From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio, Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent catastrophic […]
Last updated 7/15/2020 Protect yourself from rising utility costs Without a doubt, the long-term trend for electricity prices is upwards. Over the past decade, electricity prices have risen by an average of three percent each year. Eliminating or significantly reducing these costs will save you a lot of money in the long run. By going […]
Last updated 7/15/2020 Eliminate or significantly reduce your electric bill with solar energy One of the biggest reasons to go solar is that you can eliminate or significantly reduce your electric bill. An average monthly electric bill of $100 becomes an annual $1,200 expense. Over 20 years, that same $100 monthly bill balloons to $24,000 […]
Last updated 7/15/2020 What is net metering? Net metering (also known as net energy metering or NEM) is a solar incentive that allows you to store energy in the electric grid. When your solar panels produce more electricity than you need, that energy is sent to the grid in exchange for credits. Then, at night or other times when […]
The city of Diu has become India‘s first and only municipality to receive 100% of its energy needs from solar power. Located in the southern region of the Indian state of Gujarat, Diu is governed directly by the Indian federal government, which has prioritized the growth of solar energy throughout the country. In only three years […]
Energy · Environment · News · Politics · Renewable Energy Congress rejects Trump’s renewable energy budget cuts Written by Greg BeachonMar 22, 2018EnvironmentConservationEnergy VIEW SLIDESHOW Congress has reached a deal on a $1.3 trillion budget the 2018 fiscal year – and it doesn’t include the clean energy cuts demanded by the Trump Administration. President Trump’s budget proposal would have cut funding from carbon capture and […]
