Buildings codes saves lives. Not only do they keep buildings from falling down or burning up, but they save far more lives by reducing energy use, which in turn reduces the need to burn polluting fuels like coal to make…
If, as expected, President Trump touts boosting fossil fuels as the way to lift the economy in his State of the Union address tonight, he will miss the boat. In fact, the true dominance in the energy sector, already helping…
Commercial ice makers—the kind you see in hotel hallways, restaurants, and hospitals—can churn out anywhere from 50 pounds to 4,000 pounds of ice every day, and they use a lot of water and energy to do it. As of this…
The gap between how much wind and solar energy we need to install to curb climate change and how much we are projected to add in a business-as-usual case will get wider over the next few decades. To close this…
With President Trump expected to tout an infrastructure plan in his State of the Union address, Scott Slesinger, legislative director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, told Congress in written testimony today it is systematic underfunding of transportation, sewer and…
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy today ordered his state to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the multi-state compact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that former Gov. Chris Christie pulled out of six years ago.
President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on solar component imports is a shortsighted and counterproductive move. The tariffs will raise the cost of solar power, resulting in a slowdown in growth for one of the fastest-growing employment sectors of America’s…
Governor Brown released an Executive Order today providing the details of an initiative to put 5 million electric-drive vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030, part of a new goal announced yesterday in his State of the State address.
