America Favors Cars Over Public Transit. Can Biden Change That?

If America is dominated by car culture and the call of the open road, there is a big reason for that: Over the past 65 years, the United States has spent nearly $10 trillion in public funds on highways and roads, and just a quarter of that…

Tropical Forest Destruction Accelerated in 2020

To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.Tropical forests around the world were destroyed at an increasing rate in 2020 compared with the year before, despite the global economic…

Test Flight for Sunlight-Blocking Research Is Canceled

A test flight for researching ways to cool Earth by blocking sunlight will not take place as planned in Sweden this June, following objections from environmentalists, scientists and Indigenous groups there.The Swedish Space Corporation said…

Biden’s Big Bet: Tackling Climate Change Will Create Jobs, Not Kill Them

For decades, Democrats have countered opposition to "job-killing" environmental regulation by saying combatting climate change would create well-paying new jobs. President Biden is betting on it. Source link

Gas South Commits Fifty Million to Solar Initiatives

Gas South, a natural gas provider, says it is investing $50 million in solar energy by the end of 2023 as part of the company’s plan to support renewable energy initiatives. “In…

AEP Energy Selects Opdenergy to Develop West Virginia Solar Plant

AEP Energy, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, has signed an agreement with Opdenergy, an independent power producer with experience in the development, financing, construction and…

NovaSource Adds First Solar’s North American O&M Business to Company Offering

First Solar Inc., a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar solutions, has completed the sale of its North American operations and maintenance (O&M) business to NovaSource Power…

BCI Engineering Unveils New Ground-Mount Solar Racking System

BCI Engineering, a company that specializes in solar racking contract manufacturing, has unveiled Full Tilt, a new ground-mount solar…

J-POWER USA converting retired Virginia coal plant into solar + storage project

Power plant developer J-POWER USA and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group have agreed to jointly develop Birchwood Solar, a 50-MWac solar plant and Birchwood Storage, a 190-MWac energy storage facility. These projects…

New Jersey Developer Completes Roof-Mounted Solar Array at PepsiCo Bottling Facility

Infiniti Energy Services (IES), a New Jersey-based developer and engineering, procurement and construction services provider, has completed construction on a 992,800 W roof-mounted solar…