AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 hours agoThese incredible solar 'hammocks' will give you free energy while protecting your gardenthecooldown.com - Rick KazmerSpace-age science is delivering a solar energy solution here on Earth — and it's coming in the form of technology that NASA says "can be hung over an …
AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoHow To Protect Your Solar Panels From Getting Destroyed By Hailslashgear.com - Rahul SrinivasOn March 15, 2024, thousands of solar panels installed at the 3,300-acre Fighting Jays Solar Farm in Fort Bend County, Houston, Texas, were damaged …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar1 day agoWhy a town on the front line of America's energy transition isn't letting go of coalverified_publisherNPR - Kirk SieglerKEMMERER, Wyo. — A few weeks before Christmas last year, Cliff Green, a mechanic at the Black Butte Coal mine in southern Wyoming, received the dreaded pink slip, after four years of steady work. Green is 47 with a dry sense of humor. In a black Carhartt hoodie, his big hands are swollen from years …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar2 days agoBulgaria halved coal-fired power generation in 2023, upped solarEURACTIV - Krassen NikolovBulgaria’s coal-fired power plants halved their electricity output last year, while solar farms increased production by 141% compared to the previous …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar2 days agoHow climate-driven migration could change the face of the U.S.verified_publisherNPR - Dave DaviesProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten says millions of Americans are likely to move in the coming decades to escape wildfires, rising seas, oppressive heat and drought. His new book is On the Move. DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. I read a lot of books in this job, and now and …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar2 days agoWalmart just funded 15 community solar projects across the USverified_publisherElectrek - Michelle LewisWalmart is investing in 19 solar projects under development across the US, including 15 community solar projects. Walmart’s strategic tax equity investment will drive the construction, operation, and maintenance of solar projects across five states – Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, and …
AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoLawmakers propose billion-dollar project that would revolutionize the way Americans travel: 'We have the chance to think big and think differently'thecooldown.com - Kaiyo FunakiThe United States is one step closer to an interstate high-speed rail system after Reps. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and Suzan DelBene of …
AvatarGrant BremnerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoNew York State Using Lots of Fracked Gas, Needs to Decarbonize | The Examiner Newstheexaminernews.com - Westchester, New YorkBy Michael Gold New York State may have banned fracking, but is still using fracked gas, transported from Pennsylvania. Natural gas is the largest …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar3 days agoBiden's $6B Climate Plan Helps Ohio Steel Mill Clean UpNewsweek - By Jeff YoungU.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm walked amid billowing steam from red-hot steel plates rolling along the line at the Cleveland-Cliffs …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar3 days agoBusinesses urged to stop confusing CSR with ESGEco-BusinessSustainability continues to climb the agenda for many businesses, however an alarming number are failing to place it at the core of their operations, …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar3 days agoWomen Are Bearing The Brunt Of The Climate Crisisverified_publisherRefinery29 Australia - Elfy ScottWhen we think about the impending crisis of climate change, it may not exactly feel instinctual to view it as a feminist issue. However, climate researchers and women’s organisations are increasingly drawing attention to the effects of climate change using this lens and it’s important to recognise …
AvatarGrant BremnerAvatarAvatar3 days agoHere are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energyIndiatimes - ET AutoRenewables have much higher up-front costs to build wind farms, solar arrays and more, and that borrowing costs money. After that, operating costs …