THE NEW YORK TIMES: By Jack  Ewing  JULY 5, 2017 A Volvo plug-in hybrid at an auto show in Beijing in 2014. CreditDiego Azubel/European Pressphoto Agency Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of

The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) is a national, nonprofit coalition of public agencies and organizations working together to advance clean energy. CESA members—mostly state agencies— include many of the most innovative, successful, and influential public funders of clean energy

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The Barn earns LEED Silver certification The on-campus student social venue, known as The Barn, was awarded LEED Silver certification for new construction on April 19, 2012. The building, designed to host parties and events on campus, is located in

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ZOETIC GLOBAL SIGNS 100 MEGAWATT HYDRO POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE ELECTRICITY COMPANY OF GHANA WASHINGTON, DC, January 14, 2016 – Zoetic Global, a US-based project developer, has executed a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Electricity Company of Ghana

Co-ops are an integral part of the $364 billion U.S. electric utility industry America’s electric cooperatives are dedicated to providing safe, reliable and affordable energy to our consumer-members on a not-for-profit basis. Unlike investor-owned utilities, which seek to generate profit for outside

NRECA-CFC member task force to look at governance practices PublishedMarch 14, 2017 Author: Steven Johnson Examining Co-op Governance Delegates cast their ballots at the 2017 NRECA Business Meeting, a key part of the co-op democratic process. A task force created by

PublishedMay 25, 2017 AuthorVictoria A. Rocha Could Twitter become a cooperative? The answer will take more than 140 characters. (Photo By: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Supporters of turning Twitter into a user-owned cooperative are optimistic they can sustain interest in the proposal,

Montana co-op and youth agency team up on solar, Powerwall project PublishedJanuary 24, 2017 AuthorVictoria A. Rocha Energy Storage in an Unusual Spot A residential group home for troubled youngsters gets a rooftop solar array through a partnership with Flathead

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE Democratizing the Electricity System Karlee Weinmann, Research Associate for the Energy Democracy initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, delivered a presentation in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 28th, 2017 at an event called Decarbonizing the

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Dear Chairman Mendelson; I am writing to repeat my strong opposition to your proposal to take $7.5 million from the Renewable Energy Development Fund and move it to the General Fund in the FY 2018 budget. Please vote tomorrow to

By Robert McCartney June 6 The Trump administration wants to sell the Washington Aqueduct, stirring fears among some that the White House’s passion for privatization could mean higher water bills for 1 million residents in the District and Northern Virginia. But

Take Action → EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt—who, as Oklahoma Attorney General, sued the EPA fourteen times to block crucial pollution limits—has launched yet another attack on clean air and climate protections. He has officially suspended vital air pollution safeguards that

  Last week, the D.C. Council Chair, Phil Mendelson, took $7.5 million from the Renewable Energy Development Fund and re-programed it to the District’s general fund. This action would significantly slow further development of renewable energy in the District. This

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