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08/05/2017

Volvo Cars announced that every car it produces from 2019 forward will have an electric motor.

Volvo has announced a new strategy that puts electrification at the core of its business strategy and has pledged to discontinue development on internal combustion engines.

07/08/2017

NYSERDA announced $325,000 is available through the REVitalize initiative for technical assistance to qualified organizations to develop locally-based clean energy projects that benefit Low- to- Moderate-Income (LMI) or environmental justice (EJ) communities across New York State.

Projects will Support State’s Aggressive Energy Goals to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Increase Renewable Energy.

06/17/2017

Mayor Bill Peduto joins Mayors for 100% Clean Energy and announces that Pittsburgh will be powered entirely by clean, renewable energy by 2035.
http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/environment/can-pittsburgh-switch-to-100-percent-renewable-energy-by-2035-absolutely-say-local-experts/

Three local experts outline Pittsburgh's path to hitting its 100 percent renewable goal.

06/03/2017

Pittsburgh joins list of cities and communities committed to 100% renewables.

A day after Trump announced the US will withdraw from the Paris Agreement, Pittsburgh says it aims to convert to 100% renewable energy by 2035.

06/03/2017

Mayors of 76 cities across the U.S. are defying President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement with one defiant letter.

06/03/2017

President Donald Trump may abandon U.S. pledges to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to global warming, but that step seems unlikely to stall the push to adopt cleaner forms of energy.

President Donald Trump may abandon U.S. pledges to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to global warming, but that step seems unlikely to stall the push to adopt cleaner forms of energy. Around the world, coal-fired power plants are being shuttered as governments and private companies...

05/31/2017

After expending almost $1 billion in investments, LEGO has finally achieved its target of balancing 100% of the energy used by all of its factories, offices, and stores worldwide, with clean renewable energy.

$1 billion later, and our favorite toy company has fulfilled its sustainability goal much earlier than anticipated.

05/31/2017

Solar eclipses might look cool, but they can also pose operational challenges for a state whose power grid incorporates a significant amount of solar energy.

Solar eclipses might look cool, but they can also pose operational challenges for a state whose power grid incorporates a significant amount of solar energy. That’s why grid operators and regulators in California are doing all they can to prepare [Read More]

05/24/2017

More minority communities are saving money and energy with renewable solar energy.

In the predominantly African-American neighborhood of Broadway Heights in San Diego, nearly half of the 192 homes have rooftop solar panels. Neighbor after neighbor talks about what they could now …

05/19/2017

High school student's solar campaign at grass roots level ... see what we did there.

Worries about the environmental impact of maintaining a lawn, from keeping the turf green and healthy to the fumes and noise created when it needs to be cut, have caused some people to wonder whether there is sense in having manicured grass surrounding their homes.

05/19/2017

DTE Energy announced a broad sustainability initiative that will reduce the company’s carbon emissions by more than 80 percent by 2050.

05/18/2017

The “100 by ’50 Act” lays out a roadmap for a transition to 100% clean energy no later than 2050.

U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., along with U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., have proposed landmark climate change legislation that would transition the U.S. to 100% clean energy. The “100 by ’50 [Read More]