A Climate Institute Publication
This Ernst and Young report on the attractiveness of renewable energy in the United States shows that a strong renewable energy market is not only good for the environment but good for the economy. Investment in this growing industry in the United States holds a great deal of promise for the future of our market and our environmental protection.
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The grid system in Puerto Rico is almost done, but it was rebuilt the same way it was before, with the same weaknesses and vulnerabilities. As hurricane season starts in June, it may be possible that another hurricane could damage all that was rebuilt in the last year.
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The Haliade-X will not only help the industry and economy of offshore wind, but it will help nations reach their energy goals. The bigger the turbine, the more economical it becomes to build them off shore and the more powerful they are, the fewer are needed to produce a certain amount of energy.
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A solar panel farm in the area helps create cost-effective competitive solar energy as part of a diverse energy resource market. This is a great opportunity for renewable energy to expand into the southeast and further develop green energy around the continental United States.
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Hopefully, while the Super Bowl will make an impact on minds of football fans, it won’t leave one on the environment.
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While we have a long ways to go in regards to our planet’s plastic problem, this potential replacement for PET is definitely a step in the right direction. The new method will result in a smaller carbon footprint and less energy and resource consumption, overall resulting in a greener method for the production of plastic.
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Nuclear power and its inherent problems have left us needing to answer some important questions: Do we need more nuclear power? Do we need more coal? Do we need something else? In reality, nuclear power can help, but it’s not a sustainable source of energy. There are too many unknowns, too much room for human error and too much political red tape in the way.
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In the future, 2017 maybe seen as the year in which electric vehicles made the transition from “a promising progressive fad to an industry-wide inevitability.”
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Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced Wednesday that the Obama-era methane emissions rule will be reconsidered, a regulation aimed at reducing the US’s impact on climate change by curbing oil and gas well emissions.
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Tom Steyer, president of NextGen Climate, said in a statement that Trump’s actions are “an assault on American values and they endanger the health, safety and prosperity of every American.” Concluding “Trump is deliberately destroying programs that create jobs and safeguards that protect our air and water, all for the sake of allowing corporate polluters to profit at our expense.”
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