Ice cream is helping power Cleveland
Ice cream will be more than just a tasty treat in Cleveland this August. Leftover ice cream mix from Cleveland-based Pierre’s Ice Cream is now one of the fuels going into Cleveland’s new biomass...
View ArticleA good start to the new year: renewables account for 100% of new electric...
The US has done it again. Last month, 100% of new electric generating capacity in the US was renewable, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The bulk of that – 77.8% – comes...
View ArticleLos Angeles to be coal-free by 2025, declares Mayor
Los Angeles has declared its intention to phase out all coal-fired power by 2025. “The era of coal is over. Today we affirm our commitment to make Los Angeles a cleaner, greener, more sustainable...
View ArticleLet the fossils rest in peace
“Renewables are good but they will never be able to provide 100% of the world`s energy supply.” This has been the discourse for the past years. Even a decade ago, cities, regions, and businesses aiming...
View ArticleWho’s calling the shots? Over 1 million add their voices to Keystone XL...
It’s a busy time for Canada. No, I am not talking about the Leafs making it to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004. I am referring to the continued – and ramped up – lobbying efforts...
View ArticleIt’s the policy, stupid…
Did you know that during the first quarter of 2013, Portugal generated three-quarters of its electricity with renewable energy? And that in Germany not only one-fifth of all electricity was generated...
View ArticleCan President Obama really claim a leadership role in the energy transition?
With his climate change speech on Tuesday, President Obama wrote history. He wrote history because he highlighted what most people on this planet already knew: climate change is real! He referred to...
View ArticleGoing global with 100% Renewable Energy
It is often overlooked—or conveniently forgotten—that the early industrial revolution was powered 100% by renewable energy. It wasn’t until the late 19th century that fossil fuels began to overtake...
View ArticleTaking the lead in the energy transformation
Cities, communities and regions across the world commit to 100% Renewable Energy What do Šentrupert in Slovenia, Steinfurt district in Germany, the Fukushima Prefecture in Japan and East Hampton in the...
View ArticleChanging energy pathways means changing subsidy flows
At the end of 2016 the US federal government is set to revert the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) on renewable energy from 30% back to the pre-2006 level of 10%, and similar policies are in motion in many...
View ArticleRenewables Rising – Community Energy Rising
Marc Théry is the Energy Manager in Le Mené, a municipality in Brittany, France who can be named substitutional for a movement which is rapidly gaining momentum globally: The Community Energy Movement....
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