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Luke Hagedorn
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July 1, 2020
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U.S. Conference of Mayors Signal Commitment to Renewable Energy

In our last post, we discussed an emerging trend of corporations and local governments taking decisive action on climate change in the absence of federal leadership. Â Since that post, several excellent examples of this commitment have been announced, with perhaps the most compelling coming from the U.S. Conference of Mayors‘ 85th annual meeting this week. Â Climate change and renewable energy were among the topics discussed at the meeting by leaders from more than 250 cities, and a number of powerful resolutions were adopted. Â The full list of resolutions is well worth a read, but there are two in particular that warrant highlighting. First, the assembled city officials overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that set a goal for member communities to adopt 100{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} renewable energy by 2035. …

Tracy Hammond
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January 23, 2016
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What Can Be Done for Renewable Energy Without Congress?

Although most people in and out of Washington assume (correctly) that Congress is unable to enact significant energy legislation in 2014, President Obama can still leverage executive branch power to push through substantive policies and market drivers for renewable energy. Having essentially written off Congress himself, the President has already proclaimed this the “Year of Action,” and he intends to work toward reshaping America’s energy framework in order to adapt it to a lower carbon economy. To do this, the President has several administrative tools still at his disposal. Below are some of the most significant policies that President Obama can put in place during the remainder of his second term without waiting on Congress to act. Many of these are discussed in a recent report by…

Kate Yoder
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January 20, 2016
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Leo DiCaprio wins award, pledges $15 million to the planet

Nothing makes us swoon like a lionhearted climate change warrior. So today’s climate crush should come as no surprise: Leonardo DiCaprio, the celebrity face of fixing our planet. On Tuesday, DiCaprio received yet another award — where does he keep all 100 million of them, an award room? — and pledged $15 million to environmental groups. The award was for his leadership in confronting the climate crisis and was presented at the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Awards in Davos, Switzerland. Mashable breaks down where his donations are going: $6 million to Oceana and Skytruth for Global Fishing Watch $1 million to the Nature Conservancy for Seychelles debt for nature swap $3.2 million to Rainforest Action Network and Haka to protect Sumatran rainforest $3.4 million to Clearwater…

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automobiles
January 15, 2016
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Fuel cell advance

Researchers report a breakthrough that promises to bring down the cost of hydrogen fuel cells by replacing expensive platinum catalysts with cheaper ones made from metals like nickel.

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america
January 6, 2016
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Stormy space weather puts equatorial regions’ power at risk

Stormy space weather sweeping across the equator is threatening vital power grids in regions long considered safe from such events, ground-breaking new research reveals.

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america
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January 2, 2016
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Stormy weather ahead for wind farms?

Researchers will study the vibrations of wind turbines at a large Chilean wind farm along with health impacts on nearby residents. The goal is to make wind turbines more acceptable. Currently, scientists lack sufficient understanding of wind turbines’ noise and best ways to mitigate the effects, they say.

Tracy Hammond
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america
January 1, 2016
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The Midterm Elections, the GOP Wave & Renewable Energy

On Nov 4th, Congressional Republicans beat back their Democratic opponents in nearly every part of the country. Because of this resounding victory, Republicans have a tighter control of Congress than they’ve enjoyed since America teetered into the Great Depression at the end of the 1920s. (Hopefully this is not foreshadowing). Although Republicans already enjoyed a solid, governing majority in the House heading into the 2014 midterms, the party still managed to gain more than a dozen seats (a few contests sill remain too close to call, so a final tally isn’t yet known). The Senate—as is generally the case—is a bit tighter, but Republicans managed to pick up at least 8 seats with the possibility of a 9th if Bill Cassidy (R) defeats Mary Landrieu (D) in the Louisiana…