2045. States Lead the Way Toward 100% Renewable Energy https://t.co/OoGzs2UFdd (@ecowatch) #ReadyFor100 — Sierra Club (@SierraClub) February 24, 2017 The farm includes nearly 300 Tesla Powerpack batteries, […]

    California Generates Enough Solar Power to Meet Half Its Energy Needs

    California Generates Enough Solar Power to Meet Half Its Energy Needs

    By Jeremy Deaton California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) took a shot at Sec. of Energy Rick Perry, former Republican governor of Texas. Remarking on Perry’s view of Texas as an energy powerhouse, Brown said, “We’ve got more sun than you’ve got oil.” Recent data shows California coming through. The state briefly generated enough solar power […]