March 8, 2021
New York, NY -- Today, Wells Fargo became the last major U.S.
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March 8, 2021
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vineyard Wind project today, setting up a workable framework for Massachusetts’ first offshore wind farm and establishing a proven model for other offshore wind energy developments along the East Coast to replicate.
March 8, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- House Bill 2034, a bill prioritizing oil and gas, is working its way through the Oklahoma legislature and would have a devastating impact on renewable energy in the state. In addition, the bill would forbid state contractors from boycotting the oil and gas industry, which could have a chilling effect on free speech in Oklahoma.
6 de marzo de 2021
Tras horas de tácticas dilatorias fracasadas por parte de los senadores republicanos, los demócratas aprobaron H.R. 1319, la Ley de Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, un paquete de $1,9 billones (trillions en inglés) de alivio de COVID.
March 6, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, after hours of failed delay tactics from Senate Republicans, Democrats advanced H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.
March 5, 2021
Yesterday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved Aramis, a utility-scale solar energy and battery storage facility in North Livermore. This project has earned support from major environmental groups, labor, city leaders across the county, and two local community power providers, East Bay Community Energy and CleanPowerSF, that are moving to achieve 100% clean energy by 2030.
Goldman Sachs Latest Major U.S. Bank to Set Net-Zero Emissions Goal Without Key Details to Get There
March 4, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, Goldman Sachs announced a new commitment to align its financing activities with a pathway to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and committed to set interim climate targets by the end of this year. Goldman Sachs also indicated it would begin measuring and disclosing its financed emissions, though the announcement lacked further details on the bank’s methodology for doing so and its near-term steps for cutting emissions.
March 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House passed the For the People Act with every single Democrat cosponsoring. This historic package includes a comprehensive, common sense set of democracy reforms, including automatic voter registration, stronger rules around ethics and campaign finance, restored voting rights for 1.7 million formerly incarcerated people, and a ban on partisan gerrymandering -- all of which will help add more than 50 million people to the voter rolls, reign in the influence of corporate polluters, ensure accessible, accurate elections, and expand the freedoms of all eligible Americans to participate in democracy.
3 de marzo de 2021
FedEx anunció hoy que su flota de reparto será completamente eléctrica para 2040, incluyendo metas progresivas, como el 50% de su adquisición de vehículos eléctricos para 2025.
March 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, FedEx announced that its delivery fleet will be made up of 100 percent electric vehicles by 2040, which will include benchmarks along the way, such as 50 percent EV purchases by 2025.