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The Dam. Allen Watkin via Wikipedia. Halsey Snow, NECAPA member In our clean energy transition, it has become easy to think of the main culprit as our voracious appetite for fossil-fuel energy, and the resulting CO2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which are, without a doubt, one of the biggest factors creating climate change. […] Peter Sterling Though the tragic and costly impacts of changing weather extremes on Vermont continue to (justifiably) make headlines, they shouldn’t totally overshadow recent accomplishments in the fight to reduce global warming before it is too late. This progress is happening because New Englanders have demanded real leadership and action in the face of the […] On Oct. 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Rural Development (RD), Sarah Waring, announced that the agency is investing $2,698,024 million in grants through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to support six small businesses in Vermont and New Hampshire. The funding is made possible by President Biden’s Inflation […] Transmission towers. (Lucas van Oort, Unsplash) Intent to Deliver Affordable Electricity to Meet New Demands – DOE Will Improve US Grid Reliability In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda and to reduce costs for American families, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced in September two critical actions that support […] Small-scale biogas facility. (Richard Mayer, CC-BY-SA 3.0, tinyurl.com/RMBiogas) George Harvey The Times Union, a newspaper published in Albany, NY recently ran an opinion piece, “Other states consider biogas power to be renewable energy. Why doesn’t New York?” (tinyurl.com/BiogasInNY) The heading lays out the overall point of the article clearly. There is one important […] Projects Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Communities in 39 States and Guam U.S. Department of Agriculture On July 26, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced from the Brunswick, ME Farmers Market that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and […] The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently made a requirement that the new homes they back must meet the latest building energy codes, thus significantly reducing the energy costs for the homeowner. (Dwight Burdette – Wikimedia Commons) Campaign for Lower Home Energy Costs On […] A coal-burning power plant creating emissions. (Jason Mavrommatis, Unsplash) Natural Resources Defense Council The climate legislation and pollution standards adopted during the Biden administration have put the U.S. power sector on track to make unprecedented progress in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. The power sector is now on track for a 65 percent cut […] But program is falling into place and contractors should get ready, expert says Contractors should start preparing now so they are ready to leverage the Inflation Reduction Act’s consumer rebates once the money starts flowing. (Courtesy of Bosch) Matt Jachman While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) rebate program rollout has […] Wind turbine components ready to load onto a ship. (Sunrise Wind and Ørsted) George Harvey For a long time, it looked like offshore wind power in the United States had got stuck in the doldrums. The Block Island wind project went into operation in 2016, with five turbines of 6 megawatts […] |
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