Articles

Workforce diversity

Charging Up: The end of the manel? Plus women’s cleantech career moves at EVgo, Heliogen, Google and more

WRISE launches a women's speakers bureau, Google gets a new senior lead for global energy markets, and Array Technologies adds a new chief marketing officer.

By Eric Wesoff . 1 July 2021
Utilities

South Carolina says Duke Energy's resource plan is 'unfairly' skewed against solar and storage

Clean-energy advocates hope the decision will lead to less natural gas in Duke’s future power mix.

By Jeff St. John . 1 July 2021
ENN

New state funding puts solar on the curriculum for Minnesota schools

The inability to claim tax credits has slowed solar on educational buildings. State lawmakers agreed to include $21 million in an omnibus energy bill to help K-12 schools and community colleges add panels to their rooftops.

By Frank Jossi . 1 July 2021
ENN

Electric car-share program helps underserved and unemployed Ohioans

“No car, no job. No job, no car.” The car-share program is part of a larger effort in Lorain County, Ohio, using a Paradox Prize grant to address the dilemma.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 1 July 2021
Carbon-free buildings

Newsletter: The hard truth about clean concrete

Plus, the limits of moderation in the climate context.

By Julian Spector . 1 July 2021
Climate crisis

There is no such thing as 'moderate' climate policy

Bold climate action is radical, but inaction is even more radical.

By David Roberts . 30 June 2021
ENN

Washington tribes want to be at the table for green energy planning

Tribal consultation has long been a problem on Washington's renewable energy plans, which can encroach on ancestral cultural sites and food access.

By Manola Secaira . 30 June 2021
Clean industry

California considers ambitious bills to rein in carbon emissions from concrete

Experts say concrete could be much cleaner, but the policy to make it so is missing. State lawmakers want to change that.

By Ingrid Lobet . 30 June 2021
ENN

University of Connecticut solar tree will offer campus visitors a place to recharge

An industrial design team is constructing a 12-foot aluminum tree topped with nine large, leaf-shaped solar panels. The installation will be a research and education tool, and a place for campus visitors to plug in devices.

By Lisa Prevost . 30 June 2021
EV charging

Newsletter: Forget La Croix, this is the employee perk of the future

Want your employees to drive your corporate electric vehicles? Give them a free home EV charger.

By Julian Spector . 30 June 2021