Renewables struggle to match power supply to common patterns of demand. The result is a renewable energy bottleneck. If the U.S. is to meet global climate goals, an enormous, rapid shift away from fossil fuels is needed. This creates what one recent academic paper calls “green vs. green trade-offs,” exemplified in the West by the…
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“I’m a Climate Scientist Who Believes in God. Hear Me Out.”
For her stalwart commitment to quantifying the effects of climate change and her tireless efforts to transform attitudes, Canadian climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe was chosen as the 2019 United Nations’ Champion of the Earth for science and innovation. One of the world’s most influential communicators on climate change, Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist who studies…
KTOO story on the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund
Kudos to KTOO’s Jeremy Hsieh for his good story on Renewable Juneau’s Carbon Offset Fund. Our advisory committee just today reached out to the first two local families to inform them of their successful applications for funding. If all goes well, these two homes could be off oil heat in a matter of weeks or…
Economics of Electric Vehicles Mean Oil’s Days As A Transport Fuel Are Numbered
With the economics of road transportation already moving so dramatically in favour of renewables in tandem with EVs, once the other advantages of renewables and EVs over oil as a road-transportation fuel are factored in the case for accelerating the roll-out of renewables capacity becomes unanswerable. Source: Economics of Electric Vehicles Mean Oil’s Days As…
Gustavus Support for Juneau Carbon Offset Fund
Berry’s Specialty ContractingSales & Service HVAC, Plumbing & Propane… …owned by Mark Berry, is the latest southeast Alaska business to carbon offset with the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund. Mark has been at it for over 23 years and as the Gustavus Toyo dealer, Mark recognizes the savings that can come from switching to a heat…
Fishbone Motors – Juneau EV Sales!
Juneau has its very own electric car dealership! Check out the Fishbone Motors website and their fantastic FAQ page! We have loads of knowledge, plus years of experience and our mission statement is focused around educating those new to Electric Vehicles, as well as streamlining the buying experience and removing all pressure with our fully…
When it comes to carbon, neutral is more active than it sounds
Carbon neutrality is becoming a standard business practice. Microsoft is carbon-neutral, as are MetLife, Lyft, Salesforce, Google and BCG. And it’s not just for the big corporates or West Coast entrepreneurs. Startups (Diamond Foundry), small-(Burts Bees) and medium-size companies (Fetzer Vineyards) are carbon-neutral, and even countries like Costa Rica, the UK, and Finland have made…
100% Renewable Alaska
Part 1 of Bjørn Olson’s terrifically interesting, extremely well-researched and exciting proposal by Kerry Williams to shift the future of much of interior Alaska’s power source to renewable energy, while dropping rate payer costs by nearly 60%. Source: 100% Renewable Alaska
Giant Floating Solar Farms Could Make Fuel and Help Solve the Climate Crisis, Says Study – EcoWatch
Millions of solar panels clustered together to form an island could convert carbon dioxide in seawater into methanol, which can fuel airplanes and trucks, according to new research. Source: Giant Floating Solar Farms Could Make Fuel and Help Solve the Climate Crisis, Says Study – EcoWatch