Good job! Our consumer demand for clean energy has significantly reduced demand for power generated by polluting coal. Solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal energy sources combined are making a large impact in providing the energy Americans need. Burning coal pollutes the air and generates carbon dioxide, a major cause of climate change. Given how […]
Solar power is good. But getting access to solar power? That can be hard, especially in tree-lined neighborhoods or crowded cities where you can’t put solar panels on your own roof. Community solar power projects are coming to the rescue in states across the country, including New York. They’re building solar gardens on old industrial […]
Here’s how to respond to your friends, family and colleagues who don’t understand why President Obama’s Clean Power Plan is so good for people as well as the planet, thanks to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, who wrote this analysis for Moms Clean Air Force and all of us who know we must phase out coal and […]
With energy costs continuing to rise, wherever you are in the world, individuals and businesses alike are struggling to save money. Our disposable income is having to stretch much further; most of us have to make the most of what we have. Many of us at home have been hit particularly hard, the victims of […]
Most of the time, the debate around fossil fuels centers on how much climate-changing carbon dioxide they generate when they’re burned. But every once in a while, an event — or a string of events — occurs to remind us that the problems with oil and coal don’t start when we set them on fire. […]
President Obama tackled energy in his State of the Union address on Wednesday night, but not in the way that many (including myself) had hoped. Not only did Mr. Obama push for “building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country,” but he endorsed “opening new offshore areas for oil and gas […]
