Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:35:49 +0000
The US offshore wind industry awakens from a 20-year slumber as the massive Vineyard Wind 1 project (finally) passes another milestone.
Read moreCredit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2021 02:32:35 +0000
As of December 2020, the states with the most small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity were California (10.6 gigawatts (GW)), New Jersey (1.9 GW), and Massachusetts (1.8 GW). Of the 4.5 GW of small-scale solar capacity added in the United States in 2020, California accounted for 31%, the largest share by far. Although Texas and Florida […]
Read moreCredit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:43:10 +0000
Originally published on WRI’s Blog. By Devashree Saha, Tom Cyrs and Alex Rudee The Biden administration has committed to a historically ambitious climate agenda. We can expect a profound shift in U.S. federal climate policy — from one of continued domestic rollbacks and international disengagement, to one of forward progress and cooperation. This is critical, as it is not possible […]
Read moreCredit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:06:46 +0000
Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. By Shelby Parks & Patricio Portillo The trucking industry has an outsized impact on toxic air pollution and carbon emissions. Luckily, states can now adopt two new regulations to address the issue: the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule, which ensures more zero-emission, electric trucks are sold each year, and the Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) […]
Read moreCredit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 04:40:18 +0000
This blog is the third in a series exploring the state of electric vehicle policy in New Jersey. The series takes a deep dive into the transportation electrification policies New Jersey will need to meet its ambitious climate laws. Together, they explore whether New Jersey needs more ambitious transportation electrification goals
Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:44:12 +0000
New Jersey leaps from offshore wind wallflower to wind power superhero in one fell swoop, starting with new monopile manufacturing plant
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Credit to Author: Rocky Mountain Institute| Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2020 21:29:01 +0000
While 2020 brought a host of challenges to the country, many states and cities still forged ahead with actions to address the climate impacts of a stubborn sector: buildings. Across the United States, local leaders are acknowledging the climate, economic, and health impacts of burning fossil fuels in buildings and accelerating the transition to modern, clean electric appliances
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Credit to Author: Chris Roberts| Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:49:33 GMT
Politicians have long used earmarks for police budgets as a way to make legalization more digestible to opponents. New Jersey’s attempt to legalize in 2020 shows that is no longer working.
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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2020 18:24:14 +0000
In October, I published reports on the top US solar states per capita, the top US solar states as a percentage of electricity, and the top US states in terms of total installed solar power capacity. Based on that first ranking system
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Credit to Author: John Farrell| Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:35:10 +0000
Here’s a brief overview of several ballot measures illustrating how cities are moving at a rapid pace creating new funding to support local clean energy, and that clean energy has a much broader appeal than either political party
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