InsideClimate News Tougher Energy Codes Can Help Cities Meet Climate Goals — If They’re EnforcedInsideClimate NewsNew York’s Hearst Tower was built to use 26 percent less energy than required by code, with an emphasis on natural lighting and temperature controls and sensors to reduce waste. The mayor’s proposed energy code updates aim to reduce energy…

Singularity Hub What’s the best way to buy renewable energy?GreenBizBuying clean energy can be challenging because power market rules in many places don’t allow it, Facebook Director of Sustainability Bill Weihl said Tuesday. So Facebook is working with other companies and non-governmental organizations to scale …To Achieve 100% Renewable Energy, We Need Way Better BatteriesSingularity HubGM…

Wall Street Journal (subscription) Energy Alliance Propels Russia-Saudi CooperationWall Street Journal (subscription)Saudi Arabia’s King Salman plans to discuss Syria, the Qatar blockade and oil production with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Russia, according to people familiar with the matter, as energy cooperation deepens political ties between the …

BBC News Is the US solar industry about to tear itself apart?BBC NewsThe US solar industry has seen dramatic growth in the past few years, but a request for a rare trade action has led to a fierce fight over the future of the industry – and one that wouldn’t exist without the presidency of…

Bloomberg Elon Musk’s Solar Partnership Strategy Doesn’t Look So Crazy AnymoreBloombergBut now other solar installers are looking to partner with companies as they wrestle with a market that is shrinking after 16 years of rapid growth. Their longtime sales model — knocking on doors, cold calling at home, setting up mall kiosks — has ……

Atlas Obscura Hubble Spotted a Strange New Object in Our Solar SystemAtlas ObscuraHubble Spotted a Strange New Object in Our Solar System. It’s kind of a comet and kind of an asteroid that orbits itself, and it could tell us something about early Earth. by Kelsey Kennedy. September 21, 2017. Email This Article. From. To.…

Poughkeepsie Journal Lawsuit seeks to annul Rhinebeck zoning law for solar plantsPoughkeepsie JournalThree Rhinebeck residents are suing the town to annul a new zoning law allowing solar plants, claiming town officials had a personal interest in its passing. Adopted on May 22, Local Law No. 2-2017 makes solar plants a “permissible use in 12 separate …

Gizmodo New Climate Study Doesn’t Contradict Global Warming, No Matter What Breitbart SaysGizmodoThe study, published in Nature Geoscience earlier this week, took a stab at trying to figure how much carbon humans can emit before crossing the 1.5 C global warming threshold set forth in the Paris Climate Agreement. And it came to a sort…

Milpitas Post Seniors take to the streets for global warming marchMilpitas PostLinda Sampson a resident at the Terraces of Los Gatos participates in a march for awareness for global warming. Sampson joined 20 other residents that took them through the Kings Court Shopping Center in Los Gatos on Monday Sept. 18, 2017. (George …

Wall Street Journal (subscription) Canada’s Justin Trudeau, Promoting Paris Accord, Cites ‘Stark Reality’ of Global WarmingWall Street Journal (subscription)UNITED NATIONS—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on world leaders Thursday to build clean economies to help tackle climate change, seeking to bolster support for the Paris agreement that the U.S. wants to renegotiate or leave. The…