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December 14 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
14 Dec 2018 at 4:07am
Headline News: “Two US Electric Utilities Have Promised to Go 100% Carbon-Free ? and They Admit It Is Cheaper” ? Two US electric utilities recently declared something remarkable: It?s cheaper to tear down their coal plants and build renewable-energy plants than to keep the old boilers running. Get ready for more, as economics and politics [...]
EIA Finally Admits U.S. CO2 Emissions to Rise 3% in 2018
by Michelle Harrison
13 Dec 2018 at 8:22am
SUN DAY CAMPAIGN EIA FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. CO2 EMISSIONS TO RISE 3% IN 2018 CONTRADICTING REPEATED CLAIMS BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS THAT EMISSIONS ARE DECLINING Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-270-6477 x.6 Washington DC ? In the latest issue of its “Short-Term Energy Outlook” (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) [...]
December 13 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
13 Dec 2018 at 3:56am
Headline News: “Airport Switches to Green Power” ? Jackson Hole Airport will shift to sustainable energy starting this winter and become the largest organization in the region to go green. With all of its electricity coming from Lower Valley Energy, the airport?s commitment is equivalent to the energy use of 300 average Jackson homes. [Jackson [...]
December 12 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
12 Dec 2018 at 4:24am
Headline News: “Arctic Reindeer Numbers Crash by Half” ? The population of wild reindeer, or caribou, in the Arctic has crashed by more than half in the last two decades, according to a report released at a meeting of the American Geophysical Research Union. Weather patterns and vegetation changes are making the Arctic tundra much [...]
December 11 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
11 Dec 2018 at 4:22am
Headline News: “Costa Rica Is Already 300 Days of Living on Renewable Energy” ? Costa Rica broke its own record for running entirely on renewable energy in 2017, when the country managed to hold on to environmentally friendly electricity 299 days. In 2018, that record has been broken, as Costa Rica has run 300 days [...]
December 10 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
10 Dec 2018 at 5:14am
Headline News: “‘Historic’ Month as Wind Power Meets 109% of Energy Demands” ? November has been hailed as a “historic month” after over 100% of Scotland’s electricity demands were met by wind power for the first time. Wind production last month broke previous records by generating enough energy for nearly six million homes. [STV News] [...]
December 9 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
9 Dec 2018 at 5:04am
Headline News: “Trump’s Great American Forest Liquidation Sale” ? Logging Alaska’s mature stands could exacerbate climate change. It could cripple Southeast Alaska?s recreation, tourism, and salmon fishing industries. But the state’s governor petitioned the US Forest Service to remove protection from Southeast Alaska?s Tongass National Forest. [Truthout] Bear and bald eagle (Forest Service Alaska [...]
How to Minimize Energy and Packaging Waste This Holiday Season.
by Michelle Harrison
8 Dec 2018 at 8:54pm
It’s easy to be green over the holidays with a little advance planning. Credit: Erin Walker, Unsplash. If you?re dreaming of a green holiday season this year, you?ll have to take care to shop and decorate with the planet in mind. Celebrating the holidays plays a substantial role in the creation of waste during [...]
Final Weeks of Button Up Campaign with Efficiency VT
by Michelle Harrison
8 Dec 2018 at 8:50pm
Button Up Vermont 2018 is a weatherizing campaign designed to help Vermonters take action and reach our statewide goal of 25% energy savings in 80,000 homes by 2020. Forty-two Vermont communities are participating in Button Up Vermont this year. Visit here to see resources for Community Partners, along with a listing of contacts for participating [...]
Free EPCRA Compliance Workshop in Brattleboro, VT
by Michelle Harrison
8 Dec 2018 at 8:48pm
If you are a facility that has over one hundred pounds of hazardous materials, you have probably filled out a Tier II form. If not, you are in violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). The purpose of this federal law is to protect your business, your employees and your community should [...]
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