Energy efficient lightbulb (Photo by Liz West via Flickr CC-BY-SA 2.0). Missoula City Council and the County Commission approved an important step forward on Dec. 11 to advance a clean energy future for our community. It’s a milestone worth celebrating. Their unanimous support for adoption of a Green Power […] Click here to view original […]

"The overall result is a lot less energy used …" Solar hot water heaters are contraptions that can turn sun rays into savings. There are several types of systems, some more popular in warmer climates and remote, off-grid areas. But the tech is becoming more sensible for wider application, […] Click here to view original

Urban mining offers green solution to old solar panels As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable energy , a new pollution problem is rearing its head: What to do with old or worn-out solar panels ? Thousands of photovoltaic slabs are being installed across the United […] Click here to view original

The true costs of renewable energy are greater than they appear. (Mint) Summary Solar panels and wind turbines are themselves less beneficial than they might seem. If they cannot reliably produce electricity when needed, then their generating capacity is not as valuable as that of a regular power plant […] Click here to view original

1 of 8 | FILE – A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour of the South Fork Wind farm organized by Orsted. Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the […] Click here to view original

By Lylla Younes, Grist “This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here .” This story was co-published with The Public Source . For the second year in a row, world leaders met in the Arab world to negotiate the future of the […] Click here to view original