Solar News & Climate Blog
Oil Majors Pressed on Three Fronts to Get Serious about Climate Change – and Renewables
The oil and gas industry was dealt three heavy blows in recent days – from the courts, government agencies and investors. In each instance, the …
NOAA Online Tools Help You Chart Global Warming in Your Area
Each decade, the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) updates its analysis of U.S. weather patterns by comparing temperature, precipitation and other meteorological trends …
Colonial Pipeline Hack Is Latest Example of Fossil Fuel Frailties
The vulnerability of the nation’s fossil energy supply system was on full display again last week. Hackers penetrated the computer systems of Colonial Pipeline, causing …
Five Reasons to Install Solar this Summer
Springtime feels extra special this year. Not only are we shaking off a long winter, but we’re slowly, steadily escaping the clutches of a year+ …
What Are the Benefits of Charging Your EV at Home vs. Public Charging Stations?
One of the biggest questions owners of electric vehicles face is how to keep their EV batteries charged. As a (conservative) rule of thumb, each …
Electric Vehicle Fast Charging and New England’s Highways – A Shot in the Arm from the Feds!
Last week, President Biden laid out a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that puts transportation upgrades at the top of a long national project list. The …
Spring Equinox at the 45th Parallel: Halfway to the Center of It All
At Solaflect Energy, today’s Equinox has us thinking warm thoughts about the long, sunny days ahead. For those who like living with a “sense of …
A Year Later: Pandemic lessons revisited, and security in a climate calamity
One year into the coronavirus, what have we learned? It’s been a year since COVID-19 turned our lives upside down. With the end of the …
Renewables Are Coming to Utilities’ Rescue, But the Grid Needs a Serious Upgrade
This week’s Barron’s, the Dow Jones investment weekly, features a bullish cover story on “The Coming Green Boom for Utilities.” In sharp contrast to how …
Super Bowl Ads, Climate Change, and Vermont’s Lagging Regulators
The following commentary by Solaflect President Bill Bender was published by VT Digger, the Brattleboro Reformer and the Mountain Times in February, 2021 following the …
Pop Quiz: 10 Things You Should Know About the Recent Power Outage in Texas
The record-smashing, cold-weather outbreak that plunged Texas into darkness last week presents an ongoing human tragedy. While dozens of Texans lost their lives in the …
Is Norway Really ‘Out-EVing’ America, Like GM’s Super Bowl Ad Says?
That’s what comedian Will Ferrell, an unlikely GM spokesman, told 100 million Super Bowl viewers last Sunday. And he’s right on the facts: only a …
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