Remaking Auto Alley – Mother Earth News
In Small, Gritty, and Green (MIT Press, 2012), Catherine Tumber takes a look into America’s once thriving industrial cities throughout the Rust Belt. Many cities in this region are known…
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When Taxpayer Dollars Subsidize Environmental Destruction – Mother Earth News
As the Earth Council report “Subsidizing Unsustainable Development” pointed out, “There’s something unbelievable about the world spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually to subsidize its own destruction.” One way…
Obama Administration Installs Solar Panels on White House – Mother Earth News
350.org founder and well-known environmentalist Bill McKibben applauded the Obama Administration’s announcement that they are at work installing a new set of solar panels on the White House roof. “Better…
Debunking the Renewables “Disinformation Campaign” – Mother Earth News
Reposted with permission from the Rocky Mountain Institute According to Fox Business reporter Shibani Joshi, renewables are successful in Germany and not in the U.S. because Germany has “got a…
Bold Nebraska and Partners to Construct Renewable Energy Barn Inside Keystone XL Pipeline Route – Mother Earth News
The folks fighting the Keystone Pipeline in Nebraska have come up with a very clever strategy to illustrate (and educate about) their “Choose renewable, Not oil” position. Check it out:…
Financial Strategies for Renewable Energy – Mother Earth News
Power from the People (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2012) explores how homeowners, co-ops, nonprofit institutions, governments, and businesses are putting power in the hands of local communities through distributed energy programs…
Sunny Outlook for Solar Tax Credits – Mother Earth News
About a year ago, legislation extending the popular Solar Investment Tax Credit was passed, which set the stage for solar to continue soaring. This tax credit allows a homeowner or…
New Study on Fracking and Water Contamination – Mother Earth News
For years, researchers, environmentalists, and community members living near horizontal hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) sites have argued that this questionable method of extracting natural gas contaminates drinking water. In 2011, the…
The Carbon Market’s Role in Combating Climate Change – Mother Earth News
Carbon dioxide is the chief cause of climate change. Greenhouse gases are released from long-stored reserves via a variety of human activities, including tillage, deforestation, and the burning of fossil…
Surprise U.S. Tax Credit Extension Ensures Renewable Energy Future – Mother Earth News
Over the past decade, two tax incentives, the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Production Tax Credit (PTC), have, in part, led to more than 400 billion dollars of investment…