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16 June 2020
Massachusetts, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Dairy farmers in Massachusetts are working with Vanguard Renewables, a food waste energy company, and Dominion Energy, an electric utility company, to capture manure methane gas from cows and convert it into natural g...
22 May 2020
Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States
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800-1500 Words
As part of a deal with Facebook to build a data center in New Mexico, an electric utility is investing in renewable energy to power the center. Through power purchase agreements, which are contracts to buy renewable e...
Energy News Network
Elizabeth McGowan
4 May 2020
Virginia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A solar workgroup in Virginia is inviting developers to present information on the best ways to build solar and battery storage projects for the region; a new approach they are taking after previous failures in gettin...
27 April 2020
Georgetown, Texas, United States
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800-1500 Words
West Texas, traditionally known for its oil business, has become a thriving home for wind energy. Beyond political ideology, wind power as a form of renewable energy is thriving for economic reasons, as it can be more...
1 April 2020
Iowa, United States
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1500-3000 Words
As the youngest state legislators in Iowa, Zach Wahls, a Democrat, and Joe Mitchell, a Republican, are working across party lines to find solutions to climate change. While there has been pushback about their bipartis...
18 March 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
Serenity Soular is a worker-owned cooperative that installs solar panels in an affordable way, focusing on communities of color in North Philadelphia. They employ local residents through an apprenticeship program, tra...
19 February 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Food waste diverted from the landfill to anaerobic digesters can be used to create electricity. In Massachusetts, farmers and businesses participate in a waste-to-energy project in partnership with Vanguard Renewables...
Planet Forward
Brooke Bowser
29 January 2020
Highland Park, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
After DTE Energy removed streetlights from Highland Park, Michigan when utility bills went unpaid, local residents teamed up to form Soulardarity, a community-owned organization that installs solar-powered street ligh...
Grady Newsource
Madeline Shepard
6 January 2020
Athens, Georgia, United States
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800-1500 Words
The town of Athens, Georgia has committed to a 100% renewable energy pledge. Both the local government and local businesses are working towards it by implementing sustainable practices such as solar panels and wastewa...
24 December 2019
Ii, Finland
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
The town of Ii, in northern Finland, has cut carbon emissions by 80 percent, hitting the European Union's target 30 years before the deadline. Thanks to collective action in the community, businessmen, children, grand...
14 December 2019
Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
In former Colorado mining towns, solar energy programs in high schools are introducing students to new types of job opportunities and helping schools save money on energy costs.
13 December 2019
Delta, Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
As the number of mining jobs in Colorado has decreased, solar power holds the promise of future employment opportunities, as exemplified by an educational program at Delta High School. The class “Solar Energy Training...
10 December 2019
Maine, United States
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Under 800 Words
Landfills can offer prime real estate for solar potential due to the lack of trees and access to direct sunlight, and Maine is taking advantage of this. Seen as a sustainable renewable energy project, this is just one...
30 November 2019
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
Food waste typically ends up on in landfills, which exacerbates climate change, but in Massachusettes, dairy farmers are converting the waste into electricity. Food waste from around the state is gathered, grinded and...
The Guardian
Jessica Murray
29 November 2019
Stockholm, Sweden
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800-1500 Words
Biochar is a form of charcoal that is proving to be quite useful in terms of renewable energy and combatting the climate crisis. From trapping carbon and methane emissions to playing a role in heating homes and feedin...
24 November 2019
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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800-1500 Words
Food waste often ends up in landfills, but the Wasatch Resource Recovery facility in Utah transforms the thrown-out food into renewable energy instead. Companies such as Kroger, Dannon, and Nestle send their food wast...
20 November 2019
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
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800-1500 Words
Solar power panels are broadly supported across America, as concern about climate change increases; however, not all supporters want solar power plants in their backyard. Now, companies and local governments work to i...
19 November 2019
London, United Kingdom
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1500-3000 Words
Finding ways to implement circular systems reduces the environmental impact of festivals. The London-based nonprofit, a Greener Festival, works with festival planners across Europe to make events more sustainable. In ...
18 November 2019
Grass Valley, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Solar microgrids can improve community resilience to natural disasters by quickly restoring power. California-based startup, BoxPower, has developed an easy-to-install solar panels, packaged in a cargo shipping contai...
7 November 2019
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
An elementary school program is teaching students about renewable energy in action. By working with the startup Zero Mass Water, educators can share lessons from the company’s hydropanels, which use solar energy to ca...
23 October 2019
Gardner, Massachusetts, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Pennsylvania law is preventing a Philadelphia neighborhood from converting an empty lot into a solar farm, but community members are working to fight against this by citing neighboring states that are seeing positive ...
10 October 2019
Desert Hot Springs, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
California-based cannabis company, Canndescent, has taken many steps toward low-carbon sustainability in its operations. The company uses commercial-scale solar energy, reverse-mounted ceiling fans, and microburst irr...
4 October 2019
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
Enrolling administrators and financial planners in sustainable projects takes proving that investments pay for themselves. With the help of pressure from students and faculty, Penn State Universities administrators ha...
3 October 2019
Illinois, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
A gene editing practice called CRISPR is transforming a penny-shaped weed known as pennycress into a cover crop. This practice offers farmers a source of revenue in their off season and provides habitats for insects, ...
2 October 2019
Alberta, Canada
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Alberta, Canada is a place that historically has had a close relationship with oil and gas. But as renewable energy surges into the market, these industries become more and more precarious. This article talks to a ran...
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