nation – Alternative Energies

Luke Hagedorn
america
conference
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. …

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berkeley
central
January 23, 2016
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Price of wind energy in the United States is at an all-time low, averaging under 2. 5¢/kwh

Wind energy pricing is at an all-time low, according to a new report. The prices offered by wind projects to utility purchasers averaged under 2.5¢/kWh for projects negotiating contracts in 2014, spurring demand for wind energy.

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america
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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2009-there-are
central
January 13, 2016
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Wind energy has become low cost option in United States

Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are declining in prices. This especially refers to latter as according to the US Department of Energy report wind energy prices have gone below 2.5c/kWh in 2014, which is a 65.5{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} decline compared to 2009.There are many utilities which are now selecting wind as one of the cheapest renewable energy options, particularly in the central United States. This means that wind energy is now cost-competitive and economically viable option that can compete with coal and natural gas in many U.S. states.The strong growth of wind energy sector in United States does not only mean more clean renewable energy and less fossil fuels burned, it also means plenty jobs for U.S. economy. It has been estimated …

Kate Yoder
agency
called-the-food
January 8, 2016
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EPA and religious groups team up to fight food waste

Quiz time! When it comes to America’s food waste problem, WWJD? Would he: A) “Save” that questionable block of cheese, B) Turn wine back into water, or C) Start an interfaith effort to reduce the amount of food headed to the dump? Who knows? Food waste is a complicated problem. But here’s something that may surprise you: The Environmental Protection Agency is pulling their own version of option C, and it’s called the Food Steward’s Pledge — “an initiative to engage religious groups of all faiths to help redirect the food that ends up in landfills to hungry mouths,” according to NPR. The EPA’s effort to bring religious zeal to our nation’s food squandering problem is one way to approach…