Solar power is the answer to saving the planet from the destruction being caused by the ridiculous reliance on fossil fuels. No rational, thinking person cab believe that this hasn’t done horrific damage to our air and water, public health, or wildlife, much less our climate. The global warming from the increased release of CO2 […]
Electric trucks are a new entry into the EV or electric vehicle market, but are exciting climate activists and renewable energy purists that want to drive a truck that isn’t burning fossil fuel. Let’s look at two of them now, one from Rivian and the other from Atlis. Rivian Even Amazon and Ford have put […]
Solar energy inequality is something that isn’t generally thought of among the general population, there are companies doing something about it, however. In this post we will go over the issues involved and solutions that have been introduced to solve the problem. One of the ways the problem of solar energy inequality is being solved […]
Renewable energy is not yet as dominant in the energy sector as one may think. Despite all of the buzz about hydropower, wind turbines and solar energy it has a long way to go. Just 17% of energy produced in 2018 was from renewables and most of that was hydropower from older dams. The tide […]
The Clean Energy for America Act, put forth by Senator Ron Wyden on May 2nd, is an attempt to make the U.S. tax code to give fair treatment to renewable energy investments and production. Currently the tax code overwhelmingly favors fossil fuel and nuclear energy while at times penalizing renewables like solar. Of the twenty-five […]
The solar energy mandate to be put into effect on January 1st of 2020 was approved last year by the California Building Standards Commission. This mandate which requires all new homes three stories or less to have solar panels sets a precedent in the U.S. In this post we are going to go over the […]
For the last several years growth in the renewable energy sector in the U.S. has been driven by large corporations. Leading corporate entities, like many cities and states, are making commitments for moving to 100% renewable energy. These 175 companies have made the commitment to go 100% renewable The health care industry is also making […]
Smart City proponents are working with municipalities and regions globally to assist in the inevitable transition to smart city technology. This is more than just the buzzword of the week, communities worldwide are making the move to using technology for the benefit of their citizenry and more efficient government. Public entities responsible for managing and […]
The electric vehicle or EV market, will make up over 50% of all buses and passenger vehicles in the entire world by 2040. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), released a report stating that due to the exponentially decreasing prices of lithium-ion batteries, electric powered vehicles will be less expensive than traditional fossil fuel powered combustion […]