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Earth Day 2025: Our Power, Our Planet™

The Earth Day 2025 poster by Alexis Rockman ties into the theme, “Our Power, Our Planet.” The artwork beautifully features a solar panel surrounded by lush nature and a clear sky, symbolizing the renewable energy future we must embrace to safeguard both planetary and human health. This work continues Rockman’s legacy of blending […]

Local Climate Advocates Host Northeast Regional Conference

Members of Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) throughout New York and New England will be attending the Northeast Regional Conference at Union College in Schenectady, NY on April 4 and 5, 2025.

The event will include a variety of lectures, panels and workshops to build climate advocacy skills and collaborate other […]

Pursuing Climate Goals and a Path Forward in 2025

An Inspiring Interview with the 100% Renewables Burlington Electric Department

Darren Springer. (BED)

Michael J. Daley

In 2014, the city of Burlington, Vermont (the City) became the first city in the U.S. to achieve 100% renewable energy electricity supply. The Burlington Electric Department (BED, https://www.burlingtonelectric.com/) is Vermont’s largest municipally owned electric […]

NYS Has Achieved Major Solar Milestone a Year Early

This distributed solar project in the Town of New Scotland was developed by New Leaf Energyl. The 5.7-megawatt solar array that will produce 6.7 million kilowatt-hours of solar energy annually, enough to power nearly one thousand homes.

6-Gigawatts of Distributed Solar Generation Operational Throughout New York State

$250 Million Federal Solar for […]

A Glance at Late-Breaking News

George Harvey

August 18 – Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has promoted renewable energy for nearly his whole career. He said, “Economically, it makes no sense to just cede the future to China.” tinyurl.com/GETOctNews1

August 21 – The US offshore wind pipeline has hit 80 megawatts (MW). This is an […]

Record Growth is the Only Way to Hit the COP28 Target

Power County Wind Farm. Image from Energy.gov via Wikimedia Commons.

George Harvey

We have a lot of work to do on the climate crisis. We have everything we need to do it, in terms of equipment and knowledge, but there is still a big question about how it will be done.

COP28, […]

Vermont Legislature Enacts Landmark 100% Renewable Energy Bill

Current VT Renewable Energy Requirements versus New Requirements (Renewable Energy Vermont)

Peter Sterling

On June 17, the Vermont General Assembly overrode Governor Phil Scott’s veto to enact H.289 modernizing Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard requiring all Vermont utilities to deliver 100% renewable electricity by 2035 at the latest.

This makes Vermont just the second […]

Transformative Long-Term Grid Planning Announced

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Alex Boyd

In May 2024, FERC announced a long-awaited plan to accommodate the increasing electricity demand and to facilitate the integration of clean energy projects into the grid.

According to Alex Boyd, CEO of PSC Consulting, “FERC’s Order No. 1920 is a significant step forward in US transmission planning. The rule […]

Vermont Legislature Passes Historic Renewable Energy Bill

Peter Sterling, Renewable Energy Vermont

The Vermont Legislature took a significant step towards meeting its greenhouse gas reduction requirements by passing H289, the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Reform bill. This bill will make Vermont just the second state in the nation, along with Rhode Island, to mandate 100% renewable energy.

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Future Energy Systems Set Aside Need for Fossil Fuels for Electricity

Lecturing is part of the job for Mark Z. Jacobson. (Ecolo)

Study will help create future energy systems; sets aside need for fossil fuels for electricity

A new groundbreaking study done at Stanford University demonstrates that combining battery storage with hydrogen fuel cells can now ensure low-cost reliability when countries, including […]