Michelle Lewis

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• EV supporters tweet about the Saudi oil refinery drone attack.
• South Africa kicks off a US$11 billion green-energy initiative.
• A South Carolinian lists the benefits of solar energy for her state.
• Green energy is important, but so are the batteries that store it.

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• 2019 could feature some of the most extreme weather in 20 years. And yes, climate change is a major catalyst.
• The UN says that the climate crisis is the greatest threat ever to human rights.
• Why are hurricanes getting stronger? Three reasons.
• British farmers say we don’t need to stop consuming beef to address the climate crisis.
• And more…

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• India bans single-use plastics.
• Here’s a handy tool to calculate your solar ROI.
• Wind farms in Australian canola fields by drone.
• A thermoelectric device generates energy from the cold night sky.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• New Hampshire’s GOP governor, US House of Representatives ban offshore oil and gas drilling.
• Scotland builds the world’s first ocean-powered data center.
• Italian design firm Carlo Ratti experiments with orange peels as possible future biofuel.
• St. Louis Zoo gets a seating area shaded by solar panels.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Methane leak detection monitoring goes mobile — and into the sky.
• Los Angeles gives the go-ahead for the largest solar energy plant in the US.
• Hawaii is testing the manufacturing of concrete that reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
• Former senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) calls for green energy jobs for veterans.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Green energy will push out natural gas by 2035.
• Solar garden fences are popping up in the Netherlands.
• Amazon employees will strike to protest climate change.
• California passes a law that prevents cities and counties from taxing solar rooftop energy.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Oil and gas companies investing $50 billion in projects that won’t help fight climate change.
• The countries that produce a greater proportion of CO2 emissions than their proportion of the global population.
• Calcium could be safer and cheaper than lithium-ion in batteries that store solar and wind power.
• 5 of the best solar-powered portable chargers.

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• Scientists discovered that the sea rose 52 feet 3 million years ago. It’s going to happen again.
• Florida Senator Rick Scott on hurricanes and climate change: “We don’t know what the cause is… ”
• … but this formerly skeptical meteorologist might be able to enlighten the senator.
• What happened at this week’s CNN climate-crisis town hall featuring 10 Democratic presidential candidates.
• Former secretary of defense James Mattis addresses climate-change skeptics.
• And more…

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• UN: A decade of renewables quadruples capacity — and it’s led by solar.
• The advantages and challenges of super-tall wind turbine towers.
• Extreme weather is driving battery-powered energy storage.
• Crops under solar panels is a win for both.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• 5 green energy standouts from the Democrats’ climate-crisis town hall
• Rutgers University releases new study on states, equity, and green energy.
• 3 ways cities are improving the energy efficiency of homes.
• Big oil to seal record number of green energy deals in 2019.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Cory Booker announces $3 trillion climate change plan — here are five green energy highlights.
• Elizabeth Warren pledges another $1 trillion to achieve clean energy by 2035.
• The New York Times pulls out of sponsoring the Oil and Money conference.
• Everyone can use these small solar panels for outdoor fun.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Will the Bahamas escalate solar power, post-Hurricane Dorian devastation?
• Britain’s Prince Harry launches green initiative with travel companies.
• Scotland breaks ground on country’s first subsidy-free onshore wind farm.
• How Tokyo is using sustainable energy for the 2020 Olympics.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Algae as a biofuel has stalled in recent years but is now expected to grow.
• Tokyo breaks ground on a huge regeneration scheme with 100% renewable energy.
• The US Coast Guard is conducting safety exercises around the Block Island wind farm.
• Australia’s old power lines are holding back the renewable energy boom.
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• Donald Trump skips the G7 climate change meeting in France.
• More repercussions — both good and bad — from the Amazon forest fires.
• Thousands of fires are also burning in central Africa, but it’s not quite the same as the Amazon.
• Climate activists will fly drones at London Heathrow to pressure the UK government to reduce emissions.
• The Great Barrier Reef is rated as being in a ‘very poor’ state in a new report.
• And more…

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Clean electricity has exceeded coal in OECD countries.
• What’s wishcycling? It’s a bad habit we all have.
• UK’s chief environment scientist: Everyone needs to make big changes to cut harmful emissions.
• 10 ways to achieve Zero Waste.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• EPA weakens regulations of environmentally harmful methane emissions.
• 5 East coast governors urge the feds to green-light a delayed offshore wind power project.
• Scotland is building the world’s most powerful floating tidal turbine.
• Why Kathmandu’s trailblazing EV movement failed — yet is now making a comeback.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Marie Curie’s lab is still radioactive, and France has to clean it up.
• 16 cool inventions getting us off fossil fuels and on green energy.
• 101 companies who are working to reduce their carbon footprint.
• A Sioux Falls, South Dakota, dump stops accepting wind turbine blades.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Joe Biden says ‘we’re doing’ $25-per-hour minimum wage for renewable energy workers.
• Andrew Yang releases his five-point sustainability plan.
• Renewables exceed 20.1% of US electricity in the first half of 2019.
• The London Underground’s Northern line will heat north London homes during the winter.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• How to make solar power more affordable for low-income Nevadans.
• The Detroit Zoo plans to be on 100% renewable energy by 2021.
• Utah has a big housing pollution problem, but its builders are implementing solutions.
• How to have an all-renewable electric grid.

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In this edition of Climate Crisis Weekly:

• Just in case you didn’t hear, the Amazon rain forest is on fire.
• The other Amazon — you know, Jeff Bezos’ gig — is under fire for using non-recyclable packaging.
• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a misnomer.
• 5 foods under threat from climate change.
• What on earth is a nurdle? Hint: It’s not good.
• And more…

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Bernie Sanders announces his Green New Deal.
• Apple develops rooftop solar for Taiwanese soy sauce company.
• Wind farms: How do you protect both the climate and flying wildlife?
• Why hot days are actually bad for solar panels.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Clean energy advocate Jay Inslee (pictured) drops out of the US presidential race.
• Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen officially opens the country’s largest offshore wind farm.
• Germany-headquartered energy giant E.ON raises €1.5 billion of green bonds.
• Residential customers are increasingly willing to pay more for zero net energy homes.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• How bad are private jets for CO2 in comparison to commercial flights?
• This video shows you how to hook up solar to your camper van.
• The World Economic Forum explores four steps to take to unlock clean tech innovation.
• Pennsylvania high schoolers build their own sustainable technology.

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