Tag: Education
Making Solar “Policy-Proof” — Building A Smarter, More Sustainable Energy Future
For long-term success, the industry must make solar easier to understand, faster to deploy, and less expensive to install. In other words, solar must become policy-proof.
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Sierra Club Urges CalPERS to Better Define What the Pension Considers ‘Climate Solutions’ Investments
Local leaders testify, deliver petition at board meeting as pension gives update on its Climate Act. SACRAMENTO, CA — The Sierra Club’s California Chapter testified at the November board meeting of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), calling on the pension to better define what it considers “climate solutions” … [continued]
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Op-Ed: I’m Watching From The Philippines, & Your Venti Latte Math Doesn’t Add Up
When I started to write for CleanTechnica, I was on my own journey of decarbonization. Literally. I gave up my Nissan Cefiro, with its 6-cylinder VQ2 engine. I divorced my Nissan Terrano with its 2.7-liter diesel powerplant. There wasn’t a proper electric vehicle in 2017 when I started this journey, … [continued]
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US DOE to Loan West Virginia Utilities $1.44B to Extend Life of 6 High-Cost Coal Plants
West Virginians Will Foot the Bill for Short-Sighted Projects with Big Health Consequences CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has committed to loaning West Virginia’s utility companies $1.44 billion to fund projects to refurbish six of the state’s coal-fired power plants, extending their lives by up … [continued]
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Sierra Club Statement on House Votes to Overturn Public Lands Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans have approved resolutions intended to undermine the protection of millions of acres of public lands in Alaska and overturning guardrails on coal leasing in Wyoming. In a series of votes Wednesday, House Republicans invoked the Congressional Review Act to disapprove land management plans related to … [continued]
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