Category: Clean Technica
Solar Power Leaps Key Cost Barrier As Coal And Gas Sidelined (Shocker!)
A new report on the cost of solar power indicates that clean power can beat coal and gas for the 74 members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, with some interesting implications for the growth of the US solar manufacturing sector.
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Food, Zoom, A Website, and Noodles From China to Italy: A Media Education Lab Curriculum Review
This summer I invited a group of talented writers who specialize in food systems to participate in a special Media Education Lab publication called MediaEd Insights. Our issue is called, “What’s for Dinner? Food as an Ecomedia Literacy Inquiry.” Our first essay introduced food systems as a way to engage … [continued]
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CUTRIC Has Lost The Right To Be Treated As A Neutral Transit Authority
CUTRIC has a credibility problem that extends well beyond its long enthusiasm for hydrogen buses. The underlying issue is whether an organization whose mission includes commercializing technologies should receive a presumption of neutrality when it advises transit agencies on investments worth hundreds of millions of dollars. After reviewing CUTRIC’s strategy, … [continued]
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Access to Finance “Strengthens Climate Resilience” Among Sub-Saharan Women
Empowering women through greater access to finance could “strengthen” households’ resilience to “climate shocks,” according to a new study. Published in Climate Risk Management, it analyses the impact of financial access on “women-headed households” in sub-Saharan Africa. The study finds that where women had formal financial access — such as … [continued]
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One Technological Revolution After Another
I was born in 1940, and I just turned 86, so with help from my dad, I have photos from 100 years of history. My grandparents were born into the horse-and-buggy era and lived into the era of modern cars, airplanes, and telephones. Therefore, the technological revolutions of their lives … [continued]
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