Tag: clean energy
From Hurricane Maria to Covid, gas lobbyist-turned-Trump energy lawyer uses crises...
“This rule change would be a massive giveaway to polluters, so it's no surprise to see it being pushed by a fossil fuel lobbyist who's now part of the Trump administration.”
Clean energy spreads nationwide
"This milestone is a victory for everyone who has been forced to breathe polluted air or drink unclean water because they lived near a dirty power plant."
‘Not just bad, it’s pathological’: while pushing big oil bailouts, trump...
“Robbing from a clean energy future to prop up the dirty energy past.”
Trump admin sits on $43 billion intended for clean energy loans...
"These utility-led programs could drive significant job and economic growth statewide as we step out of our current pause."
Helena, Montana commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030
"Cities are filling the void in climate action in the absence of state or federal leadership."
First city in Kentucky passes resolution to be 100 percent renewable...
"My hope is that Louisville’s accomplishment will become a model for cities throughout Kentucky and an impetus for changes in state policy..."
Replacing coal with renewables could save energy customers $8 billion a...
“We conducted an in-depth, asset-by-asset assessment of the coal fleet in the U.S. and found that >70 GWs of coal capacity will become economically at risk through the course of the next decade.”
Los Angeles school board commits to renewable energy after months of...
"This 100% Clean Energy school district commitment demonstrates what can happen when students, parents, teachers and school district leaders work to move the needle on climate."
Giant water battery cuts university’s energy costs by $100 million over...
“Universities have a very large energy footprint and we wanted to tackle that and reduce that expense.”
Offshore wind power has the potential to generate 18 times more...
“Offshore wind currently provides just 0.3% of global power generation, but its potential is vast.”
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.