Bernie Sanders’ Plan To Make Solar Power More Accessible
ThinkProgress | July 7, 2015 | Post by Ari Phillips
On Tuesday, Vermont Senator and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders introduced legislation aimed at making it easier for low-income families to take advantage of solar power. The bill, called the “Low Income Solar Act,” came the same day that the Obama Administration announced a similar program aimed at installing 300 megawatts of renewable energy in federally subsidized housing by 2020.
This Big Texas City Will Soon Be Powered Entirely By Wind And Sun
ThinkProgress | June 11, 2015 | Post by Ari Phillips
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS – There’s a fast-growing city in Texas that also has one of the most progressive energy programs in the country — and it’s not Austin.
Hawaii Will Soon Get All Of Its Electricity From Renewable Sources
ThinkProgress | May 7, 2015 | Post by Samantha Page
Hawaii is on its way to having the greenest grid in the nation.
China Could Get 85 Percent Of Its Electricity From Renewables By 2050, Report Finds
ThinkProgress | April 24, 2015 | Post by Samantha Page
The world’s largest consumer of coal could undergo a dramatic transformation in its energy profile in the coming decades, according to a report released this week.
Electric Car Batteries Just Hit A Key Price Point
Think Progress | April 13, 2015 | Post by Joe Romm
Electric vehicle demand in the past five years has soared in this country. The same is true worldwide. By the end of 2014, more than 700,000 total plug-in vehicles had been sold worldwide (plug-in hybrids and pure battery electrics), up from about 400,000 at the end of 2013. As of 2015, dozens of models of electric cars and vans are available for purchase, mostly in Europe, the United States, Japan, and China.
U.S. Power Sector In 2015: More Renewable Energy, Less Carbon Emissions
Think Progress | April 9, 2015 | Post by Natasha Geiling
A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has some good news for anyone who supports a greener American energy sector: 2015 will be a “transformative year” for U.S. power, as more natural gas and renewable energy will combine with fewer coal plants to create a 20-year low in U.S. power sector emissions.
Mount Everest Is Covered In Human Poop. This Plan Could Turn It Into Energy.
ThinkProgress | March 1, 2015 | Post by Emily Atkin
Garry Porter remembers being at Mount Everest’s south base camp in 2003, watching Sherpa porters haul down blue barrels filled to the brim with human feces.
