The Borough of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania on Tuesday became the 44th municipality in the United States and first in Pennsylvania to commit to transition to 100 percent clean and renewable energy, showing that communities in the Keystone State are ready to embrace solar, wind, and all forms of renewable energy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sierra Club joined Earthjustice, the Consumer Federation of America, and NRDC today in notifying the Trump Administration of their intent to sue the Department of Energy (DOE) for delaying new energy efficiency standards that will protect public health and save customers and businesses money on their electricity bills.
OAKLAND, Calif.-- Pueblo, Colorado, and Moab, Utah, this week became the 22nd and 23rd cities in the United States to commit to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Sierra Club launched a radio advertising campaign this week highlighting how Senate Bill 309, pending in the Indiana House, gives monopoly utilities control of solar power across Indiana. The Indiana House of Representatives will vote on the bill as early as Tuesday.
Moab, Utah – Moab, Utah became the 23rd community in the United States to commit to 100 percent clean, renewable energy on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today that coal production dropped 18 percent in 2016, putting it at its lowest levels since 1978. The announcement comes at historic levels of clean energy growth in the American energy market, with solar and wind outpacing fossil fuels in new capacity additions for the past two years and clean energy jobs far exceeding fossil fuel jobs in 2016, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).
PUEBLO, Colo. – The Pueblo City Council on Monday approved a resolution committing the city to transition entirely to clean, renewable energy by 2035. Pueblo represents the third city in Colorado and 22nd city in the nation commit to 100% clean, renewable energy.
Boston, MA -- Seventy-four city and town conservation commissions across Massachusetts today urged Governor Charlie Baker to drop his support for wasteful and costly fracked-gas pipelines in Massachusetts.
Ina joint letter, the conservation commissions say new pipelines impede the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals in the Global Warming Solutions Act and Baker’s Integrated Climate Change Strategy.
COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio House of Representatives just passed House Bill 114, which is eerily similar to legislation vetoed by Governor Kasich in December 2016. The legislation dramatically weakens utility requirements to conduct energy efficiency programs, which have been proven to provide big savings for customers, while also making renewable energy requirements completely voluntary.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced its commitment to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. AB InBev is now the largest beer maker in the world to commit to powering all of its electricity with clean, renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
In response, Jodie Van Horn, Director of the Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 campaign, issued the following statement:
Boston, MA - The Boston metropolitan area created more than 2.300 new jobs in the state’s growing solar industry last year, according to a report released today by The Solar Foundation. The Boston area is now home to 12,487 solar jobs, an increase of 24% from 2015 figures. The findings highlight the enormous jobs potential for a transition to 100 percent clean and renewable energy in Boston, as well as the opportunity for Mayor Walsh to be a leader on creating more family-sustaining, union jobs in a growing industry across the region.
LOS ANGELES-- Today, the Trump Administration issued an executive order gutting President Obama’s Clean Power Plan (background below), which cuts climate altering pollution by asking states to set clean energy generation goals.