Media Coverage (Archives 2018-2019)

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December 2019

• "Believe it or not, New Jersey is one of the country's leaders in 'going green.' Here's how" | December 30, 2019 | NorthJersey.com [subscription required]

• "نهاية عقد.. أزمة تغير المناخ" [End of a decade ... the climate change crisis] | December 25, 2019 | Sky News Arabia [Arabic language]

• "Bipartisan Focus on Energy Innovation Emerges" | December 23, 2019 | Eos

• "Plan to develop Rikers Island after jails close could hit snag thanks to methane gas" | December 23, 2019 | New York Daily News

• "Foraging, and Forging, Connections in Cities" | December 16, 2019 | Next City

• "ABC briefs Senate staff on benefits of biogas energy, fuels" | December 16, 2019 | Biomass Magazine

• "Did You Know? Got Gas Is Good!" | December 12, 2019 | Food Industry Executive

• "How to Stop Making Excuses and Start Composting Already" | December 4, 2019 | Bon Appétit

• "How Even Libertarians Can Tackle The Climate Crisis" | December 3, 2019 | Forbes

• "Why Agriculture’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Almost Always Underestimated" | December 2, 2019 | Forbes

November 2019

• "Pennsylvania Communities Grow Wary of Worsening Air Pollution as Petrochemical Industry Arrives" | November 27, 2019 | DeSmog

• "Adirondackers have many options for making homes more environmentally friendly" | November 26, 2019 | Adirondack Explorer

• "UN’s 2019 Emissions Gap Report to G20: Act urgently or the results will be ‘devastating’" | November 26, 2019 | Electrek

• "David Whitehead: The cost of inaction on climate is unacceptable" | November 24, 2019 | The Union

• "Presentation by Will Pettitt, of GRC in renewable energy briefing in U.S." | November 24, 2019 | ThinkGeoEnergy

• "Webinar: Energy Policy in an Election Year" | November 21, 2019 | CQ Roll Call / Fiscal Note [Daniel Bresette]

• "An HBCU Is Hosting the First Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice" | November 8, 2019 | Gizmodo

• "Briefing on Global Commission's Climate Change Report" | November 1, 2019 | C-Span

• "The 39 best environmental charities" | November 1, 2019 | The Stacker

October 2019

• "Affordable financing for heating efficiency" | October 23, 2019 | Electrek

• "Minneapolis seeks a simpler, more inclusive way to pay for energy efficiency" | October 23, 2019 | Energy News Network [EESI is helping develop CenterPoint Energy's inclusive financing program]

• "Angus King Calls For Low-Cost Financing For Home Energy Efficiency Improvements" | October 22, 2019 | Maine Public

• "Seeing Is Believing: 3 Ways Manufacturers Can Change the Public's Perception of the Industry" | October 21, 2019 | Association of Equipment Manufacturers

• "Image Booster: China Wants Other Countries to Help it Clean the Oceans" | October 21, 2019 | Voice of America

• "Murkowski sets hearing on efficiency with eye on legislation" | October 21, 2019 | E&E News [subscription required]

• "Natural Gas Challenges In The Northeast U.S." | October 16, 2019 | Facility Executive

• "Renewables Have Overtaken Fossil Fuels in the U.K., But America Is 'Headed in the Opposite Direction,' According to Expert" | October 16, 2019 | Newsweek

• "Democrats focus on buildings as source of CO2" | October 16, 2019 | E&E News [subscription required]

• "California, a la vanguardia mundial de las energías renovables" | October 13, 2019 | Publico

• "Profile of new EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette" | October 11, 2019 | E&E News [subscription required]

• "More New CEOs" | October 4, 2019 | Chronicle of Philanthropy

• "Hydrogen could replace methane for domestic heating" | October 2, 2019 | Environment Journal

September 2019

• "How ‘resilience’ became a politically safe word for ‘climate change’" | September 30, 2019 | Roll Call

• "Top 10 Volunteer Opportunities in Washington D.C in 2019" | September 27, 2019 | GreatNonProfits

• "McSally’s bill calls for measuring energy job creation to inform workforce buildout" | September 24, 2019 | The Ripon Advance

• "Novel System to Play Significant Role in Using Biomass Resources" | September 12, 2019 | Truth Daily Mirror

• "Merkley, Democrats intro energy savings legislation" | September 4, 2019 | KTVZ / News Channel 21

• "Kamala Harris’s climate plan would take polluters to court" | September 4, 2019 | Vox

• "The Utilization of Air Compressors in Eco-Friendly Construction Projects" | September 4, 2019 | Blue & Green Tomorrow

August 2019

• "Bridging The Gap For Battery Storage: How M-Kopa Labs Is Pulling Academic Research Into The Off-Grid Solar Industry" | August 31, 2019 | Clean Technica

• "Costliest hurricanes in US history" | August 30, 2019 | Fox Business Weather

• "New Orleans still ‘a work in progress’ 14 years after Hurricane Katrina" | August 29, 2019 | Patriot News / Penn Live

• "Lonely railroads: US$58 billion scheme in motion" | August 27, 2019 | Sai Gon Giai Phong

• "Checking Rodney Davis' facts from Open Government Night at Parkland" | August 22, 2019 | News-Gazette Media

• "Climate Change Solutions Newsletter" | August 13, 2019 | BioCycle Magazine

• "Top Priority Policy Planks for a Green New Deal" | August 7, 2019 | Solar Tribune [EESI article]

July 2019

• "Increasing Your Business’s Energy Efficiency Is More Affordable Than You Think" | July 30, 2019 | Home Business Magazine [EESI article]

• "EESI: Jobs in renewable fuels, biomass energy up in 2018" | July 26, 2019 | Biomass Magazine

• "Could Wooden Buildings Be a Solution to Climate Change?" | July 25, 2019 | BBC

• "About job creation in clean energy and efficiency sectors" | July 25, 2019 | Smart Energy International

• "Colorado Energy Chief Will Toor on Achieving Ambitious New Climate Goals" | July 19, 2019 | Westword

• "House Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus Co-Hosts Annual Renewable Energy Policy Forum" | July 19, 2019 | National Law Review

June 2019

• "Affording an Unaffordable Utility Upgrade" | June 28, 2019 | Governance & Accountability Institute Sustainability Update [article by EESI Policy Associate John-Michael Cross]

• "We investigated what nuclear plant shutdowns mean for your wallet and your safety. Here's what we found." | June 19, 2019 | USA Today

• "Letter: Ethanol production benefits us all" | June 12, 2019 | Detroit News

• "Bipartisan Flood Insurance Compromise Gets Lukewarm Reception" | June 11, 2019 | Bloomberg Environment [subscription required]

• "Is “beneficial electrification” the next big opportunity for rural electric co-ops to improve quality of life?" | June 11, 2019 | NCBA-CLUSA [EESI article]

• "Hawaii’s On-Bill Financing Program Unlocks Energy Upgrades for the Masses" | June 10, 2019 | Greentech Media

• "New whitepaper explores the benefits of electrification for rural co-ops" | June 3, 2019 | Smart Energy International

May 2019

• "Does nuclear power have a future?" | May 24, 2019 | Washington Post [Carol Werner's letter to the editor]

• "Federal Forecast Says the Atlantic Could See 8 Hurricanes This Season. Are We Ready?" | May 23, 2019 | U.S. News and World Report

• "Spent fuel dry casks need safety improvements, say nuclear critics" | May 17, 2019 | S&P Global Platts [not available online]

• "The disaster aid fight shows just how unprepared Congress is to deal with the effects of climate change" | May 16, 2019 | Vox

• "Private company involvement in decommissioning units raises concerns: critics" | May 15, 2019 | S&P Global Platts [not available online]

• "EESI begins initiative to aid loan federal applications for rural utilities" | May 15, 2019 | DailyEnergyInsider [Access Clean Energy Savings]

• "Inside The BARN with Doug O’Brien, NCBA-CLUSA President & CEO: Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP)" | May 14, 2019 | The Barn / FarmCast Radio and the Colorado Ag News Network

• "EESI to help rural co-ops and public power entities ‘ACE’ clean energy upgrades" | May 14, 2019 | Renewable Energy World [Access Clean Energy Savings]

• "New initiative to enhance utility access to USDA loans" | May 14, 2019 | Smart Energy International [Access Clean Energy Savings]

• "Nuclear Power Oversight" | May 13, 2019 | C-Span 1 (live broadcast of EESI's briefing on nuclear decommissioning)

• "Access Clean Energy Savings offers loans for efficiency measures" | May 13, 2019 | Windpower Engineering [Access Clean Energy Savings]

• "EESI Launches "Access Clean Energy Savings" | May 13, 2019 | Yahoo! Finance [EESI Press Release, Access Clean Energy Savings]

• "EESI Launches "Access Clean Energy Savings" | May 13, 2019 | Business Wire [EESI Press Release, Access Clean Energy Savings]

• "Disaster Bill With Flood Insurance Extension Passes House" | May 10, 2019 | Bloomberg Environment [subscription required]

• "RFS Power Coalition announces supporting organizations" | May 2, 2019 | Biomass Magazine

• "Real estate's surveillance state" | May 1, 2019 | The Real Deal

• "'Essential Services: Co-op programs are tailor-made to help low- and moderate-income members" | May 1, 2019 | Rural Electric Magazine

April 2019

• "State Mandates Could Spur Solar, Wind Demand on Federal Land" | April 30, 2019 | Bloomberg Environment [subscription required]

• "A call for equity in clean energy plans" | April 23, 2019 | Mountain Xpress

• "Recycling in the Valley: Municipalities cut programs, see fewer people recycling" | April 20, 2019 | The Daily Item

• "Subconscious motives influence student’s green footprint" | April 16, 2019 | Golden Gate Xpress

• "The Bipartisan Push to Budget Long-Term for Natural Disasters" | April 8, 2019 | National Journal [subscription required]

• "Biofuels grow Iowa jobs, fuel America" | April 3, 2019 | Kalona News

March 2019

• "Going green: Brownsville’s electric buses should cut emissions, costs" | March 26, 2019 | The Monitor

• "Front group taking aim at biofuels" | March 25, 2019 | The Gazette [Column by Iowa State Sen. Kevin Kinney]

• "Small Iowa town hopes benchmarking makes big impact on energy efficiency" | March 25, 2019 | Energy News Network [EESI has partnered with Bloomfield, IA, on its on-bill financing program]

• "The Green New Deal aims to get buildings off fossil fuels. These 6 places have already started." | March 20, 2019 | Vox

• "Video: Build infrastructure to combat climate change." | March 19, 2019 | Cooperative Leadership Network

• "UMN recyclables have fewer places to go due to Chinese ban" | March 18, 2019 | Minneapolis Star Tribune (Associated Press)

• "Faced with Climate Impacts, Communities Turn to Green Infrastructure" | March 17, 2019 | Living Architecture Monitor

• "Actions Needed to Address Climate Change" | March 15, 2019 | Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Newsletter

• "A Clean Future: Uniting Behind Beneficial Electrification" | March 13, 2019 | NRDC

• "Proposed Kenosha County solar farm could feature Wisconsin's first utility-scale battery" | March 12, 2019 | Wisconsin State Journal

• "Amid crowded recycling market, UMN recyclables have fewer places to go" | March 8, 2019 | Minnesota Daily

• "Daily on Energy: Pressure mounting against White House climate panel" | March 6, 2019 | Washington Examiner

• "Electric buses: The ride of the future?" | March 2, 2019 | Planet Forward

February 2019

• "Republicans love to talk about the 'Green New Deal'" | February 28, 2019 | E&E News

• "UAI: Delay in SAFE Rule disappointing, but still an opportunity" | February 27, 2019 | Ethanol Producer Magazine

• "European Union Reach Agreement to Cut Truck Emissions" | February 20, 2019 | EVBite

• "This new system could change how we recycle" | February 20, 2019 | World Economic Forum (republication of Green Matters article below)

• "Winning in a more distributed energy world: 3 steps to utility success" | February 12, 2019 | Utility Dive

• "IBM Develops Innovative Recycling System For Fabric, Dirty Plastic Bottles, and More" | February 11, 2019 | Green Matters

• "Missouri utilities consider program to pay for efficiency on customer bills" | February 7, 2019 | Energy News Network

• "Michigan’s energy vulnerability exposed by natural gas scare, bitter cold" | February 1, 2019 | Bridge Magazine

January 2019

• "Increasing Energy Access through Off-Grid Solutions" | January 23, 2019 | The National Law Review

• "Pentagon Report on Vulnerable Bases Incomplete" | January 18, 2019 | YubaNet [EESI Press Release]

• "2019 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit to feature roundtables on biofuels policy and health benefits" | January 17, 2019 | KMA Land Radio

December 2018

• "The National Security Impacts of Climate Change" | December 19, 2018 | Journal of National Security Law & Policy [reprint of EESI fact sheet]

• "California Commits to Zero-Emissions Bus Fleet by 2040" | December 18, 2018 | Green Tech Media

• "UN Climate Conference Ends with Mixed Reviews" | December 17, 2018 | The Washington Examiner

• "30 Charities That Won't Waste Your Money" | December 11, 2018 | The Street

• "Wisconsin to use Volkswagen diesel fines on new diesel buses" | December 10, 2018 | Associated Press

• "Wisconsin to spend $25.8 million of Volkswagen diesel fines on new diesel buses" | December 10, 2018 | Wisconsin State Journal

• "The home of the future is the one you’re already living in" | December 6, 2018 | Fast Company

• "Top-rated charities for 27 major causes for this holiday season" | December 4, 2018 | The Stacker

• "Letter to the Editor: Changing ethanol limits was smart" | December 4, 2018 | Albany Times Union

November 2018

• "On-Bill Financing: A Bright Idea for Nebraska" | Fall 2018 | DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• "The Making of Sustainable Mobility" | November 2018 | The Washington Post / Shell [branded content]

• "Report: US Already Affected by Climate Change" | November 26, 2018 | The Scientist Magazine

• "Climate change poses major threat to United States, new government report concludes" | November 23, 2018 | Science Magazine

• "National Climate Assessment Confirms We Have to Act" | November 23, 2018 | YubaNet [EESI press release]

• "Storm protection" | November 9, 2018 | Climate 2020 [EESI article]

• "US electric co-ops use low-interest loans to power efficiency savings" | November 12, 2018 | Co-op News

October 2018

• "The future of biomass is lipstick and trash bags" | October 31, 2018 | E&E Greenwire [subscription required]

• "Nebraska Ethanol Board Joins Industry Partners in Comments to the EPA" | October 28, 2018 | KTIC Nebraska Radio

• "Ethanol Needs to Win the Octane Race—Our Health Depends on It" | October 25, 2018 | Urban Air Initiative

• "Wood skyscrapers could help climate, reduce wildfires" | October 24, 2018 | E&E Greenwire [subscription required]

• "Microsoft is betting on the future of buildings" | October 18, 2018 | Fast Company

• "Hurricane Michael: Massive storm challenges utility grid-hardening efforts" | October 11, 2018 | E&E Energywire [subscription required]

September 2018

• "Administration thwarting Congress by withholding transit funds" | September 21, 2018 | The Hill [EESI Op-ed]

• "Answer Line: Money behind lack of ethanol-based fuel locations" | September 8, 2018 | Longview News-Journal

August 2018

• "Radioactive waste stranded as U.S. shifts from nuclear energy" | August 28, 2018 | Chemical & Engineering News

• "No-Interest Clean Energy Loans Now Available for Rural Electric Co-ops" | August 14, 2018 | NCBA-CLUSA [EESI article]

• "Proposed “Affordable Clean Energy” Rule Would Cost $5.4 Billion More than Clean Power Plan" | August 10, 2018 | YubaNet [re-published EESI press release]

• "تێسلا، ئەو ئۆتۆمبێلە ئەمریکییەی کە نە پێویستی بە بەنزینە و نە رۆن گۆڕین" | August 10, 2018 | Rudaw [Kurdish]

• "Commentary: Freezing U.S. fuel standards is a gift to China's auto industry" | August 2, 2018 | Reuters

July 2018

• "Decommissioning - The Dilemmas Faced in US Host Communities" | July 20, 2018 | Nuclear Intelligence Weekly [not available online]

• "San Clemente teen works to decommission nuclear power plants" | July 19, 2018 | The Daily Pilot

• "Clean Energy Gains Ground" | July 19, 2018 | Eos (American Geophysical Union)

• "Nuclear Power Plant Safety" | July 16, 2018 | C-SPAN

• "Q&A: What nuclear retirement could mean for Illinois and the Midwest" | July 13, 2018 | Midwest Energy News Network

• "Has Germany Paved the Way for the World’s Energy Transition?" | July 1, 2018 | POWER

June 2018

• "Battle of the electric cars: Fisker makes a play to grab Tesla's EV crown with its M3-rivalling EMotion sports car" | June 20, 2018 | News24

• "How Fracking Is Paying Back Germany's Solar Investment" | June 11, 2018 | Forbes.com

• "'Baseload Is Poison' And 5 Other Lessons From Germany's Energy Transition" | June 10, 2018 | Forbes.com

• "Un año de París, la punta del iceberg de la política medioambiental de Trump" | June 1, 2018 | Diario Libre

May 2018

• "What is Melanoma Missing? Environmental and Energy Study Institute" | May 31, 2018 | Wed & Woke podcast [starts around 11m52s]

• "Warming waters hurt Zanzibar's seaweed. But women farmers have a plan." | May 21, 2018 | Christian Science Monitor

• "DOD Preps for Climate Change as Trump Ignores It" | May 2018 | Sea Technology Magazine.

• "Power Play: Why electric co-ops are investing in energy savings programs" | Spring 2018 | The Cooperative Business Journal.

March 2018

• "Climate and Environmental Research Program Cuts" | March 16, 2018 | C-SPAN 3

• "Natural gas bill could help residents convert" | March 16, 2018 | KTVF 11

• "Bipartisan lawmakers urge resilience for real estate" | March 7, 2018 | E&E News [subscription required]

• "St. Pete Councilwoman Brandi Gabbard visits D.C. to talk climate resilience" | March 6, 2018 | Florida Politics

• "Government Confusion Over Ethanol Might Help Demand Growing Locally" | March 4, 2018 | The Progressive Farmer

February 2018

• "Charities That Do The Most Good For Your Donation Dollars" | February 28, 2018 | The Street

• "Sea Level Rise Damaging More U.S. Bases, Former Top Military Brass Warn" | February 26, 2018 | Inside Climate News

• "On-bill Financing for Efficiency Improvements Helps Utilities, Their Customers, and the Environment" | February 19, 2018 | Energy Central

• "Grid deserves more attention in US infrastructure plan: transmission, environmental groups" | February 13, 2018 | Platts

January 2018

• "San Antonio solar installers will eat cost of Trump tariff" | January 23, 2018 | San Antonio Express News

• "Is your fuel killing you?" | January 22, 2018 | WallacesFarmer

• "Green jobs are still (mostly) promising" | January 16, 2018 | GreenBiz

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