Tag: News
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Feds Greenlight LNG Exports From Controversial Jordan Cove Project in Oregon
Though the decision was anticipated and remains conditional, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) approval of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Coos Bay, OR is already drawing the ire of environmental groups across the country. The Jordan Cove project includes building an export terminal that would be supplied by the proposed 235-mile-long Pacific Connector…
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Willie Nelson Joins Fight to Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Country music legend Willie Nelson is joining the fight in Congress to protect Appalachian communities from the impacts of the devastating mining practice of mountaintop removal. In a new music video that depicts dynamiting operations in Appalachia and their ruinous consequences, the American icon sings “America the Beautiful” to highlight opposition to giving coal companies free rein…
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Renusol America Mounting Systems Installed in 2-MW City Project in Missouri
Today, Renusol America announces that two of its solar panel mounting systems have been chosen for installation on 36 out of 80 municipal buildings that are part of a 2 MW City-wide renewable energy initiative in Kansas City, Mo. The energy generated is expected to save the City approximately $40-thousandRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Groups Sue EPA for Failing to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide
Conservation and food-safety groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today for failing to protect hundreds of endangered fish, butterflies and other species from a new, toxic pesticide called cyantraniliprole. The EPA violated the Endangered Species Act by approving the widespread agricultural and residential use of the new pesticide…
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Why Investing in Aging Coal Plants is a Losing Bet
This entry is the first of a two-part follow up to the blog Long wrote last fall. This first entry focuses on the national story, the next entry will focus on coal in the west. Across the U.S., economics are increasingly favoring investment in renewable energy at the expense of dirty coal energy. As the price of solar…