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The Best Local Response to Climate Change Is a Comprehensive Efficiency Plan
, reduce their demand for grid electricity and fossil fuels by improving ... fluctuations and grid reliability issues, and make the eventual transition to ... an organic transition to a sustainable local energy system: Guide
Developing the Electric Grid for Carbon-Free Energy
rooftop solar and electric vehicles. This is a tall order for a grid that ... company, and I've been with the firm for a little while now, having worked ... understanding and analyzing how storage and other technologies might be used on a
Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks Are Bad for Consumers, Climate, and Public Health
by 2025 and were seen as a major victory for President Obama. The EPA ... reexamine these targets and create a new proposal for cars built between 2022 ... estimated $1.7 trillion for consumers and cut America's oil consumption by 12
Big Advance for Cybersecurity Also Important for Energy Cybersecurity
statistical information on a fiscal year basis, will identify the equity review ... building the capability to hold criminals and other adversaries at risk for ... uses), and dates. Any need for reassessment and other pertinent
Decarbonization and Nature-Based Solutions: A Winning Combo
, land sinks are a significant pathway to achieving the goal. And that is ... mangroves can be up to 10 times the cost. And, as Seddon mentioned, for every ... fuels and decarbonizing our world. While nature can provide a lot of very
Part 3: Utilities Continue Coal Retreat, Advance on Gas and Renewables
) filed its 2017 IRP (planning for 2018 – 2045) that identifies a wide range ... (a PNM Resources Inc. subsidiary) filed its 2017 IRP (planning for 2017 ... competitive market areas. I also highlighted some questions and a
Kleinman Visiting Scholar and Penn Professor Develop Solution for Nuclear Waste Storage
for the Australian government in Vienna and Washington D.C., and was a ... lab we can test things for a few years, but that’s not enough to ... collaborations. Our groups and interests were a perfect match.” The long
Innovation in Isolation: Islands and the Energy Transition
isolated island as a laboratory for smart and clean technologies, while at ... action on climate change in international negotiations; and for good reason ... high energy costs are a constant dampener on island economies and limit
A Well-Deserved Nobel Prize
on for large scale storage, and they don’t do well when left uncharged ... ubiquitous energy source for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and nearly all ... invention this was, and how critical a role it will likely play in the energy
Biomass: A Renewable Reckoning
existing model, which relies on deforestation, long-distance shipping, and ... “bioenergy.” A range of bioenergy sources currently account for 6% of the ... practices to conceal the true impact of their business on the climate and