Microgrids are revolutionizing rural communities by providing reliable, sustainable energy and powering areas previously underserved by traditional grids. These decentralized energy systems help boost local economies, improve resilience against outages, and enable access to clean power, driving social and economic development in remote regions.
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Bethlehem schools turn the corner on bus pollution with new electric-vehicle pilot program
Lesa Buttillo, the Bethlehem Area School District’s most-tenured school bus driver, remembers the old five-speed manual transmissions she started out on in 2003 and drove for nine and a half years before more automatics came onboard. She once counted pushing that clutch in 1,000 times on her morning route alone. The seats didn’t adjust, so…
Biden-Harris Administration finalizes strongest-ever pollution standards for cars that position U.S. companies and workers to lead the clean vehicle future, protect public health, address the climate crisis, save drivers money | US EPA
Biden-Harris Administration finalizes strongest-ever pollution standards for cars that position U.S. companies and workers to lead the clean vehicle future, protect public health, address the climate crisis, save drivers money Final standards will expand consumer choice in clean vehicles and build on historic progress in U.S. auto manufacturing under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda…
Scientists ponder fighting climate change by making clouds brighter and thicker
Scientists ponder fighting climate change by making clouds brighter and thicker Scientists keep studying creative ways to reduce global warming, and on Wednesday they highlighted another possibility: Making clouds over the oceans thicker and brighter. This would involve a fleet of ships, which would crisscross vast stretches of the world’s oceans, spraying seawater up into…
‘Is that true? Because that sounds crazy’: Joe Rogan discovers how electric vehicles can cause more pollution than gas cars | Blaze Media
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images © 2024 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved. ‘Is that true? Because that sounds crazy’: Joe Rogan discovers how electric vehicles can cause more pollution than gas cars March 19, 2024 Comedian Joe Rogan was admittedly surprised to learn that electric vehicles can be a greater detriment to the environment…
John Kerry to step down as top U.S. climate change negotiator
John F. Kerry, who has served as the U.S. special climate envoy for nearly three years, will leave the Biden administration by the spring, according to three people close to the situation. Kerry is expected to become involved in Biden’s reelection effort, though he is unlikely to have a formal role on the campaign, one…
The IRA is changing what individual action means for climate change – The Washington Post
The study transformed the discussion about who, exactly, bears responsibility for climate change. For years, environmental groups had resisted the idea that ordinary individuals — people who drive gas-powered cars or heat their homes with fuel oil — were responsible for the warming planet. (Fossil fuel companies, meanwhile, endorsed — and in some cases advertised…
3 Steps to Ensure Your Corporate Strategy Delivers Both Growth and Sustainability – SPONSOR CONTENT FROM EY-PARTHENON
By Andreas von Buchwaldt, Grant Mitchell, Seth Reynolds, and Steve Varley CEOs could once focus almost single-mindedly on their businesses and value chains. Now, along with driving a strategy that generates competitive advantage and enhanced value, they face another core task: satisfying a broad base of stakeholders with diverse interests who all demand sustainability policies…
Climate change, AI, and more from my latest AMA
This week I did my 11th Ask Me Anything on Reddit. I love the AMA format—its unfiltered approach allows me to answer smart questions on a range of topics in real time. This year Redditors asked about everything from climate change and the rising cost of living to veganism to my views on Scotland. You…
Congressional Democrats have a new plan to combat plastic pollution
As international negotiators began hammering out the details of a global plastics treaty last week, legislators in the United States were busy unveiling a domestic policy to address the plastic pollution crisis. A new bill introduced by four congressional Democrats on Thursday takes aim at plastic manufacturers in an attempt to reduce the country’s reliance…
