U.S. Trade and Investment with Sub-Saharan Africa in Certain Sectors Has Grown and Continues to Have Potential, Says USITC (A must read before the AGOA Forum) Download the Report Register, Today!!! for the 17th AGOA Forum REGISTER CSO/AWEP Session of
Learn24 Network Conference: Preparing Youth for College, Career and Life
DC Government: dcdocs@dc.gov: Wed, Jun 20, 2018 8:49 am Learn24 Network Conference: Preparing Youth for College, Career and Life Last chance to register! Registration closes at 1:00 pm today for the Institute for Youth Development’s conference this Friday, June 22, 2018. This one-day conference will help youth development practitioners working in out of
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: 2018 HBCU WEEK CONFERENCE
U.S. Department of Education: ed.gov@public.govdelivery.com : Tue, Jun 19, 2018 11:59 am White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities 2018 National HBCU Week Conference HBCU COMPETITIVENESS: Aligning Institutional Missions with America’s Priorities September 16-19, 2018 Washington Marriott Wardman Park
PEPCO Electric Vehicle Program (MD)
Plug-in Vehicle Offering Open to qualified residential Maryland customers This offering is entirely voluntary and is open to all qualified Pepco residential customers in Maryland with a plug-in vehicle. To participate, your vehicle must be registered in Maryland. If so,
Free Power From Freeways? China Is Testing Roads Paved With Solar Panels
Author: Keith Bradsher June 11, 2018 for The New York Times Zhang Hongchao, an engineering professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, helped develop Pavenergy’s solar road surface.CreditGiulia Marchi for The New York Time INAN, China — On a smoggy afternoon, huge
ALERT! Stand with DC Clergy and residents who are fighting displacement by way of predatory water fees.
Empower DC: Tuesday, May 22.2018 Did you know that the CRIAC (Clean Rivers Impervious Areas Charge) fee has increased 2,000% over the past few years? Now, some churches are being forced to pay $2,000/month for this fee alone! Cemeteries have been
Sustainability at Bowie State University
BSU Community cleans up local watershed On the second day of President Breaux’s Inaugural Week, labeled as ‘Bowie State in the Community’, BSU President, faculty, staff and students put their… Read more about the BSU watershed cleanup 123 Sustainability is
Bowie State University Solar Power Launch Ceremony
On Monday, May 21, 2018, on a beautiful spring day under the solar panel canopy of Parking Lot D, the Bowie State University community along with representatives from WGL Energy and SGC Power celebrated the launching of the solar panel
California to require rooftop solar for new homes
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu PUBLISHED May 9, 2018 Dive Brief: The California Energy Commission approved the 2019 Building Energy Code on Wednesday, requiring renewable energy access for all new residential homes in the state starting in 2020. The code includes incentives for energy
Pig-powered microgrid in North Carolina may be the future of rural cooperative supply
Author: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED May 9, 2018 The Butler pig farm includes a range of clean energy technologies, and the state’s cooperatives see its grid integration efforts as a model that can be replicated. According to the United Nations, by 2050, the world’s
GM and Honda are joining forces to create the next generation of batteries for electric cars
Matthew DeBord Jun. 7, 2018, 9:43 AM The Chevy Bolt EV Chevrolet General Motors and Honda announced a deal to develop next-generation electric-battery technology. GM will ultimately supply Honda with batteries for the North American market. The deal comes after GM and SoftBank
Daimler just unveiled an electric truck to take on Tesla’s Semi
Mark Matousek Jun. 7, 2018, 10:48 AM Daimler’s Freightliner eCascadia will have half the range of a Tesla Semi.Daimler Daimler unveiled two electric trucks on Wednesday, one of which will compete directly with Tesla‘s semi-truck, the Semi. The Freightliner eCascadia will have a range
China’s solar energy explosion reveals a dim future for fossil fuels — here’s what it looks like
Leanna Garfield Jun. 5, 2018 A large floating solar farm project under construction by the Sungrow Power Supply Company on June 13, 2017 in Anhui province, China.Getty Images China is on a mission to become the next green superpower. The
Neighborhood Energy Challenge – Wind Edition
By Gina Mathias, Sustainability Manager, City of Takoma Park The new sustainability challenge is here! This summer everyone is being challenged to switch to 100 percent renewable energy. Apartments, houses and businesses all have the opportunity to choose 100 percent
Three US states will spend $1.3 billion to build more electric vehicle charging
By Sean O’Kane@sokane1 Jun 1, 2018, 1:48pm EDT California, New York, and New Jersey’s new efforts could boost EVs beyond niche status, some experts say Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Three US states announced major investments in charging infrastructure
New Kaiser Permanente Study Provides Evidence of Health Risks Linked to Electromagnetic Field Exposure
By: Kaiser Permanente December 13, 2017 OAKLAND, Calif. — A study of real-world exposure to non-ionizing radiation from magnetic fields in pregnant women found a significantly higher rate of miscarriage, providing new evidence regarding their potential health risks. The Kaiser
Pittsburgh sets goal of 50% energy reduction in revised climate plan
AUTHOR: Jason Plautz PUBLISHED May 24, 2018 Dive Insight: Despite — and especially since — being namechecked by President Trump as part of the reasoning for exiting the Paris Agreement, Pittsburgh has been vocal in its commitment to climate action
Does 112% growth in 2017 mean community solar has finally solved its complexity problem?
AUTHOR: Herman K. Trabish PUBLISHED May 24, 2018 Solar developers and utilities are moving into the sector fast, writing new rules as they go. Utilities like big solar projects that they can own, and consumers like rooftop solar that they
Washington DC city council is considering new bill for “One Hundred Percent Renewable Portfolio Standard Expansion Amendment Act of 2018.”
Author:Yesenia River D.C. Program Director, Solar United Neighbors MAY 23,2018 The Council is considering an historic plan to require our local utility to obtain 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050, including 17% from solar power (up from
Cybersecurity and the distributed grid: A double-edged sword
AUTHOR: Robert Walton @TeamWetDog PUBLISHED May 21, 2018 wo evolutions are taking place around the power sector today, which could make it more difficult to defend from a growing cyber threat. Hackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to