The students are prepping this week with the help of local corporations, including Patagonia in Ventura and Deckers in Goleta. NewsChannel 3’s Beth Farnsworth stopped in at Deckers Thursday as the group was given a crash-course on Corporate Responsibility and Creating an Ethical Supply Chain, …
Walking on sunshine: The pavements that generate solar energy
The international team, led from Glasgow Caledonian University, is creating pavements that gather energy from the Sun. In a laboratory in Glasgow sits evidence that one Scottish-based team has already qualified for Qatar 2022. In front of lecturer Dr Azmy Gowaid sits an array of three solar tiles.
Sunny Days Have More Four Staters Thinking About Solar Energy
Summer isn’t officially here yet. but temperatures are warming up thanks to the sun. Local solar panel installation companies say they’re seeing an increase in business. Richard Johnson’s solar panels have been soaking up the sun for the past three years. The summer months are making paying the …
Walking on sunshine: The pavements that generate solar energy
Dr Gowaid says the spread of solar energy means roof space will be a diminishing resource. Meanwhile cities are getting more dense as electricity …
Youth Activist Says Scott Has Failed On Climate Change: “He’s An Election Year Environmentalist”
Delaney Reynolds is an 18-year-old college freshman at University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and a climate activist. She’s leading a lawsuit introduced by 18 Florida kids and teens against the state and Gov. Rick Scott over climate change, Reynolds v. State of …
Submissions now open for global sustainability prize
Submissions are open for the Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s preeminent sustainability awards programme designed to celebrate achievements driving impact, innovation and inspiration across five categories. Originally called the Zayed Future Energy Prize, the awards programme has broadened …
Cayman company brings renewable energy to Antigua
A Cayman Islands solar company has signed a US$20 million deal to bring renewable energy to a small Caribbean island. The catch is, it’s not Grand Cayman. GreenTech Solar has won a contract to provide 10 megawatts of renewable power to Antigua and Barbuda by retroactively fitting government …
Chelsea Sustainability Advisory Committee Meets
By Seth Kinker, skinker@thesuntimesnews.com. The Sustainability Advisory Committee met for the first time on May 1. The one-year committee, formed back in January, is tasked with presenting research findings regarding alternative energy to the city council for further study or action. The city currently …
Trump dismantles NASA climate change program
The Trump administration has cut off funding for a major NASA satellite-based climate change research program, according to the latest issue of Science magazine. The magazine reported that even though Congress has successfully fended off much of the White House’s “broad attack on climate science …
Solar industry would benefit SC
Solar should actually be subsidized more, and fossil fuels should be subsidized less. But that is not Duke Energy’s main concern. Its main concern is to remain in control without competition. Subsidies for power production come from the both federal and state governments. Duke benefits from federal …