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How climate concerns and incentives are driving solar installations on Washington roofs

GeekWire

megawatts (MW) of solar power this year alone, a more than 10-fold increase over a decade ago, according to an industry nonprofit. Yet photovoltaics are only a blip in Washington’s overall energy picture. of the energy mix last year, according to a report on the state’s utilities. Oregon has three-times more.

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#BlackoutTuesday derailed #BlackLivesMatter. A community organizer explains how to do better.

Vox

the posting a black box on instagram has the same energy as tagging 10 friends on your story. We make our small, basic budget, and then we pivot and give the exact same amount , often more, to grassroots organizations who usually get no love and know how to bend a nickel. purely performative — loo roll (@woozyyloo) June 2, 2020.

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Plans to capture CO2 from coal plants wasted federal dollars, watchdog says

The Verge

Water vapor rises from the NRG Energy Inc. But carbon capture technologies that the Department of Energy has already supported in the name of tackling climate change have mostly fallen flat, according to a recent report by the watchdog Government Accountability Office. WA Parish generating station in Thompsons, Texas, U.S.,

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