“God Bless Chevron” … Seriously???
Several representatives from Big Oil met with Congress to discuss their companies role in disinformation campaigns about the Climate Crisis. Predictably, none of the Big Oil representatives acknowledged funding disinformation campaigns nor would they commit to stop funding advertisements against electric vehicles and other climate policies. “I’ll tell you what’s frustrating, is a member of […]
Global Day Of Action
350 Seattle is organizing a youth-led, youth-centered march and series of actions in Seattle on Friday, October 29th that starts at 11AM at Pier 62. The group will march to JPMorgan Chase’s PNW HQ where the group will build a climate memorial and stage a die-in to commemorate all that has been lost to the […]
Ok Houston, Lucy’s Had A Problem …
While our full-time Service Department is great at diagnosing and repairing solar PV issues, this one is just a little outside our wheelhouse and service area. In fact, this will be the most distant solar powered probe into deep space. NASA’s most recent launch, the Lucy spacecraft is having issues with one of it’s solar […]
A Solar Generation Gap?
An interesting trend shows some surprisingly significant generational differences in the interest levels in “green” renovations by homeowners. Younger homeowners (18 to 43-years-old) are much more interested in solar and energy-efficient appliances than older homeowners (57 to 75-years-old). 51% of the studies “younger” participants plan on adding solar! Only 33% of homeowners in the older […]
Dixie Wildfire Bigger Than Rhode Island
Check out the amazing photos, videos and statistics from this years Dixie fire compiled by the New York Times. More than $610 million has been spent on fighting this blaze since July and California has spent $1.1 billion on wildfires this year alone. Look at the amount of resources allocated to just the Dixie fire. […]
Global Spatiotemporal … What???
Ever wonder how much energy rooftop solar could produce if we accessed it’s full potential? Well, a group of researchers at Ireland’s University of Cork leveraged big data, machine learning, and geospatial analysis to reach their findings, which were published in Nature Communications. (High resolution global spatiotemporal assessment of rooftop solar photovoltaics potential for renewable electricity […]
The Federal Government’s Plans For The Climate Crisis
While lots of focus is on the White House, Senate and Congress and the Infrastructure Bill, the Federal government continues to figure out how to address the Climate Crisis. The Biden Administration released plans compiled by 20 Federal agencies about their potential Climate Crisis risks and mitigation efforts as we continue to experience more frequent […]
Washington State Is The Best State To Own An Electric Vehicle
Thank you and congratulations to those of you who have already made the transition to driving electric. You’re helping to save the planet for future generations. A recent study conducted by Bumper, ranked all 50 states using several variables and determined Washington State is the best state in which to drive and own an electric […]