05.05.2016
Why is 2016 the Year of the Wind?
2016 is the year to act on wind power in a big way and the clock is ticking. At the end of 2015, Congress passed a long-term phaseout of the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy - a...
Shady Solar States
Center for Biological Diversity recently released a report outlining 10 sunny states that are working so hard to keep distributed (rooftop) solar from expanding. The title of the report is: Throwing...
05.03.2016
South Carolina Leads Southeast in Coal Ash Cleanup; NC and TN Taking Action
Cleaning up coal ash works. What are our southeastern states doing to make it happen? This post is part one of a two-part series exploring the state of coal ash regulation and clean up in the...
Celebrating One Million Solar Installations
Today we are joining thousands of people and organizations across the country to celebrate #MillionSolarStrong – a social media celebration of one million completed solar installations in the USA.
04.29.2016
By Any Other Name… The Battle Over “Community Solar”
Noting the buzzworthy-ness of the term and the warm fuzzies associated with the very idea of community solar, utilities are currently spending significant time and money in an attempt to co-opt the...
04.28.2016
Congress Must Prevent Utilities From Skirting Coal Ash Landfill Requirements
The southeast has more coal ash per capita than any other region of the country, so we hope Rep. Johnson's southern colleagues will co-sponsor and publicly support H.R. 4827.
04.27.2016
Amazing Free Tool Shows How Wind Power Works
Finally, the WIND Toolkit helps eliminate any guesswork by wind energy advocates regarding newly proposed wind farm projects. Using the old 50 meter, 80 meter or 100 meter wind speed maps use to be...
Climate Feedback: Scientists Collaborate to Sort Fact from Fiction In Media’s Coverage of Climate Change
04.26.2016
A somber 30th anniversary – Chernobyl’s legacy
04.25.2016
Amendment 4 on August’s Ballot Seeks to Lower Solar Energy Costs in Sunshine State
