Two Rhode Island Groups Awarded EPA Grant to Help Local EnvironmentU.S. EPA.gov (press release)BOSTON – Two Rhode Island organizations were among three groups in New England to receive EPA grant awards of $30,000 each, to help communities directly address local environmental concerns. The R.I. awardees, Groundwork Rhode Island, and the … and more »

The Independent Man expected to be new Trump environment adviser thinks air is too clean and pollution can be good for children’s lungsThe IndependentAn expected choice for science adviser of the US Environmental Protection Agency believes the air is too clean – another indication that Donald Trump’s head of the EPA appears to be stacking…

The Guardian Nature@work photo competition winners – in picturesThe GuardianThe European Environment Agency invited European citizens to capture how nature benefits them in a competition called Nature@work. Here are the winning images, announced this week. Thursday 2 November 2017 06.00 EDT …

News@UofT With climate summit ahead, OECD leader talks at U of T about global progress on climate changeNews@UofTLess than a week before COP23 – the UN’s climate summit in Bonn, Germany – the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs is hosting a discussion tomorrow with the secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation…

Greentech Media (blog) GOP Tax Reform Plan Sparks Uncertainty for the Clean Energy IndustryGreentech Media (blog)The closed process has left solar, wind and other clean energy companies scrambling to discover how the bill might affect their industries. Representatives from solar and wind companies in particular are concerned that Republican lawmakers, in search … and more »

Motherboard One Bitcoin Transaction Now Uses as Much Energy as Your House in a WeekMotherboardExpressing Bitcoin’s energy use on a per-transaction basis is a useful abstraction. Bitcoin uses x energy in total, and this energy verifies/secures roughly 300k transactions per day. So this measure shows the value we get for all that electricity … and…

Engadget Cigarette butts could be reborn as green energy storageEngadgetIt’s no secret that smoking is seriously bad news for your health, but the impact of the habit on the planet’s health is pretty bleak, too. Every year nearly six trillion cigarettes are smoked around the world, generating more than 800,000 metric tons … and more »

UN News Centre Global shift to clean, affordable energy critical to attaining Global Goals – UN officialsUN News Centre1 November 2017 – To tackle the double challenge of energy poverty and climate change – producing clean, affordable energy at a pace that will meet rising demand without environmental detriment – all stakeholders must step up…

CNBC Tata Power announces 30-megawatt solar plant in IndiaCNBCA 30-megawatt (MW) solar facility in India that will meet the yearly energy needs of more than 14,000 homes has been commissioned, it was announced Tuesday. The plant in Palaswade, Maharashtra, has been developed by Tata Power Renewable Energy … and more »

Electrek Tesla Energy update: 110MWh of energy storage and 109MW of solarElectrekTesla says this deployment slowdown is part of a deliberate de-emphasization of commercial and industrial solar energy projects due to ‘low profits and limited cash generation.’ 176MW of energy generation was deployed in Q2’16 – this would be a 38 …Tesla’s Solar Installations Fall…