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Extreme Summer Heat Becoming More & More Prevalent Across US, Study Finds
The number of days in which extreme heat occurs during the summer have been rising across the US — particularly in the Western states and on the Eastern seaboard — over recent decades, a new study from the Natural Resources…
Nicaragua Confirms it is to Join Paris Agreement, Leaving US Further Isolated
The Paris Agreement has received a further boost ahead of next month’s annual UN climate summit, after Nicaragua confirmed it would sign and ratify the international treaty. The Latin American nation had been one of just two countries not to…
Jeff Bezos Launches 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm Texas From 300 Feet Up
From atop a wind turbine Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos launched the company’s largest wind farm yet, the 253 MW Amazon Wind Farm Texas project, which will provide more than 1 million MWh of clean energy annually. Commerce and cloud computing…
US Renewables Grew 10% In 1st Half Of 2017
Renewable energy sources in the United States grew by another 10% in the first half of 2017, according to new figures published by the country’s Energy Information Administration and highlighted by Ken Bossong’s Sun Day Campaign. The US Energy Information…
US Solar Increased 4,500% & Wind 350% Over 10 Years, Claims NRDC
The US National Resources Defense Council claims that the country’s solar energy capacity increased by 4,500% between 2006 and 2016, while the country’s wind capacity increased by 350%. The National Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) fifth annual energy report, America’s Clean…
States Lead the Way on Energy Efficiency as Feds Falter
A recent report card of state energy efficiency policies and programs shows that even in this era of partisan divide, blue and red states alike are embracing smarter energy use as a key strategy for reducing harmful pollution, saving consumers…
Climate Change May Allow Forest-Destroying Beetles To Move North Rapidly, Study Finds
The range of the southern pine beetle could expand significantly further north than it now does within just a few decades as the result of increasingly warm winters in the regions in question, according to a new study published in…