Solar farm leases provide stable, predictable income that helps financially secure family farms and boosts rural tax revenues with minimal land impact, said a report from the SEMA Coalition. Ryan Kennedy Solar energy projects are providing American farms and rural … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Europe’s Ski Resorts Face Climate Change Threat” • Higher temperatures and a lack of snow are forcing Europe’s ski resorts to rethink their business model. With only a few weeks to go until the Winter Olympics open, the … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Renewable Energy Becomes The World’s Biggest Source Of Electricity ” • For the first time, renewable energy like solar and wind are producing more electricity than coal in many parts of the world. This change marks a big … Continue reading →
Headline News: “AR7 Cash Injection Would Be Cost Neutral” • Doubling the size of the UK’s budget for offshore wind in Allocation Round 7 to £1.8 billion would be cost neutral if capacity is procured at a strike price of … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Blue State Steps Up To Save Farms With Solar Power” • New Jersey’s three-year “Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program” was designed to encourage farmers to adopt agrivoltaic strategies that were researched and implemented at Rutgers University. P articipants … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Humanity Is On Path Toward ‘Climate Chaos,’ Scientists Warn” • Industries and individuals around the world burned record amounts of oil, gas, and coal last year, releasing more greenhouse gases than ever before, a group of leading scientists … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Solar Power Has Provided More New Generating Capacity Than Any Other Source For Two Years Straight” • A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reveals that of solar and … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Climate Change Is Making Oat Cultivation Viable In Northern Europe” • Climate change is making cereal cultivation viable in areas of Europe that were previously ruled out due to their extreme conditions. To grow well, oats need temperatures … Continue reading →
David Fried There are villages. Plant villages. For centuries, people have liked to live in villages. So, have plants. They do not like to be “a lone pine,” a “single tulip,” a fern out in the wind. They like brotherhood, … Continue reading →
David Fried The other day I noticed a bunch of wilting green leaves all along our driveway. I asked my wife if she was weeding. “Oh no,” she said. “Our friend Phyllis came by, and while we were talking, she … Continue reading →