This article narrates how BIPOC and poor communities may face the threat of even more pollution and health risks as Trump plans to roll back on environmental laws. The foregoing is justified by the fact these new jobs would provide jobs. Several problems arise in this scenario: a) communities...Read more
In a reversal of Trump's anti-climate policies, Biden's administration has decided to re-instate net-zero emissions goals to 2030. The article brings to light how power generation, transportation, and manufacturing will need to implement radical changes in order to meet this goal, especially...Read more
In this article, we see a western approach to the analysis of China's investment in cobalt. In the article we are told the US 'lost' in a race with China to secure Congo's cobalt supply, but again we see a very 'savior-like' description of the event. The US is painted to be Congo's safety net,...Read more
This article talks about Massachusetts' SMART green program is meant to provide solar to communities, even though many say its most recent modifications would exclude many. Others say this new modification is meant to protect the green industry investments and the solar installments would...Read more
“Bamboo, the perfect biomass grass, grows naturally across Africa and presents a viable, cleaner and sustainable alternative to wood fuel,” said Michael Kwaku, Country Director for INBAR Ghana. “Without such an alternative, wood charcoal will remain the primary household energy...Read more
This artifact is very important in that it details the actual definitions of several terms applied to the term 'energy efficiency', like buildings, energy generation & distribution, community design, vehicles, freight and human behavior. Each of these topics are items which could harmfully...Read more
This article opens by discussing the recent hurricanes that swept through Philadelphia within the last few months. It then reminds readers of the scientific consensus of man-made climate change, explaining that the city cannot combat the issue on its own. It begins by explaining some of...Read more
This article was selected for the April media brief. The article looks at data that shows that more middle and working class households are implementing solar more than was seen a decade ago. "Among households that added solar in 2019, 21 percent had incomes that were below 80 percent of...Read more
This article discusses Pennsylvania's tentative plan to price carbon emissions. If this move is successful, Wolf's administration would succeed in making Pennsylvania the first state to adopt similar measures. That said, such a move is also a significant headway into dismantling the long-...Read more