Electric Vehicles
7 Global Economic Myths Shattered
We have been told that Electric Vehicles are the way of the future, but the rate of growth is slowing. With the addition of wind and solar, the upward slope of the world per capita […]
Solar
International News
UK solar farm decision delayed
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, has extended the decision timeline for the Mallard Pass Solar Farm, pushing the deadline back to Thursday, 13th June 2024. This move, announced […]
Carbon Credit
Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects
A climate trust fund proposed in Portland, Maine, would use money from the sale of city-owned renewable energy credits to kickstart further efforts to cut local carbon emissions. Portland is among the hundreds of […]
Electrical Generation / Utilities
Texas Is Warned of Blackout Risk as Sun Sets This Summer
Texas warned of potential blackouts after the sun sets Soaring demand, extreme weather are behind supply concerns The risk of power failures this summer remains elevated for many parts of North America amid soaring demand […]
Electric Vehicles
Biden ratchets up tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar, batteries
The Biden administration moved Tuesday to block China’s access to the American market for clean energy technology by doubling duties on solar cells and effectively quadrupling the price of electric vehicles from China. The actions […]
Climate Crisis
How tariffs threaten Biden’s climate goals
President Joe Biden is raising the price of clean energy components imported from China to accelerate America’s building spree of solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles. But it jeopardizes the United States’ goal of slashing […]
Carbon Tax
New Climate Reality is Passing New York By
Note: For quite a while now I have put my Citizens Guide to the Climate Act article as the top post on the website because it summarizes the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (Climate Act). This post updates my […]
International News
Biden Admin Set to Announce Tariffs on Chinese EVs and Solar Panels
Biden’s tariffs, targeting China’s “new three” green goods, are expected to be announced next week, escalating trade tensions between the US and China. The move is anticipated to impact various sectors, leading to market turbulence […]
Press
Another solar tariff fight looms on Capitol Hill
Tariffs on Chinese solar panels that caused significant Hill turmoil in the past are once again threatening rifts between Democrats, the solar industry and President Joe Biden. In 2022, the Biden administration put a pause […]
Energy Crisis
Community solar struggles in California could ripple nationally
California regulators are weighing a plan that solar companies warn could derail a type of solar project crucial to the Biden administration’s goal of decarbonizing the U.S. grid. Unlike rooftop solar that serves one home, […]