clean-energy

April 30, 2017

ATLANTA - Atlanta last night became the 27th city in the country to commit to transition to 100 percent clean and renewable energy.

 

April 25, 2017

OAKLAND, Calif. - Mayors from across the United States today joined with the Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 campaign to announce a new effort to engage and recruit mayors to endorse a goal of transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy in cities across the country.

April 24, 2017

ATLANTA - The Atlanta City Council Utilities Committee today approved legislation directing the City’s Office of Sustainability to create a plan by January studying how City Buildings will be powered by 100 percent clean electricity by 2025 and how all of Atlanta will be 100 percent clean energy by 2035.

 

April 23, 2017

Farmingdale, NY – Today the Long Island Power Authority and PSEG-Long Island released a long awaited draft plan for current and future energy needs for Long Island.  New York has a target to source 50 percent of energy from renewables, including a target to add at least 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind power to New York’s grid, by 2030.  The cost effective investments in offshore wind, energy efficiency and new renewable energy under the d

September 11, 2017

The town of Hillsborough, North Carolina on Monday became the first town in North Carolina and 43rd in the United States to commit to transition to 100 percent clean and renewable energy.

September 7, 2017

As California electric utilities ramp up efforts to stifle clean energy by attacking SB100, a coalition of California mayors, city councilors, and community leaders today delivered a letter to California Assemblymembers to issue their support for moving California to 100% clean energy by 2045. A copy of the letter can be found here.

September 7, 2017

Today, Lewis Reed, President of the Board of Aldermen for the City of St. Louis introduced a resolution calling for the City to pursue a transition to 100 percent clean and renewable energy. If approved, St. Louis will join over 40 cities across the county that have committed to move to 100 percent clean and renewable energy like wind and solar.

September 5, 2017

A new study released today by the City of Denver Department of Environmental Health shows that transitioning Denver to 100 percent clean and renewable energy is vital for the city to achieve its carbon pollution reduction goals.