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“Power Outages Can Mean the Difference Between Life and Death” — Rooftop Solar Can Help

April 9, 2022 admin clean power, hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Puerto Rico, queremos sol, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 14:00:57 +0000

Lawyer and activist Ruth Santiago says rooftop solar can help Puerto Rico out of its energy crisis. Originally published on Nexus Media. By Paola Rosa-Aquino Puerto Rico is in the throes of an energy crisis. On Thursday, a fire at a power plant outside the southeastern town of Guayanilla caused an island-wide blackout. Blackouts are a feature […]

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$1 Million Grant Awarded To My Local Newspapers For Environmental Reporting

February 17, 2022 admin Baton Rouge, climate change, hurricanes, Louisiana, Media, New Orleans

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:40:59 +0000

The Walton Family Foundation has awarded my local newspapers, The Advocate (Nola.com) and the Times-Picayune, a little over $1 million grant to expand coastal and environmental reporting. The three-year grant will cover the cost of a four-member team based out of New Orleans. The money will be administered by the Society of Environmental Journalists. Nola.com […]

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Fighting Floods & Fossil Fuels In Texas (Video)

February 28, 2020 admin air quality, climate change, climate gentrification, diaster preparedness, floods, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, hurricane harvey, hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Oil, policy & politics, pollution, port arthur, texas, Water

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 03:00:39 +0000

“Can you imagine a world without environmental activists pushing for change?”

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Solar Under Storm Part II: Designing Hurricane-Resilient PV Systems

February 24, 2020 admin buildings, caribbean islands, clean power, clinton climate initiative, consumer technology, fcx solar, hurricane-resilient, hurricane-resilient pv systems, hurricanes, island energy, rocky mountain institute, rooftop solar, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, solar under storm, solar under storm part ii

Credit to Author: Rocky Mountain Institute| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:42:43 +0000

The last three years have seen major hurricanes wreak havoc on island nations. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Dorian caused catastrophic damage to homes, infrastructure, and economies throughout the Caribbean basin. At the same time, the use of solar photovoltaic (PV) power is increasing on Caribbean islands—helping reduce costs and improve electric grids. And while some solar installations were destroyed by the hurricane force winds, many remained intact. In 2017, Rocky Mountain Institute sent expert structural engineering teams to the Caribbean region to investigate survivals and failures among ground-mounted PV systems

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10 Puerto Rican Schools Receive Resilient Microgrids

January 4, 2020 admin buildings, clean power, climate change, climate disaster, community solar, consumer technology, education, energy efficiency, grid, hurricane irma, hurricane maria, hurricanes, islands energy program, kinesis foundation, maria, microgrids, puerto rican youth, puerto rico clean energy, rocky mountain institute, rooftop solar, Save the Children, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar microgrid, solar panels

Credit to Author: Rocky Mountain Institute| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 04:10:47 +0000

A year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and left millions without power, schools have equipped themselves to withstand future weather events and grid outages to continue providing education to their students

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Climate Change, Florida, Texas, & The 2020 Election — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard

November 6, 2019 admin clean power, cleantech talk, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, consumer technology, Democrats, election 2020, Florida, hurricanes, podcasts, policy & politics, policy research, Republicans, research, SCIENCE, sea level rise, Solar energy, texas, US Politics, wind energy

Credit to Author: Winter Wilson| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:47:50 +0000

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down again with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, to talk about a number of hot topics, including shifting public opinion on climate change and the role of climate action plans in the next presidential election. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summary of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion

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Electricity Resilience In Florida: Hurricane Dorian vs. Tesla Powerwall

September 28, 2019 admin 2019 hurricanes, batteries, buildings, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, climate change, cocoa beach, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, enhanced hurricane protection, ev charging, Florida, global weirding, grid, grid storage, home energy management, hurricane dorian, hurricane preparedness, hurricanes, lithium-ion batteries, Natural Disasters, Nissan, nissan leaf, research, rooftop solar, SCIENCE, Smart Grid, smartphone apps, Solar energy, tesla, tesla hurricanes, tesla model 3, tesla powerwall, tesla powerwall 2, tesla powerwall app

Credit to Author: Danny Parker| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 03:11:34 +0000

As a researcher at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) in Cocoa, Florida, I’ve lived with hurricanes my entire professional career. Each year is like a bad lottery since Florida is a hurricane magnet. Given the paths of past hurricanes, there’s plenty of reason for concern. Living in the state in September suggests a shooting gallery experience — with these hits by major storms, but a lot of near misses

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The Hidden Psychological Crisis That Hurricanes Leave in Their Wake

September 16, 2019 admin hurricane, hurricane dorian, hurricanes, mental health, PTSD, the bahamas

Credit to Author: Harron Walker| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:48:57 +0000

Some local Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas are hoping to address the PTSD that results from our increasingly frequent weather disasters.

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Guide For Tesla Owners Facing Hurricanes

September 13, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ev charging, hurricanes, tesla, tesla hurricanes, tesla model 3, tesla model s, tesla model x, tesla superchargers, tesla supercharging

Credit to Author: Matt Pressman| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:00:14 +0000

Hurricane Dorian was all over the news last week. For good reason. Needless to say, having a Tesla in a hurricane is different than having a gasoline-powered car. There are (at least) six good reasons why having a Tesla is better in a hurricane. That said, there are some things you should be aware of, as a Tesla owner, before a hurricane arrives