Back in 2015 Costa Rica ran on only renewable energy for the first quarter of the year, and since then they have improved. The country
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Things Are Good: Living Off the Grid in a Major City
Most people think living off the grid means living the countryside with your own well, reenable energy, and food source. The truth is that style
Continue readingThings Are Good: Renewables Had a Record Year in 2016
Renewable energy production is growing more every year and 2016 was no exception to that growth. In 2016 capacity of renewables increased by 8.7% and
Continue readingThings Are Good: Use of Coal Power to Shrink Regardless of Politics
Coal producers can’t keep up. Coal used to be the cheapest form of energy, but that was before cheap renewable technology and more efficient gas
Continue readingThings Are Good: 47 Developing Countries Leapfrogging to Renewables
At the tail end of the Marrakech UN conference on the climate 47 countries formed the Climate Vulnerable Forum to share the one goal: getting
Continue readingThings Are Good: Clean, Renewable Energy Continues Amazing Drop in Costs
The cost of installing solar energy systems of every type has seen double digit decreases in cost since 2008. This reduction is astonishing because it
Continue readingThings Are Good: Portugal Joins Other Countries by Running Only on Renewable Energy
Portugal reached a very significant milestone on its path to being fully powered by renewables by consuming energy only from sustainable resources for four days.
Continue readingThings Are Good: Scotland Generated Enough Renewable Energy to Power Itself
This past weekend Scotland generated enough electricity from wind turbines to meet all its power demands. A day of strong winds and low demand combined to make this the first time Scotland has achieved this renewable milestone. For a compression, in 2012 Germany got 50% of it’s electricity from renewable sources, and today Germany gets […]
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Continue readingThings Are Good: Canadian Government Think Tank: Renewables Win Over Fossil Fuels
When the Conservatives were in charge of Canada they didn’t conserve at all, instead they rallied behind fossil fuels to power Canada’s economy. That foolish gamble contributed to a lame economy (sent the country into massive debt) and a dying planet (even sabotaging global discussions about carbon and fossil fuel. Canadians are hopeful that the […]
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Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: The real costs of fossil fuel-powered vehicles – and the alternatives to them
There is some rising concern, and at times vitriol, about electric car drivers not paying their fair share, because they buy no gas, and therefore do not pay gas taxes, which go to maintaining roads. While this is true, it is only a sliver of th…
Continue readingThings Are Good: The Unstoppable Renewable Revolution
For years naysayers have been arguing that renewable energy isn’t a good idea because the electrical input fluctuates too much on the grid. Now we have more evidence that those naysayers have nothing to back up their argument. Over at Climate Progress they have a good post on key factors that make the renewable revolution […]
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Continue readingThings Are Good: Solar and Wind Continue to Succeed, Coal Keeps Failing
Coal continues its downward trend to obsolescence thanks to the rise of installed solar and wind capacity. In many places around the world coal is
Continue readingThings Are Good: Vancouver Aims to be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy
Vancouver has a new goal: be powered by only renewable energy. This announcement was made the same week that an oil spill hit the city’s
Continue readingThings Are Good: Faster Than Oil, Clean Energy on the Rise
Economists are really bad at predictions, but their views carry sway over large amounts of capital. Their most recent inaccuracies have been in the energy
Continue readingThings Are Good: Canada Can be Fossil Fuel Free
Canada has an international reputation as being a dullard when it comes to the environment. That’s not shocking given that the present “conservative” government has
Continue readingThings Are Good: Costa Rica Only Powered by Renewables
Costa Rica has been 100% powered by renewable energy for the first quarter of the year and this may continue. This is fantastic for the
Continue readingThings Are Good: Burlington Vermont Now 100% Powered by Renewable
The community of Burlington, Vermont have gotten their power grid to be fully renewable – they are so good at it that they can sell
Continue readingThings Are Good: Renewable Energy Use Grows Fastest in Poor Countries
Renewable resources are good for the environment, good for remote areas, and don’t need expensive infrastructure. All of these benefits of renewable power generation have
Continue readingThings Are Good: Renewable Energy Capacity Comparable to Nuclear
The future is looking better and better for renewable energy production and recently the capacity for renewable energy is comparable to nuclear. Nuclear energy saw
Continue readingThings Are Good: Investors: Good Economics is Taking Action on Climate Change
It’s no secret that carbon trade, carbon caps, and various other policy tools improve economies and diminish negative environmental impacts caused by economic activity. Yet,
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