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How the Nez Perce are using an energy transition to save salmon

Emily Senkosky

July 01, 2024 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: Nez Perce Reservation, United States, Lapwai, Idaho

The Nez Perce Tribe is installing solar panels on homes and community buildings across their reservation with the goal of producing enough energy to replace the hydroelectric dams on the Snake River responsible for the diminishing salmon and steelhead populations.

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California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels

Bill McKibben

June 27, 2024 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The California-based startup Magrathea Metals is producing magnesium with renewable energy to make the process less expensive and material-intensive. The company aims to make the more environment-friendly metal competitive with steel and aluminum.

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Philly home repair and climate resilience program gets big funding boost

Sophia Schmidt

June 17, 2024 |

WHYY |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Built to Last program, run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority, began as a pilot in 2021, but in the face of increased demand, the city recently granted $5 million in its budget to “future-proof” homes with electric heat pump HVAC systems, rooftop solar, electric appliances and other repairs that create more energy-efficient homes for low-income families. Since 2021, the program has repaired over 100 homes and has about 200 currently in progress.

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This city just made it illegal to advertise SUVs. Here's why.

Shannon Osaka

June 15, 2024 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Scotland, Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s city council banned fossil fuel advertisements on city property in hopes of making people less likely to opt for things like gas cars and international flights while removing a space for fossil fuel companies to mold their public image.

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First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts

Phil McKenna

June 04, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, Framingham, Massachusetts

A utility company in Framingham, Massachusetts, worked with climate advocates to build a unique geothermal heating and cooling project that spans a whole neighborhood. A group of residential and commercial buildings share the infrastructure necessary to harness stable underground temperatures for heating and cooling, which reduces their greenhouse gas emissions and energy bills.

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Toyota Opens a 'Megasite' for EV Batteries in a Struggling N.C. Community, Fueled by Biden's IRA

Nicole Norman

June 01, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, Liberty, North Carolina

Toyota is building a battery plant in the small town of Liberty, North Carolina, and ushering in an economic revival. Along with the thousands of jobs it is expected to bring to the area, the company is working with community colleges and paying students to complete programs in which they learn the necessary skills to work at the plant.

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St. Paul Public Schools go big on geothermal energy, using the earth to heat and cool buildings

Andrew Hazzard

May 31, 2024 |

Sahan Journal |

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Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

Public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, are installing geothermal systems to heat and cool buildings with energy harnessed from underground temperatures. The efficient, affordable energy source allows them to keep school buildings at a comfortable temperature during the increasingly warmer summer months.

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Daytona considering free rides in Midtown via systems that use electric vehicles

Susan Wright

May 31, 2024 |

Daytona Times |

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Response Location: United States, Florida

Two transportation companies, Freebie and Slidr, are teaming up with towns in Florida to provide free, on-demand shuttle services with electric vehicles. The app-based system helps bolster transit networks and fill gaps in services.

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Community solar developers look to artificial intelligence to help manage subscribers and advance equity

Kari Lydersen

May 29, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States

Artificial intelligence tools are helping the solar energy company Solstice better serve community solar subscribers and make projects more inclusive for low-income households. The tools use data to predict when subscribers might be facing problems that will likely lead to them leaving the project, such as delays or billing confusion, and vet subscribers based on whether they are likely to pay their bills instead of using their credit scores.

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Want to See Community Solar Done Right? A Project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Can Serve as a Model

Dan Gearino

May 23, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, L'Anse, Michigan

A community solar project in a rural Michigan town is making energy more affordable for low-to-moderate-income households. Fifty community members and organizations subscribed to receive energy from and support the construction of a solar array. As a result, their electricity bills are about $300 cheaper each year, and the local utility reported fewer late payments.

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