Solar farms can protect habitats and biodiversity
A recent study shows how solar-pollinator habitats can solve two environmental problems at once
Tell The Home Depot: Preserve the boreal forest
The Canadian boreal forest is the largest remaining primary forest on the planet. It stores 300 billion tons of carbon, provides habitat for threatened boreal caribou, billions of birds and a multitude of other species.
Clean water to drink and clean air to breathe; healthy lakes, rivers and forests; sources of energy that don’t pollute and never run out — all this should be the heritage we leave to future generations.
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The Wilderness Act at 60: A uniquely American legacy
A surge in energy-intensive computing threatens America’s renewable energy transition
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6 million kids now attend a solar-powered school
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Heat pump water heater sales soar
There’s now five times more solar than nuclear power in the world
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Accidents Waiting to Happen
Across America, thousands of facilities that store or move oil, toxic chemicals or coal ash are located near waterways. These facilities are accidents waiting to happen.
I feel very lucky. I have the great fortune of doing work that allows me to overcome that sense of helplessness that can accompany seeing all of these problems in the world. And I get work alongside my role models -- the changemakers who know that what the world needs more than anything are great organizers for the right causes.Danielle Melgar, Food & Agriculture Advocate
