Renewable Energy

Scientists May Have Just Created the Most Absorbent Solar Cell Ever

Scientists have developed a solar cell that's more efficient than any other currently on the market by using innovative technology capable of capturing more parts of the solar spectrum. Innovation like this is crucial for the mitigating the effects of climate change.

July 17, 2017
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Solar Power is Saving Dollars — and Lives

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Research is proving just how valuable solar power is: in fact, it's saving lives. By avoiding fossil fuels for our power needs, solar is preventing deaths from circulatory and respiratory ailments, reducing sicks days and asthma incidents, and more.

July 5, 2017
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Our Best Shot at Meeting Paris Goals? Make Energy Public

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A new report finds public ownership is the best way for cities and towns to meet renewable energy and efficiency targets.

July 5, 2017
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Standing Rock's Fight Against Dakota Pipeline Continues While Tribe Plans for a Fossil-Free Future

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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe recently won a major legal victory in federal court which may have the power to force the shutdown of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. District

July 4, 2017
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We’re 100% in on 100%

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We’re at one of those moments in the climate fight when things could go either way. In DC, of course, it’s going badly: Trump and his crew are wrecking every federal effort to help reduce emissions – heck, they’re even making sure we have no satellites to

June 30, 2017
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MIT Scientist Asserts That We Will Have Fusion Energy by 2030

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Earl Marmar, MIT's Alcator C-Mod tokamak fusion project, said that we could potentially have nuclear fusion powering electric grids by the 2030s — that is, if we continue to pursue research aggressively.

June 30, 2017
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