By Reuters June 6, 2017 Read the original article Here NEW YORK — The U.S. military’s biggest base on American soil has begun drawing nearly half of its power from renewable energy, days after President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of a global agreement to fight climate change. Fort Hood, in Texas, has shifted […]
By Tod Perry June 6, 2017 Read the original article Here It’s been a little over a year since the world lost Prince, but his influence is still strong as ever and not just in the world of music. It was recently revealed that Prince anonymously gave $250,000 to support solar energy entrepreneurship—a generous cash infusion that ultimately led […]
As much as this solar energy company loves the sun, we can’t ignore that you can have too much of a good thing! Keep sun protection in mind this summer, and keep yourself and your family free from sunburn with these tips for keeping things shaded and safe: -The FDA recommends about a golfball-sized amount of […]
By Kaitlyn Wylde June 5, 2017 A NEW AGE IN ENERGY? As with most energy and cost efficient power alternatives, there’s a lot of misinformation surrounding solar energy — even when we’re faced with hard facts outlining their benefits. Consider the fact that it took nearly 30 years for fluorescent light bulb (also known as […]
A fun activity for kids over the summer, as well as a handy tool when going camping or getting involved in other outdoor activities, building a solar cooker is a cheap and easy way to spark a child’s interest in renewable energy technology. (It’s also a great way to keep them occupied outside instead of […]
By Carolyn Lochhead and David R. Baker June 4, 2017 Reach the full article Here WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision to abandon the Paris Accord will slow the battle against climate change in the U.S., but there’s too much momentum in the nation’s clean-energy economy to shut it down, energy experts say. Trump’s move on […]
By Megan Geuss May 30, 2017 Read the full article Here The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released numbers on US electricity generation for the first quarter of 2017, and renewable energy numbers are coming in big. According to the EIA, renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and geothermal power accounted for 10.68 percent of […]
Al Gore’s film, “An Inconvenient Truth” was eye-opening when it came out in 2006, and today is the tenth largest grossing documentary in the country; and as climate change- centric media tends to turn out, it was loved and lauded by most yet also laughed at by many. But of those who viewed it, how many took that […]
By Sarah Shemkus May 28, 2017 Read the original article Here Just out of view on the back side of Rob and Irene Kneeland’s Colonial house in Sutton, 28 photovoltaic panels are transforming light into power every time the sun shines. The system came online in December. By March, the Kneelands’ monthly electric bill had […]