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Exposure to pollution has long-term effect on multiple generations

EDGE Staff Writer| April 13, 2021| Repost

Lake County News March 20, 2021 Now new research by the U.S. Census Bureau suggests that exposure to fine particulates not only harms those directly…

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This net-zero home produces no waste or carbon – aesthetics & sustainability coexisting in architecture!

EDGE Staff Writer| April 9, 2021| Home Efficiency

Yanko Design April 6, 2021 Architect Arielle Condoret Schechter was up to the challenge of designing their dream net-zero home. The home had to be…

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Maryland advances supercharged climate action bill

EDGE Staff Writer| March 17, 2021| Repost

PV Magazine March 15, 2021 To help promote local clean energy, the bill would require new large buildings in the state to be solar-ready. Continue…

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Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code Updates

EDGE Staff Writer| March 17, 2021| Home Efficiency

VAEEC March 1, 2021 The Department of Housing and Community Development Board has finalized the latest update to the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC). This…

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Biden administration puts a price on carbon

EDGE Staff Writer| March 15, 2021| Repost

Ars Technica March 1, 2021 The Biden administration announced it had fulfilled the requirements of one of the executive orders issued on the very first day of his presidency:…

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This map shows every one of the world’s remaining coal power plants

EDGE Staff Writer| March 15, 2021| Repost

Fast Company March 4, 2021 There are more than 4,000 coal power plants globally. Now you can track every one and see if they’re closing—or…

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House Climate Bill Includes Billions for Microgrid Funding

EDGE Staff Writer| March 15, 2021| Repost

Microgrid Knowledge March 4, 2021 The CLEAN Future Act authorizes $565 billion in spending to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, with…

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Sustainable microgrids are the future of clean energy

EDGE Staff Writer| February 22, 2021| Repost

TechCrunch March 4, 2020 Across the U.S., sustainable microgrids are emerging as a vital tool in the fight against climate change and increasingly common natural…

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NREL Research Points to Strategies for Recycling of Solar Panels

EDGE Staff Writer| February 22, 2021| Repost

NREL July 13, 2020 Due to rapid increase of PV installations over the past decade, there is expected to be an explosion of retired PV…

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How corporations are buying up houses — robbing families of the American Dream

EDGE Staff Writer| February 22, 2021| Repost

New York Post July 18, 2020 “At an auction in Sacramento, a house flipper named Ryan Heck was bewildered by a bidder who bought every…

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The Environmental Threat You’ve Never Heard Of

EDGE Staff Writer| February 22, 2021| Repost

Hakai Magazine February 10, 2021 It’s called coastal darkening, and scientists are just beginning to explore it. Continue reading here.

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New Energy Storage “Water Battery” Breakthrough: Look Ma, No Underground Powerhouse

EDGE Staff Writer| February 21, 2021| Home Efficiency

Clean Technica August 24, 2020 Plain water and a new type of turbine are the keys to a pumped hydro energy storage system aimed at…

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Unless we change course, the US agricultural system could collapse

EDGE Staff Writer| February 21, 2021| Repost

The Guardian August 26, 2020 Picture an ideal dinner plate. If you’re like most Americans, it features a hearty portion of meat, from animals fattened…

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How to decarbonize America — and create 25 million jobs

EDGE Staff Writer| February 21, 2021| Repost

Vox August 27, 2020 The US has the technology to decarbonize by 2035. Here’s a plan to do it.  Continue reading here.

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Global carbon emissions down by record 7% in 2020

EDGE Staff Writer| February 19, 2021| Repost

Deutsche Welle November 12, 2020 Researchers say global carbon emissions dropped by an estimated 2.4 billion metric tons this year due to the coronavirus-induced lockdowns.…

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Big Stimulus For Clean Energy: Covid Relief Bill To Include Bipartisan Support For Green Tax Credits

EDGE Staff Writer| February 19, 2021| Repost

Forbes December 21, 2020 In a bipartisan boost from Congress, tax credits for solar and wind energy (ITC and PTC), carbon capture and biofuels appear…

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10 easy ways to ‘Go Green’ in 2021

EDGE Staff Writer| February 19, 2021| Home Efficiency

CNN January 3, 2021 It doesn’t need to be hard either. Simple steps to reduce, reuse and recycle can add up. Often many of these…

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How fossil fuel companies are knowingly scheming to profit from climate change

EDGE Staff Writer| February 19, 2021| Repost

BoingBoing January 5, 2021 “In their view, they see themselves as pragmatic: they’ve invested all this time and energy and infrastructure into oil, so they…

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Amazon Rainforest Will Collapse by 2064, New Study Predicts

EDGE Staff Writer| February 19, 2021| Repost

EcoWatch January 27, 2021 The future of the world’s largest rainforest looks bleak. A new report for Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development concluded that the Amazon rainforest will collapse…

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BlackRock’s Latest Climate Instructions Come With a New Threat

EDGE Staff Writer| February 19, 2021| Repost

Bloomberg February 17, 2021 The world’s largest shareholder said it could vote against company directors that fail to provide credible climate plans. Continue reading here.

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Why So Many American Homes Are Flimsy

EDGE Staff Writer| February 18, 2021| Repost

Cheddar February 11, 2021 Have you ever wondered why houses in the U.S. seem so much less sturdy than houses elsewhere? You can hear through…

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Study warns U.S. cities may be dramatically underestimating their carbon footprints — some by as much as 145%

EDGE Staff Writer| February 16, 2021| Repost

CBS News February 4, 2021 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions plays a vital role in fighting climate change. And while many cities are tracking their carbon…

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5 New Discoveries That Should Shape The Way We Approach Climate Change

EDGE Staff Writer| February 4, 2021| Repost

Mind Body Green February 3, 2021 “This series is a critical part of our mission to get the latest science to decision-makers in an accessible…

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Here are three creative ways to disguise your outdoor heat pump unit

EDGE Staff Writer| February 3, 2021| Repost

Flocon There are many different ways you can improve the look of your outdoor external unit or hide from view altogether if you prefer. Hiding…

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This Tiny Nuclear Reactor Will Change Energy—and Now It’s Officially Safe

EDGE Staff Writer| January 28, 2021| Repost

Popular Mechanics September 2, 2020 “As the first U.S. small modular reactor design to be issued a FSER, NuScale is pioneering the way for additional…

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9 Types of Indoor Fruit Trees You Can Grow in Your Living Room

EDGE Staff Writer| January 28, 2021| Repost

Food52 May 14, 2020 There are decorative house plants and then there are edible plants that you tend to in a tiny kitchen garden. But what about in between?…

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U.S. regulators woke up and realized climate change could cause a financial crisis

EDGE Staff Writer| January 28, 2021| Repost

Grist September 10, 2020 For the first time in U.S. history, a federal regulatory agency has put out a report recognizing climate change as a…

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Nano-diamond self-charging batteries could disrupt energy as we know it

EDGE Staff Writer| January 28, 2021| Repost

New Atlas August 25, 2020 California company NDB says its nano-diamond batteries will absolutely upend the energy equation, acting like tiny nuclear generators. They will…

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Net-Zero Challenge: The supply chain opportunity

EDGE Staff Writer| January 26, 2021| Repost

World Economic Forum January 21, 2021 “Supply-chain decarbonization will be a ‘game changer’ for the impact of corporate climate action. Addressing Scope 3 emissions is…

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Goal Zero’s Yeti 1500X is the best solar generator for most people

EDGE Staff Writer| January 22, 2021| Repost

Input Mag January 9, 2021 In a world of crumbling infrastructure and exploding interest in outdoor recreation, Goal Zero’s Yeti 1500X is just what the…

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Google’s Carbon Offset Plan Shows Where the World Has Failed on Climate Change

EDGE Staff Writer| January 22, 2021| Repost

Gizmodo September 14, 2020 Google didn’t actually go back in time and stop itself from producing millions of tons of greenhouse gas pollution. Instead, it offset those…

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Over half of western United States’ most abundant tree species in decline

EDGE Staff Writer| January 20, 2021| Education

Changing forest disturbance regimes and climate are driving accelerated tree mortality across temperate forests. However, it remains unknown if elevated mortality has induced decline of…

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New form of solar energy to enter US market

EDGE Staff Writer| January 20, 2021| Repost

Organic energy uses a thin film panel to capture the sun’s rays and converts it to power, similar to traditional solar power. The panels could be…

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Climate Change: Humans Have About 12 Years Before Everything Is at Stake

EDGE Staff Writer| September 10, 2020| Repost

Inverse May 30, 2019 The claim that humanity only has just over a decade left due to climate change is based on a misunderstanding. In…

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75 Executives Lobbied Congress for a National Carbon Price. We Listened

EDGE Staff Writer| September 9, 2020| Repost

Forbes June 1, 2019 Right before Memorial Day, over 75 businesses came to Capitol Hill to demand that their lawmakers establish a national carbon price.…

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Air pollution causes ‘huge’ reduction in intelligence, study reveals

EDGE Staff Writer| August 26, 2020| Repost

The Guardian August 27, 2018 Impact of high levels of toxic air ‘is equivalent to having lost a year of education’ Continue reading here

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In a shift, front-facing solar panels win DC historic preservation approval

EDGE Staff Writer| August 26, 2020| Repost

Greater Greater Washington February 5, 2019 If a homeowner wants to put solar panels on a roof facing a street, is that a laudable step…

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Swarm of homes with solar-battery systems poised to act as ‘virtual power plant’ in New England

EDGE Staff Writer| August 26, 2020| Repost

MassLive February 12, 2019 A network of around 5,000 solar- and battery-equipped homes in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont could soon be funneling…

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Oil giants are competing to buy battery companies

EDGE Staff Writer| August 26, 2020| Repost

Quartz February 15, 2019 For an undisclosed sum, oil giant Shell today announced that it bought German home energy-storage startup Sonnen. This follows a $70…

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“World’s first working thermal battery” promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage

EDGE Staff Writer| August 26, 2020| Repost

New Atlas April 1, 2019 South Australia has recently put the world’s biggest lithium battery into operation – but perhaps it should’ve waited. A local…

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Pumped hydro could deliver 100 percent renewable electricity

EDGE Staff Writer| August 26, 2020| Repost

Green Car Reports April 3, 2019 The Australian researchers used geographic data to identify locations that had sufficient elevation changes, water flow, and were large…

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10 disruptive battery technologies trying to compete with lithium-ion

EDGE Staff Writer| August 25, 2020| Repost

Solar Power World January 29, 2019 The modern world runs on lithium-based batteries. Numerous chemistries and novel technologies are being developed to counter the limitations…

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Net Metering, Community Solar Were Hot Solar Policy Topics In Q1

EDGE Staff Writer| August 24, 2020| Repost

Solar industry April 30, 2019 During the first quarter of the year, 43 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico took some type…

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Renewables generated more electricity than coal for the first time in US history

EDGE Staff Writer| August 24, 2020| Repost| 0 Comments

Quartz May 2, 2019 Coal began firing US homes and factories in the 1880s. A century later, the cheap, plentiful fuel was America’s primary one…

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How Distributed Energy Is Reshaping the Energy Landscape

EDGE Staff Writer| August 24, 2020| Repost

Greentech Media Today, software controls and DERs, including rooftop and community solar, behind-the-meter energy storage, intelligent homes and grid integrated buildings, are giving grid operators…

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Offsetting carbon emissions: ‘It has proved a minefield’

EDGE Staff Writer| August 24, 2020| Repost| 0 Comments

The Guardian August 2, 2019 More and more people are trying to offset their travel emissions – so why isn’t it straightforward? We explain the…

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Some economics nerds just realized how much climate change will cost us

EDGE Staff Writer| August 24, 2020| Repost

Grist October 3, 2019 A bunch of economists just put down their calculators and concluded that we should act on climate change sooner rather than…

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Scientists debunk a common myth about climate change

EDGE Staff Writer| August 24, 2020| Repost

Inverse October 6, 2019 How much climate change is natural? How much is man made? Continue reading here

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Crops under solar panels can be a win-win

EDGE Staff Writer| August 12, 2020| Repost

ARS Technica August 5, 2019 Solar panels might seem like they’re in direct competition with plants. One is catching sunlight to do photosynthesis, the other…

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IMF climate report calls for massive carbon tax in just 10 years to limit global warming

EDGE Staff Writer| August 12, 2020| Repost

The Washington Post October 10, 2019 A global agreement to make fossil fuel burning more expensive is urgent and the most efficient way of fighting…

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These huge towers of bricks are an ingenious solution to our energy storage problem

EDGE Staff Writer| August 11, 2020| Repost

Fast Company April 8, 2019 Energy Vault uses cranes powered by renewables to lift giant bricks into a tower. When the sun isn’t shining or…

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What if Air Conditioners Could Help Save the Planet Instead of Destroying It?

EDGE Staff Writer| August 11, 2020| Repost| 0 Comments

WIRED April 30, 2019 EARTH’S CLIMATE IS full of terrifying feedback loops: Decreased rainfall raises the risk of wildfires, which release yet more carbon dioxide. A…

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The U.S. Surpassed 2 Million Solar Installations

EDGE Staff Writer| August 11, 2020| Repost| 0 Comments

Greentech Media May 9, 2019 The number of solar installations in the United States has officially surpassed 2 million, according to the latest data from…

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Reality Check: Does Wind Energy Kill Birds And Cause Cancer?

EDGE Staff Writer| August 11, 2020| Repost| 0 Comments

CBS Minnesota May 22, 2019 The state’s largest power company is switching to renewable energy at a time when President Donald Trump bashes energy sources…

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