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Sandwich, NH: A Solar Array and Saving Taxpayer Money

Nov. 1, 2022 As energy prices are soaring around the globe, the Town of Sandwich, NH, took a step today to minimize costs for its municipal buildings. A few weeks ago a request for proposals (RFP) was sent out to … Continue reading

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The Electrification of Everything

The Wall Street Journal gives an excellent overview of how most everything we use from the vehicles we drive to the homes and businesses we heat will be powered by electricity as the era of fossil fuels ends. A main … Continue reading

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National Report: All Renewable Transition Possible by 2050

Inside Climate News, summarizing the final report of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Electrification Futures Study, concludes that by 2050: a transition to mostly renewable energy is possible, but will require households and businesses to be flexible in how they consume … Continue reading

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Biden Must Confront Three Sources of Global Warming

  New York Times reporter Coral Davenport talking of President Biden’s climate policy challenges on The Daily says: There are three main sources of planet warming greenhouse gases in the U.S. economy…you have to drastically cut each one of these…pollution from … Continue reading

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NYTimes: Renewable Energy Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S.

A New York Times article by Brad Plumer  notes that partly driven by Covid-19:  The United States is on track to produce more electricity this year from renewable power than from coal for the first time on record. It adds: It … Continue reading

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Covid-19 and the Future of Energy Use

Will the world wide decline in energy use, caused by the Covid-19 related economic slowdown, be a way to transition to clean energy or will the rebound be more use of fossil fuels?   Here is key summary paragraph from … Continue reading

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