Nassau, New York, a town of 5,000 people just outside of Albany, New York, plans to disconnect from the electrical grid. Last week, the town board voted to get 100 percent of its power from renewables by 2020. The town is making the move both as a way to “increase its reliance on renewable sources of energy and […]
Speaking to students at the Sorbonne University in Paris, Elon Musk said we need a price on carbon similar to the one abolished in Australia to halve the time it will take to transition to renewable energy—a crucial step in addressing climate change. We have to “remove the effective subsidy of not pricing the damage done by carbon […]
Google is another step closer in their goal of powering 100 percent of their operations with clean energy. Today, the search giant announced “the largest, and most diverse, purchase of renewable energy ever made by a non-utility company.” The massive purchase adds an additional 842 megawatts of renewable energy capacity to power their data centers, […]
Make It Right, the nonprofit organization founded by actor Brad Pitt, has delivered the first five of 20 LEED Platinum, cradle to cradle-inspired homes to the Fort Peck reservation in Montana, home to the Sioux and the Assiniboine nations. Five families have moved into their brand new, environmentally friendly abodes after the tribes and foundation kickstarted this much-needed housing project more […]
Many doubt the scientific, technical and economic feasibility of achieving 100 percent renewable energy in a single country or even globally. But this vision has never been more realistic than now, according to the latest International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report and a paper written by Stanford University. The first report by IRENA, RE Thinking Energy, points […]
Imagine Martin Luther King hadn’t had a dream, Gandhi didn’t stand up to the powerful elite and Elon Musk had taken “no” for an answer when they tried to kill the electric car. What kind of world would we have? Exactly a week ahead of the opening of the COP21 climate summit in Paris, the […]
The personal fortunes of the 782 wealthiest people on the planet, many CEOs of major corporations, could power Africa, Latin America and most of Asia with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, said Friends of the Earth International in a new report released today. Photo credit: Friends of the Earth International Launched seven days before the […]
As world leaders prepare to gather in Paris for a landmark climate summit, a new analysis from Stanford University and University of California researchers lays out roadmaps for 139 countries, including the world’s major greenhouse gas emitters, to switch to 100 percent clean, renewable energy generated from wind, water and sunlight for all purposes by […]
Renewable energy is having another stellar year. Solar is now the fastest growing source of renewable energy after a decade of record growth, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Wind and solar continue to flourish, and nascent technologies such as offshore wind and algae-based biofuel are also gaining momentum. The International Energy Agency recently announced two exciting goals for clean […]
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