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Tesla Buys SolarCity as Part of Elon Musk’s Master Plan
Elon Musk 's Master Plan: Part Deux is already coming to life. Tesla Motors announced it has bought solar panel installer SolarCity for $2.6 billion in shares to create a seamless clean energy...
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The NY Times Got It Wrong: Renewable Energy Is Key to Fighting Climate Change
By Noah Long and Kevin Steinberger Renewable energy is one of the most effective tools we have in the fight against climate change and there is every reason to believe it will succeed. A recent New...
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50 Most Solar-Saturated Zip Codes in California
By Joe Rand and Ben Hoen Solar power is blazing hot in a growing number of communities across the U.S. And nowhere is it hotter than in sunny California. California is home to two out of five...
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New York Approves Clean Energy Standard Mandating 50% of Power From...
The Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve New York's Clean Energy Standard Monday, making an enforceable commitment to Gov. Cuomo's goal of sourcing 50 percent of the state's power from...
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Trump Makes Feather-Ruffling Remarks About Renewables
By Climate Denier Roundup At a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday, Donald Trump made some feather-ruffling remarks about renewable energy , directing criticisms at wind and solar power. giphy.com "The...
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Vital Environmental Law Comes One Step Closer to Aligning Energy Policy With...
By David Turnbull The White House released an important document Tuesday—the final version of guidance for considering climate impacts within the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process....
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El Paso Electric Is Proud to Be 100% Coal Free
El Paso Electric celebrated the milestone of becoming Texas and New Mexico's first coal-free utility at an event held in downtown El Paso Wednesday. The Sierra Club joined speakers from across the...
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Chernobyl Could Become World's Largest Solar Farm
Three decades after the worst nuclear power plant catastrophe in history, a site in Chernobyl is being reimagined as a solar energy farm—one that would be the world's largest once built. Thirty years...
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EV Stations to Overtake Gas Stations in UK by 2020
The number of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the United Kingdom will overtake gas stations by the summer of 2020 or even sooner, according to a new analysis by Nissan Motors. More...
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Warren Buffett Wins: Elon Musk's Ballot Referendum Blocked by Nevada Supreme...
The Nevada Supreme Court unanimously ruled against a ballot referendum, which could have rolled back a controversial December 2015 regulator decision that lowered payments to rooftop solar customers....
View ArticleTrump Promises an 'Energy Revolution'
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promised to undo existing environmental regulations and revive the coal industry during a major speech outlining his economic plan on Monday. Quoting data...
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2 Colorado Anti-Fracking Initiatives Move to November Ballot
Two anti- fracking measures are one step closer to appearing on Colorado's Nov. 8 ballot. Local environmental groups have collected at least 98,492 signatures for measures 75 and 78, which will allow...
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Nagasaki Marks 71st Anniversary of Atomic Bombing
By Nadia Prupis To mark the grim anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima 71 years ago, the mayor of Nagasaki on Tuesday urged leaders of nuclear powers to visit the cities and...
View Article350,000 People Call on Gov. Brown to Stop Irrigating Crops With Oil Wastewater
Pushing a wheelbarrow filled with 350,000 petition signatures, concerned Californians gathered outside the capitol Tuesday to urge Gov. Brown and the California Water Resources Control Board to stop...
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Elon Musk's New Solar Project: 'It’s Not a Thing on the Roof. It is the Roof'
With Tesla's historic acquisition of SolarCity now pending, Elon Musk has announced two new solar products, including one that could disrupt the roofing industry. Tesla and SolarCity could change the...
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Exxon’s Latest Campaign to Stymie Climate Action
By Elliott Negin Recent press accounts report that ExxonMobil is now actively promoting a carbon tax. If true, that's big news. It would mean that, after nearly 20 years of blocking action on climate...
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Ending Oil's Monopoly in California
The eyes and the hopes of climate advocates everywhere should be focused for the next two weeks on California. Interstate 80, seen here in Berkeley, California, is a freeway with many lanes and heavy...
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Big Victory for Solar Energy in New Mexico
As of Wednesday, customers of the New Mexico utility Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) will no longer have to worry about having to pay higher fees for producing their own solar energy . Most...
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Fossil Fuel Export Moratorium Issued at Cherry Point in Precedent-Setting...
Whatcom County, Washington, passed an emergency moratorium on new fossil fuel shipments through Cherry Point, a major export hub, citing environmental and safety issues. The ordinance does not affect...
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Wind Generates 100% of Scotland's Electricity Needs for Entire Day
Wind energy had a banner day in Scotland. Thanks to an unseasonably windy Sunday, wind turbines generated more electricity than the country actually needed. Gale-force winds helped provide a record...
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