America’s colleges and universities are leading the transition to a 100 percent renewable energy system. Small liberal arts colleges, large public universities, and community colleges alike, from every corner of the U.S., are taking the lead in reducing energy consumption, deploying renewable energy technologies, and switching to electric vehicles (EVs).
America’s Top Colleges for Renewable Energy 2020: Who’s Leading the Transition to 100% Renewable Energy on Campus? ranks campuses in three categories: shifting to renewable electricity; repowering buildings with clean energy; and adopting electric vehicles (EVs).
Rivers and beaches are critical to quality of life in the Tampa Bay region and across Florida, but actions by the Trump administration are threatening the state’s waterways. Regulatory rollbacks, proposed budget cuts, and expanded offshore drilling all put clean water at risk.
America’s colleges and universities are leading the transition to a 100 percent renewable energy system. Small liberal arts colleges, large public universities and community colleges alike, from every corner of the U.S., are taking the lead in reducing energy consumption, deploying renewable energy technologies, and switching to electric vehicles.
Cities across the country are harnessing the power of the sun for their communities. Our new report ranks major cities in the U.S. by how much solar energy they have installed, highlighting several Florida cities.
Solar power is expanding rapidly. More solar capacity was added to the grid in 2019 than any other energy source. The United States now has more than 77 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed — enough to power more than one in every 10 homes in America. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have invested in solar energy and millions more are ready to join them.
Use these discussion questions with your classroom after students do one of these activities.
Nature is all around us! Use this list to help identify the nature that’s in your home and neighborhood, as well as things that help us make a healthier community and planet.
