$100 Million in Financing Secured by Lightsource bp for Large Alabama Solar Project

Black Bear Solar energy project Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $100 million financing package for its 130 MW DC Black Bear Solar energy project in Montgomery County, Ala. The…

130-MW solar project will support 11 Alabama utilities

Lightsource bp is moving forward on its 130-MWdc Black Bear Solar energy project in Montgomery County, Alabama. “This project demonstrates the positive impacts that result from partnerships with shared goals to reduce carbon emissions,…

Solar’s role in popularizing green hydrogen

Photovoltaic solar, with its range of complementing technologies and uses, is expected to be integral in another process of decarbonizing the grid: creating a carbon-free fuel source. Hydrogen cells are an energy source that, when expended,…

Inside the Campaign to Save an Imperiled Cambodian Rainforest

We were seated near a lush river in the Southern Cardamom Mountains, huddled over a lunch of chicken and rice, when the tip came in via text message: Someone had passed along the location of a poaching camp.Within minutes, the entire group…

Manchin Rejects Landmark Legislation, Putting Biden’s Climate Goals at Risk

WASHINGTON — The declaration from Senator Joe Manchin III that he cannot support his party’s $2.2 trillion Build Back Better bill has significantly dimmed the prospects for the climate action that scientists say the United States must…

California Proposes Raising Fees on Owners of Rooftop Solar Systems

California regulators on Monday proposed requiring people with rooftop solar panels to pay more of the costs of operating the electric grid, a plan that some supporters of clean energy argued could greatly reduce the incentive for new residential…

Battling for Bolivia’s Lithium That’s Vital to Electric Cars

“The amount of lithium we need in any of our climate goals is incredible,” said Anna Shpitsberg, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for energy transformation. “Everyone is trying to build up their supply chains and think about…

Biden Administration Promises Stricter Regulation of Lead in Drinking Water

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday will announce its intention to propose stricter limits on the amount of lead allowable in drinking water and to begin replacing millions of lead pipes that snake throughout the…

Fight Over Gas Stoves and Furnaces in the Effort to Slow Climate Change

That spring, Arizona, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Louisiana passed laws that barred cities from banning natural gas. In Oklahoma, the gas industry drew support from groups like the AARP, the influential lobby for older Americans, as well as restaurants,…

Google Pledged to Remove Ads From Climate Denial Sites, but Many Still Run

Ahead of last month’s United Nations global climate summit, Google, the world’s biggest provider of ads online, made a big announcement: It would stop placing ads on sites that deny the scientific consensus on climate change.Banned from…