Shining Cities
Solar power is on the rise across America—increasing 200-fold in the United States since 2002 — and major cities are helping to lead this clean energy revolution. Shining Cities: At the Forefront of...
View ArticleDriving Cleaner
By 2025, widespread use of electric vehicles, coupled with a cleaner electricity grid, could reduce global warming pollution by 18.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, compared...
View ArticleAmerica’s Dirtiest Power Plants
As international leaders prepare for the United Nations Climate Summit next week in New York, a new study shows America’s power plants dump as much carbon pollution into the air any other country’s...
View ArticleMore Wind, Less Warming
American wind power already produced enough energy in 2013 to power 15 million homes. Continued, rapid development of wind energy would allow the renewable resource to supply 30 percent of the nation’s...
View ArticleShelter from the Storm
Massachusett's wetlands are nature's flood control but they are in trouble.
View ArticleShining Rewards
Solar energy is on the rise in the United States. At the end of the first quarter of 2015, more than 21,300 megawatts of cumulative solar electric capacity had been installed around the country, enough...
View ArticlePath to the Paris Climate Conference
The federal government and states like Massachusetts are making progress in reducing the carbon emissions that cause global warming. In the next decade, existing state policies and federal rules such...
View ArticleCool Innovators
Massachusetts has long been a leader in the fight against global warming, and the state has made major progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But Massachusetts must go even further to cut...
View ArticleCool Solutions
Massachusetts has made great progress in reducing its contribution to global warming over the past decade. Despite this progress, however, Massachusetts is not yet on track to hit our 2020 target for...
View ArticleLighting the Way
Solar energy is booming. In just the last three years, America’s solar photovoltaic capacity tripled. America’s solar energy revolution continues to be led by a small group of states that have the...
View ArticleTurning to the Wind
Wind power continues to grow as a source of clean energy across America. The United States generated 26 times more electricity from wind power in 2014 than it did in 2001. American wind power has...
View ArticleSolar on Superstores
Solar energy is expanding rapidly across the United States – increasing more than 100-fold over the past decade. But, there are still many untapped opportunities to harness the nation’s nearly...
View ArticleWe Have the Power
America can address our largest environmental challenges by shifting to 100 percent renewable energy.
View ArticleA New Way Forward
America has made progress in cutting pollution from cars and trucks over the last decade as a result of improved vehicle fuel economy and slower growth in driving. But eliminating greenhouse gas...
View ArticleRenewable Communities
Cities and towns across Massachusetts are leading the way towards 100 percent renewable energy. Communities of all sizes, in all parts of the state, are taking aggressive action to reduce their energy...
View ArticleRenewable Communities
Massachusetts communities are leading the way towards 100 percent renewable energy. Cities and towns large and small, in all parts of the Commonwealth, are setting ambitious goals for reducing their...
View ArticleCarbon-Cutting Success Stories
Increasingly, leaders in the United States and around the world are taking action to protect our climate from global warming. With 2016 likely to be the hottest year in human history, the need for...
View ArticleCarbon-Cutting Success Stories
Increasingly, leaders in the United States and around the world are taking action to protect our climate from global warming. With 2016 likely to be the hottest year in human history, the need for...
View Article50 Steps Toward Carbon-Free Transportation
America’s transportation system has emerged as Climate Enemy #1, with cars, trucks and other vehicles now representing the nation’s largest source of carbon pollution, and America producing more...
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