Tag: Massachusetts
Is Your State Making Big Oil Polluters Pay For Their Toxic Waste?
Last year may have been record-shattering for clean energy applications in the US, but not a whole lot was accomplished for emissions reductions. Demand for electricity and transport fuels rose fast enough to erase most of the benefits of new renewables and EVs. Yet the state of New York is … [continued]
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Avoiding Collateral Damage From Trump’s War On Wind, Small Wind Turbine Edition
The US small wind turbine industry is finally on track to hit mainstream agricultural and rural markets, after years of playing second fiddle to gigantic, utility-scale turbines.
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Regulatory Chaos Could Disrupt US Solar Manufacturing And Implementation
Solar manufacturing credits and the Solar For All program are all on the chopping block in the next administration.
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Equinor Shields Self Against Trump Offshore Wind Threat, Nails $3 Billion For New Wind Hub In Brooklyn
Equinor has taken steps to ensure that work continues on its new offshore wind hub in Brooklyn, regardless of uncertainty posed by the incoming Trump administration.
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Musk And Trump — The Road Ahead Is Strewn With Ethical Challenges
Elon Musk wants to be a major force in the next administration but is that partly for selfish reasons that could lead to ethics violations?
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New York Becomes Second State To Pass Superfund Pollution Law
A new Superfund law in New York may require fossil fuel companies to pay up to $75 billion over 25 years for harm to the environment.
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Eversource Transitions From Gas Company To Geothermal Company In Framingham
Framingham, Massachusetts is the first city in the US where a gas utility is now offering geothermal services to its customers.
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How Has One US State Cut Food Waste When Others Continue To Struggle?
Two years ago, Massachusetts banned businesses that generate more than 1,000 pounds of food waste a week from tossing those scraps in the garbage. Restaurants, grocery stores, schools, and hotels all had to reconsider what it meant to dispose of scraps left over from food preparation and diners’ plates. And … [continued]
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