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With Rapidly Falling Prices, Renewables Set to Outcompete Fossil Fuels by 2020
A new report showing that renewable prices may soon out-compete fossil fuels offers just the latest evidence to bolster demands that oil, gas, and coal to be left "in the ground." …
Advancing Clean Energy at the State Level – An Imperative
In the wake of President Trump's recent decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, one thing seems abundantly clear, and that is that the role of states in advancing clean energy becomes even…
Fossil Fuels Have Lost. The Rest of the World Just Doesn’t Know It Yet
Fossil fuels have lost,” argues Eddie O’Connor, chief executive of Irelands’s Mainstream Renewable Power company, before adding: “The rest of the world just doesn’t know it yet.”…
Solarize Santa Barbara Launches Program to Help Residents Go Solar
The gigawatt of solar energy generated by the Tri-County region is enough to power a quarter of a million homes for a year, said Jefferson Litten…
Microgrid Sales Rise – A boon to Solar Power
The periodic blackouts in Cassina Tarsia's Oceanside neighborhood meant the 71-year-old couldn't charge her cellphone or electric wheelchair…
Grid-Tie Solar Electric Home Owner Speaks Out
On Sunday, February 17, over 50,000 people attended two rallies in Washington, DC and San Francisco. Focused on raising awareness of the need to act now on climate change, it was the single-largest collective demonstration on…
Renewable Energy Capacity Doubled in last 5 years
The U.S. is increasing its share of renewable energy while decreasing its overall energy consumption and emissions, finds a new report released jointly…
Santa Barbara Solar Energy
People want to put solar on their homes. They just don’t know how to take that first step,” said 2nd District Supervisor Janet Wolf…
Santa Barbara Solar
The sun was shining down on Daniel Emmett’s solar-powered home when the Community Environmental Council announced Tuesday at his home its new Solarize Santa Barbara program…