Tag: renewables
Push to reverse obscure shipping law could flood Puerto Rico with...
As the island rebuilds after Hurricane Maria, a century-old federal shipping law known as the Jones Act stands in the way of the oil and gas industry flooding the island with liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
Budweiser’s commitment to go green is this year’s Super Bowl message
"Those who wait for the best commercials all year expect Budweiser to show up big, and we felt there was no better way to show up this year than to talk about our commitment to Renewable Electricity."
Researchers say, if we phase out fossil fuel, we can combat...
“The climate system is not stopping you [hitting the target], global society is stopping you.”
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are pushing a bold new plan...
For the first time in recent memory, there is a growing clarion call for a response that goes beyond the limits imposed by our economic system.
Fossil fuel industry outspent environmentalists and renewables by 10:1 on climate...
“Different corporations typically push for whatever positions are advantageous to their economic well-being.”
Tesla’s giant Australian battery saved consumers $35 million in four months
Tesla's big battery, which was designed to feed South Australia's unstable power grid, has changed the game.
Costa Rica’s progressive policies aim to make the country carbon-free by...
“We have the titanic and beautiful task of abolishing the use of fossil fuels in our economy to make way for the use of clean and renewable energies."
Minneapolis announces its pledge to go 100 percent renewables by 2030
The resolution is a direct response to climate change that is "caused primarily by the combustion of fossil fuels."
Coal is in a death spiral as India cancels new plants...
The renewable energy sector in India already accounts for 60,000 jobs, and will add a similar number by 2022.
The elephant in the room that smells like natural gas
We need to show that where we’re currently heading isn’t where we want to be. We need to talk about natural gas.
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The specter of a national collapse looms over America as this virus runs rampant,...
America has a terrible, horrific problem in that it can’t seem to find the ways to bring this virus under control.
Sanders’ Make Billionaires Pay Act would help cover medical expenses for every American for...
Over 5.4 million-Americans have lost health insurance during this time while billionaires are profiting off of the pandemic.
The chicken or the egg?
What the Covid-19 pandemic says about the US...
In the wake of Portland, calls to abolish DHS grow
As with almost anything in the country’s increasingly bought and paid for political system, there are powerful interests that will use their influence over politicians to protect the activities and funding of both ICE and DHS.
Police violence meets spiritual resistance in the struggle over DAPL
An appeals court overruled the shutdown of DAPL, pending a full environmental review. The fight against a pipeline that provoked unprecedented resistance continues.