By Dakin Andone and Cassandra Santiago, CNN Updated 9:41 AM ET, Sat September 30, 2017 N)Do Re Mi Daycare on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands has been serving students for 20 years. But last week, Hurricane Maria threatened

By Steven Mufson, Arelis R. Hernández and Aaron C. Davis October 29 Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló has called for the immediate cancellation of a $300 million contract with Montana-based Whitefish Energy Holdings, a tiny company based in the hometown

Are you looking for an exciting way to engage your students in STEM career pathways? Can you picture your students choosing a career where they are part of a research team that discovers a new way to turn algae into

bY: John Farrell Oct 30, 2017 From ILSR’s newest report on electric vehicles, here are six reasons your next car should be electric: 1. Fun: Electric vehicle motors provide more torque and instant acceleration at any speed than internal combustion

By Rene Marsh and Gregory Wallace, CNN 22 hrs ago The FBI has opened a preliminary inquiry into the $300 million Whitefish Energy Holdings contract secured by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, according to a source with knowledge of

On October 18, we kicked off the Sustainable DC 2.0 working groups by taking a novel approach to community engagement. Instead of taking the traditional approach of holding one centralized meeting, we responded to what we have been hearing from

AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED:Oct. 27, 2017 Dive Brief: As Puerto Rico struggles to restore power to its citizens, a leaked recovery contract awarded to Montana’s Whitefish Energy appears to reveal one-sided commitments and stipulations that government agencies cannot review the project’s

January 31, 2017 By Jennifer Delony Associate Editor With global commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions set, funding those commitments will require new, unique financial models, such as ones used by the handful of green investment banks in operation today.

September 19, 2017 By Jennifer Delony Associate Editor By tapping cooperative, not-for-profit financial services, a group of clean energy enthusiasts hope to spark a platform for offering clean energy loans that could compete with the growing list of solar loan

AUTHOR:Peter Maloney @TopFloorPower PUBLISHED: Oct. 24, 2017 Dive Brief: The Department of Energy on Monday announced up to $15 million for research projects on batteries and vehicle electrification technologies to enable extreme fast charging. The DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)

Environmental Protection Agency announces funds to deliver environmental workforce development and job training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field.  Eligibility: City or

BY TIMOTHY CAMA :   THE HILL 10/06/17 01:52 PM EDT   © Getty Images Energy Secretary Rick Perry defended his proposal for high payments to nuclear and coal plants Friday, hitting back at the idea that his new proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Mark Antoniewicz: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President for Climate, Environmental Justice, & Community Revitalization at Hip Hop Caucus, released the statement below about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s anticipated move to repeal the Clean

BY BRANDON CARTER – 10/07/17 09:51 AM EDT Billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk spoke with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Friday about his offer to have Tesla rebuild the U.S. territory’s power grid. Rosselló confirmed the two spoke in

AUTHOR: Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower Dive Brief: German energy storage company Sonnen plans to build microgrids in Puerto Rico to help alleviate the damage caused by Hurricane Maria. Working with its local partner, solar power developer Pura Energia, Sonnen is targeting emergency

John Farrell Updated on Sep 27, 2017 This article was originally published in Greentech Media on September 18th, 2017. In the first week of September, a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held hearings questioning a 40-year-old law that forms

Home » Step by Step: How SunShot Influences the “Going Solar” Process If you own a solar energy system, it’s very likely that the SunShot Initiative has impacted at least one of the steps that helped you get there. Since