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June 25 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
25 Jun 2017 at 5:59am
Headline News: With the installation of more solar gardens, a continued commitment to energy-efficiency, and fruitful negotiations with Xcel Energy, Breckenridge, Colorado, could draw all of its electricity, public and private, from renewable resources as early as 2035, according to a new plan to be presented to the town council. [Summit Daily News] Breckenridge [...]
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by Michelle Harrison
24 Jun 2017 at 9:25am
Green Energy Times June Issue
by George Harvey
24 Jun 2017 at 9:24am
The June issue of Green Energy Times is now available and is being distributed. The digital edition is available as a pdf file Here. Individual articles will be available online soon.
June 24 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
24 Jun 2017 at 5:39am
Headline News: Portland General Electric, rocked by deep opposition to new fossil-fuel infrastructure earlier this year, is now embracing the public as an ally as it pushes for more renewables. The utility said a big new investment in renewables reflects in part local reaction to President Donald Trump?s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. [Portland [...]
June 23 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
23 Jun 2017 at 5:24am
Headline News: “Exxon, Stephen Hawking, greens, and Reagan?s advisers agree on a carbon tax” ? What do ExxonMobil, Stephen Hawking, the Nature Conservancy, and a number of former conservative cabinet members have in common? All are founding members of the Climate Leadership Council, which proposed a revenue-neutral carbon tax policy. [The Guardian] Stephen Hawking [...]
June 22 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
22 Jun 2017 at 4:58am
Headline News: Weeks after its mayor joined hundreds of other mayors across the country denouncing the White House?s move to reject the Paris climate accord, Philadelphia announced it is committing to using 100% clean energy by 2035. Currently, energy used by buildings and industry in Philadelphia accounts for 79% of its carbon pollution. [Curbed Philly] [...]
June 21 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
21 Jun 2017 at 5:19am
Headline News: The annual Vermont Clean Energy Industry Report released by the Department of Public Service emphasizes Vermont?s climate economy as a ?promising source of economic growth and employment opportunity.? The clean energy sector saw a 7.7% increase in employment over the last year to over 19,080 jobs. [Windpower Engineering] The 150-Kw array in [...]
June 20 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
20 Jun 2017 at 4:23am
Headline News: “Texas Is Too Windy and Sunny for Old Energy Companies to Make Money” ? South Texas is to wind power what Napa Valley is to wine and Georgia is to peaches. For not only does the state?s Gulf Coast generate strong evening gusts, but it also blows fiercely in the middle of the [...]
June 19 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
19 Jun 2017 at 4:40am
Headline News: Bonneville Power Administration, which supplies power in the Northwest, has seen lower demand for power from public utilities and major industrial customers, which all have been working to increase energy conservation. While sale revenue has sagged, BPA operating costs have increased, so retail rates are expected to increase. [The Seattle Times] BPA [...]
June 18 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
18 Jun 2017 at 5:21am
Headline News: “Solar power gaining ground” ? Solar power, once so costly it made economic sense only in spaceships, is becoming cheap enough that it will push coal and even natural-gas plants out of business faster than previously forecast. The scenario suggests green energy is taking root more quickly than most experts anticipate. [GoErie.com]
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