Enviromental Defense
JANUARY 9, 2025
The way we get around, where and what kind of places we live in, and how we heat and cool our homes are going to be key to our quality of life and the health of our environment this year. Speaking of homes, heating and cooling a home in Canada where we see 50 degree temperature swings over the course of the year requires lots of energy.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 22, 2022
by Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley On July 20, 2022, President Joe Biden traveled to a former coal-burning power plant in Massachusetts that is being converted into a manufacturing site for offshore wind power equipment.
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Enviromental Defense
MARCH 22, 2022
Ontario has a large potential supply of wind and solar energy that could be developed to help phase-out dirty gas plants. It estimated that we would need an additional 843 MW of solar and an additional 4,545 MW of wind capacity (along with a basket of other sources) to ensure the province’s energy needs are met. . As the U.S.
Edouard Stenger
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
As the Arctic is 30 degrees Celsius (50 F) warmer than what it should be right now, finding local solutions to cool down the poles suddenly doesn’t seem this far-fetched anymore. . Years ago I read a short article on how bringing more ice to the poles could help slow down climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 11, 2023
However, much of the attention paid to the flood risk of power plant sites has centered on nuclear plants, which also require a water source for the creation of steam, as well as for keeping the plant cool in an emergency.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 30, 2023
More sun, wind and water means more power from the three largest sources of renewable electricity in the country. Between heating and cooling seasons Headlines about renewable energy records also highlight how much of electricity demand renewables are meeting at a given time.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 2, 2024
Monthly US electricity from large-scale solar, small-scale solar, and wind divided by total monthly generation. Total generation in spring and fall is consistently lower because of lower electricity demand for heating and cooling in the shoulder seasons.
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