The fast growing wind power industry currently employs 102,000 workers in the U.S., which is 25,000 more workers than last year. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported some months ago that new data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), verified the number of Americans employed by the wind power industry is more than
Living Off the Grid: The New Normal
More and more people worldwide are living off the grid. That’s grid as in power grid, as in getting electricity from public utilities that draw on regional transmission systems. As consumers, extricating ourselves from utility companies and getting electricity from sustainable sources has always been the stuff of self-reliant rogues. But that trend is changing
OUR TAKE: The Climate Change Coverup is Over for Fossil Fuel Industries
A recent article on HuffingtonPost by Alexander Kaufman exposed how fossil fuel utilities knew about climate change as far back as 1968. The information was revealed in a newly published report by the Energy and Policy Institute, “Utilities Knew: Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change From 1968-2017.” We all know,
OUR TAKE: A Wow! from Bernie Sanders on Al Gore
An excerpt from today’s interview by Senator Bernie Sanders with Al Gore was featured in the Guardian. The complete 20 minute podcast is here, or you can watch it here on YouTube. The two discussed the future of climate changed and Gore’s new film, “An Inconvenient Sequel.” Here’s what we gleaned from this must-hear interview.
Solar & Renewable Energy forges ahead in India by City Tech Blogger Branden Harris
India is moving swiftly in the direction of a greener future and is on track to exceed expectations towards achieving their goals on renewable energy. According to a Climate Central article, India is the world’s third largest carbon polluter and the country has pledged to dramatically increase its renewable energy capacity and limit catastrophic temperature
