Due to the pandemic, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy‘s (ACEEE) 2020 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard revealed challenges as momentum for state energy efficiency goals slowed with a loss of nearly 500,000 energy jobs, A number of states foster equity …
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New Wave of Urban Vehicles
The City of Madison has tested an electric-assist cargo bike with no tailpipe emissions developed by Saris, a Madison-based company. Madison’s network of bike paths and routes, allows employees in different government departments and jobs to …
Turn a Chevy Gas Guzzler into an EV in ‘21
General Motors (GM) will be marketing eCrate electric motors and batteries in a kit to convert a range of their aftermarket cars into electric vehicles (EVs) the second half of 2021. They plan to offer …
This flying car startup will bring a “vertiport” to Orlando
Article originally published by The Architect’s Newspaper. It looks like German flying taxi startup Lilium is beating Uber to the skyways, as the Munich-based company revealed yesterday that it’s planning to build a “vertiport” in Orlando, Florida, with …
Energy Department Awards $6 Million to Develop Training Programs for Emergency Responders and Other Professionals Working with New Energy Technologies
Article originally published on Energy.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded on December 21st approximately $6 million to five organizations that will develop training programs for emergency responders, building managers and owners, and other …
Campuses Can Sign Up for ENERGY STAR® Benchmarking Program this Summer
U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR program is launching The ENERGY STAR® Higher Education Benchmarking Initiative in July for 2 and 4 -year colleges and universities nationwide to understand how the energy and water performance of their campus …
Amazon Renaming Seattle KeyArena to Climate Pledge Arena
Amazon bought the naming rights to Seattle’s new 18,100-seat downtown Hockey and women’s NBA arena, which it will call Climate Pledge Arena. It will be the world’s first zero net carbon certified arena and run …
Gas Stoves Negatively Impact Health Study Finds
A report by Rocky Mountain Institute, along with Physicians for Social Responsibility, Sierra Club, and Mothers Out Front, found that gas stoves can exacerbate conditions like asthma due to hazardous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and …
Coal Declines Shift Economics of Duluth Superior Shipping Port
The Port of Duluth-Superior, one of the largest shipping ports in the United States, is being impacted by the continuing decline in coal. Still its second largest commodity, 20 million tons of coal delivered to …
New York Retires Last Coal Plant
New York State’s aggressive Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, passed June 2019, which mandates carbon-free electricity by 2040 and a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, along with the state’s adoption of strict emissions rules and the …