Beyond Carbon – Michael Bloomberg Puts Beyond Carbon is the new renewable energy campaign being led by former Mayor of New Work City, Michael Bloomberg. Last Friday, June 7th, D-Day no less, he put his money where his mouth is with a $500 million contribution dedicated to closing every coal fired power plant in the […]
Solar power in Alaska isn’t something that one thinks about right off the top, but it’s growing. Over the last few years solar panels have been installed on buildings all over the city of Anchorage. This is great news for residents and the solar industry alike as more Alaskans across the state are relying on […]
Rare earth metals are utilized in the production of most high-tech devices, but they are also needed for products that are used in combating climate change, such as solar panels and materials used in building wind turbines. The problem is that the traditional mining of these materials is very destructive to the environment we are […]
Sustainable investing is a growing trend with assets in the sector totaling nearly $31 trillion in the five major markets globally at the beginning of 2018. This number represents a 34% increase from 2016. Professionally managed assets in environmentally responsible and sustainable sectors now range from 18% in Japan to as high as 63% in […]
Smart Cities are the future and this was solidified internationally at the end of 2018 with the signing of the Compact of Mayors. This agreement signed by the leaders of over 2,000 global municipalities focuses on ramping up climate change resiliency initiatives. These include public carbon emissions reporting, energy efficiency programs, and resilient financing projects. […]
Renewable energy development relies upon sufficient quantities of rare earth minerals, specifically neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium. These are used in the production of solar panels and wind turbines. If the world is to meet the greenhouse gas emissions targets sought in the Paris Climate Agreement the availability of these minerals must increase by […]
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 […]
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 […]