Tag: solar power
Employment report: Solar employs more than coal, oil, and natural gas...
Solar specifically employs the largest share of workers in the Electric Power generation sector.
2016: The year solar panels became cheaper than fossil fuels
The U.S. added about 125 solar panels every minute in 2016. This is double the pace of 2015.
Boone, NC passes historic resolution: Ditch fossil fuels, go 100% clean...
Just when we really needed some good news in the climate change battle.
Sorry, Donald Trump, you can’t bring back coal when solar costs...
In the 3rd quarter of 2016, solar installations in the U.S. were up nearly 200% over the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Solar capacity has increased 99% since last quarter
The industry is booming, and President Trump will be hard-pressed to stop it.
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.
In Illinois, New Rules Expected to Make Solar Faster and Cheaper
The rules come at a critical time for Illinois’ energy future.
This Labor Day, Let’s Look at Ways Green Energy Is Helping...
The fuel for solar and wind is free. At some point in the next 50 years, installation will be done or inexpensive, and the fuel will be gratis. The average worker will likely experience the equivalent of a 6% raise as a result.
One Year of a Coal CEO’s Salary Could Transition U.S. Coal...
The CEO of Consol Energy earned about $14 million in 2012, more than enough to retrain all of the company's employees for jobs in the PV industry.
Chernobyl Could Become World’s Largest Solar Farm
If construction is approved, Chernobyl's solar farm will hold the title of "World's Largest Solar Plant" before Dubai's massive concentrated solar plant catches up to it.
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NOAA: 2025 Atlantic hurricane season predicted to be above normal with 13 to 19...
NOAA predicts a 60 percent chance of it being “above normal,” a 30 percent chance of it being near normal and a 10 percent chance that it will be below normal.
Plastic is poisoning the soil that grows our food
New research finds agricultural land holds 23 times more microplastics than oceans, with toxic particles infiltrating crops, ecosystems, and human bodies while global regulation lags behind.
The richest Republicans in Congress push tax cuts for themselves while slashing food, healthcare,...
A new report reveals 35 of the wealthiest GOP lawmakers—worth over $2.5 billion—stand to profit from Trump’s tax cuts while their constituents lose access to SNAP, Medicaid, and student aid.
The forgotten 10 billion lives: A tale of suffering, survival, and the fight to...
Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural industry.
Images of Gaza’s starving babies have gone round the world. This is what malnutrition...
Between April 2025 and March 2026, there will be 71,000 cases of acute malnutrition among children under five, including 14,100 severe cases.