California is betting big on a not-too-distant future in which burning fossil fuels to cool homes or propel cars is just a bad memory, and all power comes from clean, renewable sources like the sun, wind and water. It’s a bold goal that will require visionary and sometimes uncomfortable leadership to achieve. That’s why it’s …
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BOSTON – Green Century Capital Management° and Amazon shareholder Sara Sackner, with support from shareholder advocacy organization As You Sow, have jointly filed a shareholder resolution with Amazon.com, Inc.* (Amazon) urging the company to reduce its use of plastic packaging across its operations, including Whole Foods Market. Green Century is PIRG and Environment America’s affiliated …
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Published: 8 Feb 2022, 00:01 Balance Power currently has 380MW of battery storage in the planning process. Image: Balance Power. Balance Power has been given the green light to develop a 50MW/100MWh battery storage project in Upton Lane, Test Valley, Hampshire. Test Valley Council granted development approval following local support, and construction of the site …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today said it will hold a remote access public workshop to discuss an independently conducted report that was prepared as part of the CPUC’s ongoing investigation into the safety culture of Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and its parent company, Sempra Energy, as follows: WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, …
Parakeets and lovebirds were chirping in Marta Patricia Martinez’s frontyard as a crew of solar installers climbed onto her roof. It was a warm summer afternoon in Watts, a predominantly Latino and Black neighborhood in South Los Angeles. Low-income families faced the specter of punishingly high energy bills if they cranked up the air conditioning. …
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70 state and national environmental groups deliver letter to governor on key renewable energy resource SAN FRANCISCO – As the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) considers gutting the state’s bedrock solar program, a broad coalition of national and state environmental organizations delivered a letter Wednesday to CPUC commissioners and Gov. Gavin Newsom urging them to …
Nation’s environmental leaders urge Governor Newsom to save solar Read More »
Published: 8 Feb 2022, 11:43 The pumped hydro facility will be located at Loch Awe, which is also home to Kilchurn Castle. Image: Simaron/Flickr. Clean energy developer ILI Group has begun the initial planning phase for a new pumped storage hydro project in Scotland. The Balliemeanoch project at Loch Awe, Dalmally in Argyll and Bute will …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of Liberty Utilities’ Apple Valley Ranchos Water Corp. and Park Water Corp. to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate requests, as follows: WHEN: Apple Valley Ranchos Water customers: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 …
Business at the small East Bay solar company owned by Ben Giustino’s family has been booming lately, buoyed by strong local demand for rooftop panels that use sunshine to generate electricity. The Berkeley company, A1 Sun Inc., has been growing steadily since Giustino’s father started it in 2007, and the past year has been its …
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Comments call on agencies to officially adopt robust protections under the Clean Water Act For Immediate Release. WASHINGTON – Environment America Research & Policy Center’s Clean Water Network delivered support from nearly 100 groups Monday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers urging federal policymakers to officiallyrescind the Trump …
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