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Renewable Energy
In Rural Hawaii, Community Solar Project Offers Path to Energy Sovereignty
A model for community-driven renewable energy transition is emerging on the often-exploited island of Molokaʻi.
New Rule to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Transition to Renewable Energy
But the new requirements could be delayed or derailed, given the history of legal challenges to federal regulations.
Climate Crisis Will Shrink Average Global Income 19 Percent in the Next 26 Years
Countries least responsible for climate change may see 40 percent greater income loss than higher-emission countries.
New Report Finds We’re Off Track to Meet COP28 Goals Despite Renewables Boom
Countries pledged to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, but this goal requires more policy interventions.
War Against Renewables Takes Terrifying Turn in Newsom’s Nuke-Powered California
PG&E now says it won’t test its reactor in Diablo Canyon for deadly embrittlement this year as planned.
Our Fixation on Green Technology Harms Our Ability to Confront Climate Crisis
Green technology “solutions” to the climate crisis distract us from the deep structural changes that we need to make.
A Mass Climate Mobilization Is Taking Place Sunday. Here’s Why It’s Urgent.
Economist Robert Pollin analyzes the state of the global green transition in the lead-up to Sunday’s mass protest.
US Government Considers Burning Trash Renewable Energy Despite Emissions
Federal agencies have been padding their environmental stats with the cheap, carbon-heavy strategy of burning trash.
4 Years of Organizing Paid Off: New York Says Yes to Publicly Owned Renewables
The new law also prioritizes organized labor and a just transition for workers displaced from fossil fuel projects.
Tax Break Will Help Towns in Coal Country and Beyond Transition to Clean Energy
Inflation Reduction Act gives an economic boost to communities dependent upon, and polluted by, fossil fuel industries.