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Exploring a Smart Grid Solution for Puerto Rico
most influential energy policy idea in the world today, and Jorge ... innovations in distributed solar power. When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, the initial force of the storm devastated structures and killed dozens
Power Down in Puerto Rico
It has been almost a week since Hurricane Maria devastated the island ... power and rebuild the electric grid will continue for weeks and months to ... ,400 miles of transmission lines and more than 30,000 miles of smaller
Calculating the Cost of Climate Change
.S. history. Hurricane Harvey brought massive flooding throughout Texas and Louisiana, Hurricane Irma brought major damage to Florida and the Caribbean, and Puerto Rico is still reeling after Hurricane Maria, with about 80
Puerto Rico’s Three Major Energy Policy Challenges
Puerto Rico to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the island in the wake of its fiscal crisis followed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria ... executive director of the PREPA utility, and Senator Eduardo Bhatia, the
Indigenous Communities are Leading the Way to a Just Transition
beauty of our territory. Melina and her sister, Maria. The community ... and was born in my home community of Little Buffalo, in Northern Alberta ... community. The compromised quality of the water we drink and the air we
Puerto Rico’s Path Toward Renewable Energy Development
mismanagement, underinvestment, and most recently, natural disasters. In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the island’s electricity infrastructure ... earthquake left two-thirds of Puerto Rico’s residents without power and damaged
Changing Tides: Public Attitudes on Climate Change & Climate Migration
and flight after Dorian, Kerala’s floods, and Katrina are emblematic of ... change causes extreme weather events to increase in frequency and intensity ... climate-induced displacement, and substantial academic and policy attention
Have We Reached Peak Carbon Emissions?
, Diego, Josiah Johnston, Maria V. Moncada, Duncan Callaway and Daniel M ... months ago all we could see were a few states and countries making progress ... with renewable energy and not fossil-fuel infrastructure. While the
The Untapped Potential of ‘Repurposed Energy’
optimism and continued pessimism surrounding the potential for clean energy ... and solar energy have consistently surpassed expectations, and costs ... electricity generation in most cases and financially preferable to continuing to
Opportunities to Equitably Expand Bikeshare: Learning from the Covid-19 Period
Transportation Research Board and “A Socio-Spatial Approach to Define Priority ... generate benefits across diverse policy areas including health, mobility, and ... , particularly low-income and/or minority populations (Fishman 2016; McNeil et al