When the U.S. government started setting aside public land more than 150 years ago, its goal was twofold: to protect the scenery and wildlife of these special places and to allow people to enjoy...
By South Pinellas Anchor Steward Sydney Brazzle. In recent memory, few natural events have reshaped the Tampa Bay coastline as dramatically as the 2024 hurricane season. Hurricanes Helene and...
By South Pinellas Anchor Steward Sydney Brazzle. In recent memory, few natural events have reshaped the Tampa Bay coastline as dramatically as the 2024 hurricane season. Hurricanes Helene and...
A key part of the grid’s evolution is the ability of DERs to coordinate across homes and buildings. When done carefully, this coordination can function like a traditional power plant, taking the name of a virtual power plant, or VPP. In this post, we’ll explore how VPPs work and the powerful role they can play in transforming our grid.
Recent Congressional actions are a major setback to EV deployment and a major blow to the country’s nascent EV battery manufacturing supply.
The ruling in Lliuya v. RWE shows that courts are increasingly willing to listen to climate scientists, accept probabilistic modeling, and treat emissions data as credible evidence of harm.
Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access to insurance data. Texas’ state climatologists explain why that matters.
For lawyers, industry, advocates and the courts, environmental review after the Eagle County decision is not just a new ballgame. It is a new sport.
Ben Franklin said, “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. Perhaps more fitting in the context of climate change is a quote from the late Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cushing, who said, “always plan ahead; it wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.” If we’re applying that to the nation’s power system in
Science is clear that the threats to our electricity grid from climate change are becoming increasingly serious. Now, our work is to try and get the attention of the entities responsible for this critical infrastructure.
Florida is known for its birdlife—Its rich diversity of habitats accommodates hundreds of species year-round and seasonally rolls out the welcome mat to many more migratory birds. However, about a...
Florida is known for its birdlife—Its rich diversity of habitats accommodates hundreds of species year-round and seasonally rolls out the welcome mat to many more migratory birds. However, about a...