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SEIA Congratulates 16 Winning Congresspeople & Governors — 12 of Them Democrats

November 17, 2024 admin activism, angela alsobrooks, Bob Ferguson, clean power, hakeem jeffries, jacky rosen, john curtis, josh stein, lisa blunt rochester, martin heinrich, mike braun, policy & politics, ruben gallego, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:53:01 +0000

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) was tracking key solar and storage races in the 2024 US election, and went out of its way to congratulate winners who the organization saw as solar champions. As the solar advocacy organization noted, “there are many Senate, House, and gubernatorial elections that could shape … [continued]

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My Take On What’s Going On With Extinction Rebellion

September 24, 2024 admin activism, extinction rebellion, letters to the editor, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 01:45:23 +0000

Note that this is a reader’s response to Scott Cooney’s article about Extinction Rebellion, where he postulated the organization could be a front group for fossil industries or at least manipulated by them. This letter to the editor comes to us from David Woodward, and we think it’s absolutely excellent. … [continued]

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The Math of Squashing Pipelines & Stopping Global Heating

June 4, 2023 admin activism, clean power, climate change, Coal, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:16:09 +0000

By David Lapp-Jost

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Young Activists Put El Paso On The Front Line Of Climate Defense

March 15, 2023 admin activism, climate activism, El Paso, Fossil Fuels, Oil, permian basin, policy & politics, texas

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:00:55 +0000

Sunrise El Paso and Ground Game Texas have forced a local referendum on a climate initiative to reduce fossil fuel extraction.

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Red States Rush To Criminalize Climate Activism

February 10, 2023 admin activism, alec, climate activism, climate change, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:48:54 +0000

Climate activism may be the only thing standing between us and a world that can no longer support human life. Is it for you?

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Ukraine Gets Support From CleanTechnica — How About Some More?

January 8, 2023 admin activism, Charity, clean power, policy & politics, Solar energy, Ukraine, wind energy, world wind energy association

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 23:13:47 +0000

Ukraine, despite some hardcore propaganda to the contrary, is still in need of our support. How that is turning into a political splitting point is truly surprising to me, even after all we’ve been through in the US since 2015 (or 2008). But it shows how effective Putin’s and his allies’ low-cost information warfare has […]

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Reminder: You Can Donate Solar Panels To Ukraine

November 28, 2022 admin activism, Charity, clean power, consumer technology, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar panels, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:34:14 +0000

There’s news week after week, or day after day, lately regarding Ukrainians not having electricity due to Russia bombing the country’s power infrastructure. To be technical about it, this is terrorism. It is outside the bounds of war. Imagine going into winter without power or heat. If you want to help more Ukrainians get power […]

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How to Donate Solar Panels & Wind Turbines to Ukraine

November 13, 2022 admin 100re, activism, clean power, global100re, Solar energy, solar panels, Ukraine, wind energy, world wind energy association

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:06:55 +0000

I wrote recently that one thing Ukraine really needs as soon as possible is more solar panels. A reader reached out to let us know how you can go about donating solar panels, and small wind turbines, to Ukraine. The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and the Global 100% Renewable Energy Platform Global100RE, with the […]

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Keep It In The Ground Grassroots Campaign Is A Success Story

September 1, 2022 admin 350.org, activism, divestment, Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:00:17 +0000

Taking a look back: 350.org’s grassroots campaign “keep it in the ground” is a success story – and not yet finished. By taking a step back, sometimes solutions for complex problems seem to be surprisingly easy. If you don’t want carbon in the air, leave the raw materials that produce it in the ground. That‘s […]

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The Newest Climate Activists? Fossil Fuel Heirs

August 15, 2022 admin activism, climate change, Fossil Fuels, investment

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 19:50:41 +0000

First, members of the Rockefeller family walked away from the fossil fuels that made them rich, alarmed that burning oil and gas was causing climate change. Now they and Getty heirs are founding climate action organizations, attempting to give back to citizens what fossil fuel capitalism has taken away.

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