Tag: clean energy
Save the renewable fuel standard
Help us tell the EPA to keep the Renewable Fuel Standard and keep the United States moving away from dependence on foreign oil.
Solar capacity has increased 99% since last quarter
The industry is booming, and President Trump will be hard-pressed to stop it.
Rick Perry, climate denier and Dakota Access Pipeline owner board member,...
Governor Perry has serious conflicts of interest that should disqualify him from the job.
Google announces plans to run entirely on renewable energy
Google has put its money where its mouth is on renewable energy over the past six years, repeatedly showing that renewables are not only good for the climate, but good for business.
San Diego to become largest U.S. city to run entirely on...
By 2035, San Diego intends to run on 100% renewable energy. Under the plan, 90% of all waste will be recycled and composted and 50% of all vehicles will be electric.
Aruba commits to 100% renewable energy
Today, Aruba gets nearly 40 percent of its energy from clean power and intends to reach 100 percent in several years.
The Obama administration just made it easier to put solar and...
The new policy has bipartisan support and will drive revenue for the federal government.
5 big Wins, 2 big losses on key eco-ballot initiatives
An energy and big business-backed state constitutional amendment passed in Colorado, while a controversial carbon tax initiative in Washington went down to defeat.
World’s first wave-powered buoy turns seawater into drinking water
Besides providing a constant source of clean water, the SAROS can help island nations curb their use of dirty energy.
Trump Economic Adviser “Pushing” for Climate Denier and Fossil Fuel Apologist...
If Trump wins in November, will his climate and energy team wipe out any U.S. progress on the ever-worsening global climate crisis?
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No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.