Click here for the most recent data released in March 2020. Over 3 million people currently work in wind, solar, efficiency and other fields, according to the Energy Department's 2017 US Energy and Employment Report. For a detailed breakdown on …
The Clean Energy Ministerial is an international forum for advancing collaboration and promoting concrete actions that accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Twenty-three nations including the United States, India and China, along with the European Commission will participate.
Better Brazoria: Clean Air & Water supports residents of Brazoria County by watchdogging petrochemical companies trying to export liquid “natural” gas.
Fossil-fueled climate events stress the grid Climate change is fueling extreme heat, droughts, wildfires, and hurricanes, which are overtaxing America’s outdated power grid. In a May 2023 report, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), a regulating authority that monitors the …
A survey of 810 adults in New Jersey, sponsored by Vote Solar, on interest in solar energy and support for increasing access to solar energy, especially for low-income New Jerseyans.
COP25 Will Take Place in Spain, but Chile Will Lead Negotiations While the 2019 UN climate talks (COP25) are now taking place in Madrid, Chile retains the presidency of the negotiations. Chile’s constrained geography has left the country increasingly vulnerable …
COP25 & Spain's Involvement Hosting COP25 is an excellent opportunity for Spain to showcase progress made on the energy transition since the socialists (PSOE) came to power in June 2018. Spain’s Minister for the Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, is determined …
Last updated: April 04, 2019 Aging nuclear plants that cannot compete with low-cost energy sources are closing around the country. In some cases, states are subsidizing them in a bid to save jobs, avoid increasing emissions and protect local sources …
Last updated: April 02, 2019 The United States generates about one fifth of its electricity from nuclear power, making it the country’s largest low-emissions energy source. The national rate of nuclear power consumption has remained relatively constant since around 1990. …
Now that it is finalized, the Clean Power Plan will be an important part of the public discussion on climate change. Unfortunately, some claims may stray from the truth, so we’ve compiled some resources to make fact-checking easier.
On March 28, President Trump signed a broad executive order taking aim at several Obama-era energy and environmental safeguards. The order will seek to undo or rollback an array of regulations: Clean Power Plan: Trump will likely ask the EPA …
Last updated: February 27, 2017 The United States generates about one fifth of its electricity from nuclear power, making it the country’s largest zero-emissions energy source. The national rate of nuclear power consumption has remained relatively constant since around 1990. …
Coal use across the U.S. has declined, causing large coal companies to declare bankruptcy. In light of this, environmental groups have joined community organizations living near mines to hold coal companies accountable for the cost and cleanup of closed sites to …
