'EV Make-Ready' electric vehicle program will bring 50K new charging ports to the state
BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 12: An electric car and a plug-in hybrid car charge at a public charging station on October 12, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is hoping to encourage electric car sales as a means to brining down CO2 emissions and combat climate change. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) SYRACUSE N.Y. — On Friday, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that utility companies can now fully implement the state’s electric vehicle infrastructure program, ‘EV M
DOE to Partner with Heating Industry to Improve Performance and Energy-Efficiency of Cold Climate He
Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Cold Climate Heating and Increase Efficiency to Save Consumers Money WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Kamala Harris will join U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in New York today to announce the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed the first six industry partners to participate in the Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge. The challenge, which was announced in May at the Whi
California to Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Lawn Mowers
California will ban the sales of new gas-powered equipment like leaf blowers as soon as 2024. Mint Images / Getty Images Did you know that using a gas-powered leaf blower for just one hour produces the same amount of emissions as a drive from Los Angeles to Denver? To address the high pollution of yard maintenance, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Saturday that will ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf-blowers, lawn mowers and other off-road engines as
Ithaca, New York becomes first U.S. city to begin 100% decarbonization of buildings
People walk past colorful stores in a pedestrian area of downtown Ithaca, New York on a sunny day. benedek | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images Ithaca, New York, begins to fully decarbonize all of its buildings as the first phase of a novel 100% carbon-free city climate policy. Cities are seen as key leaders in U.S. climate change efforts and the massive stock of legacy buildings and residences with low energy efficiency drives a huge portion of carbon emissions. Ithaca’s build
SUNY MORRISVILLE ADDS AGRICULTURAL AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO CAMPUS
An aerial view of SUNY Morrisville’s new $16 million Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center. (Photo credit: SUNY Morrisville) MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Students are taking classes this semester in SUNY Morrisville’s new $16 million Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center. The 30,000-square-foot building houses the college’s renewable energy, agricultural engineering, and diesel technology programs. The school formally opened the applied learning techn