‘Clean Energy Is a Fundamental Civil Right’: Major Campaign to Expand Access to Solar
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
The NAACP is launching a major environmental justice campaign on Jan. 13 to mark the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. The "Solar Equity Initiative" aims to provide solar job skills training to 100 individuals, install solar panels on more than 30 homes and community centers in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color, and strengthen equity in solar access policies in at least five states.
San Francisco Becomes First Major US City to Sue Fossil Fuel Industry Over Costs of Climate Change
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
San Francisco and Oakland are suing Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, BP and Royal Dutch Shell—the five biggest investor-owned fossil fuel producers in the world—over the costs of climate change. The two Californian cities join the counties of Marin, San Mateo and San Diego and the city of Imperial Beach that have taken similar legal action in recent months, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Port of LA to Open World’s First Off-Grid Terminal Powered Entirely by Renewables
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
The Port of Los Angeles—the nation's largest port by container volume and cargo value—is building the world's first marine terminal able to generate all of its energy needs from renewables.
San Francisco Becomes First Major City to Require Solar Panels on New Buildings
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
San Francisco is one step closer to its goal of transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy after the city’s Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Tuesday to mandate solar installations on new buildings.
Lawsuit Filed Over Oklahoma’s ‘Fracking’ Earthquakes as Its Third Largest Quake Is Felt in 7 Other States
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
The Sierra Club and the public interest law firm Public Justice have filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against three energy companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, in Oklahoma.
2 More Fracking-Related Earthquakes Hit Oklahoma Despite New Rules Meant to Prevent Them
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Two earthquakes registering at a 4.5 and a 4.4 magnitude shook frack-happy Oklahoma on Saturday, some of the strongest felt in the state this year.
Shell Abandons Arctic Drilling Following ‘Disappointing’ Results
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
After finding little oil and natural gas, Royal Dutch Shell announced yesterday it would end its controversial Arctic drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska’s coast “for the foreseeable future.”
Buzzing Artist Swarms City Walls to Save the Bees
By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
With a little help from a spray can, a London-based street artist is swarming urban walls with a simple but important message: Save the bees.