Nation Dec 07 Small plug-in solar panels gain traction as an affordable way to cut electricity bills By Laura Klivans, KQED
World Nov 06 China, world’s top carbon polluter, is likely to overdeliver on its climate goals. Will that be enough? For the first time, China set a specific target for reducing emissions. However, it falls short of what analysts say is needed. By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press
World Jul 31 Vatican solar farm will make it the world’s first carbon-neutral state Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Politics Apr 06 Vice President Harris promotes renewable energy deal in Georgia visit Continuing its efforts to promote renewable energy, the Biden administration on Thursday announced what it says will be the largest community solar effort in U.S. history, enough to power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Nation Jan 09 Louisiana is building electricity hubs to power communities after a disaster. Here’s how they work The "community lighthouses," which are being planned and built in 16 locations in New Orleans as well as eight spots outside the city, are expected to help the most vulnerable people in a neighborhood within 24 hours of a power… By Roby Chavez
Sep 23 How ‘solar canals’ could help California reach sustainable energy goals By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Last year, a study published in Nature Sustainability found that it may be possible to tap into the network of public water delivery canals as a way to both conserve water and advance the state’s renewable energy efforts. Continue reading
Jun 10 Analysis: Why Biden declared solar panels, heat pumps integral to national defense By Daniel Cohan, The Conversation Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is using it to replace them with clean energy. Continue reading
Sep 21 The dream of carbon air capture edges toward reality in Iceland By Jon Gertner, Yale Environment 360 Next month, an industrial facility in Iceland will join a growing number of projects to remove CO2 from the air and put it underground. But major hurdles, including high costs, remain before this technology can be widely deployed and play… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 7:25 Small Florida community aims for energy independence by harnessing the power of the sun By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman, Kate Tobin Florida may be called the Sunshine State, but it is no stranger to the damaging impacts of climate change. Miles O'Brien profiles one small Florida community that is trying to take advantage of all that sunshine, billed as the country's… Continue watching
Feb 17 Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy By Ali Swenson, Arijeta Lajka, Associated Press Conservative commentators on Tuesday have falsely claimed that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame for power outages across Texas. Continue reading