Global Forecast for Solar in 2015. We will hit the 57 Gigawatt mark, a record!
Mercom Capital says worldwide solar installations to hit the 57 Gigawatt mark capping at least 8 straight years of solar growth. China could install 17 Gigawatts of that amount as it moves from climate villain and maneuvers toward climate hero.…
Pittsburgh: EPA hears comments on proposed methane rule for oil and gas
Supporters and opponents of the EPA’s proposed methane rules gathered in Pittsburgh Tuesday for a hearing on federal efforts to cut methane emissions from oil and gas production.
Methane is up to 84 times more effective at trapping heat in …
A beginner’s guide to fossil fuel divestment (The Guardian 6/2015)
A comprehensive guide to the basics of divestment: what it means, why the urgency and how it impacts climate change.
What is fossil fuel divestment?
Divestment is the opposite of investment – it is the removal of your investment capital …
The Guardian Climate Series 3/5: pressure is growing (McKibben)
In the third piece in the Guardian’s major series on climate change, Bill McKibben describes how relentless climate movements have shifted the advantage towards fossil fuel resistance for the first time in 25 years. But he argues triumph is not …
Sustainability Pioneers 1: The Journey Begins (Western PA)
Sustainability Pioneers, a series of short documentaries on the transition to sustainable energy, begins looking at how energy is being produced in Pennsylvania in 2014. How does our energy use affect air, climate and public health? Sustainability Pioneers
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