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Earth Source Heat: Unlocking Geothermal in the Northeast
Many skills necessary to work in the oil and gas industries, such as modeling, drilling techniques, and instrumentation use, apply to geothermal development as well.
Many skills necessary to work in the oil and gas industries, such as modeling, drilling techniques, and instrumentation use, apply to geothermal development as well.
Greening Without Displacement: The USDA’s Urban Forestry Approach
Vegetation has high solar ultraviolet reflectance and releases water vapor through evapotranspiration. On a sunny day, the evapotranspiration of just one tree has a cooling effect equivalent to at least 10 air conditioners.
Vegetation has high solar ultraviolet reflectance and releases water vapor through evapotranspiration. On a sunny day, the evapotranspiration of just one tree has a cooling effect equivalent to at least 10 air conditioners.
Data Center Energy Needs Could Upend Power Grids and Threaten the Climate
About 56% of the electricity used to power data centers nationwide comes from fossil fuels.
About 56% of the electricity used to power data centers nationwide comes from fossil fuels.
How Water Reuse Can Address Scarcity
Wastewater is treated at a wastewater treatment facility then pumped into a natural basin or reservoir where it is filtered naturally through the ground before being sent back into the water supply.
Wastewater is treated at a wastewater treatment facility then pumped into a natural basin or reservoir where it is filtered naturally through the ground before being sent back into the water supply.
Is Addressing the Climate Crisis Just as Important to You as a Pizza or a Burrito Bowl?
Monthly giving is budget-friendly for you and for EESI. Instead of making a single one-time gift, you can space out your contributions to give something each month.
Monthly giving is budget-friendly for you and for EESI. Instead of making a single one-time gift, you can space out your contributions to give something each month.
Growing Stronger: The Sustainable Roots of Indigenous Agriculture
Industrial agriculture, characterized by practices such as monocropping, maximizes production efficiency in the short term at the expense of degrading soil, water, and other resources.
Industrial agriculture, characterized by practices such as monocropping, maximizes production efficiency in the short term at the expense of degrading soil, water, and other resources.
Growing Stronger: The Federally-Recognized Tribes Extension Program at Work
Indigenous foodways, a term referring to the “complex significance of food within native ideology,” reflect respect and reciprocity between human and ecological systems.
Indigenous foodways, a term referring to the “complex significance of food within native ideology,” reflect respect and reciprocity between human and ecological systems.
Reducing Plastic From Production to Pollution: A California Nonprofit’s Vision for a Plastic Free Future for All
Plastic is everywhere. If the plastic industry was a country, it would be the world’s fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter.
Plastic is everywhere. If the plastic industry was a country, it would be the world’s fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter.
Achieving Sustainability in the Built Environment, Brick by Brick
The benefits of these emerging solutions extend beyond emission reductions.
The benefits of these emerging solutions extend beyond emission reductions.
Growing Stronger: Supporting Indigenous Sustainable Agriculture Through Federal Policy
Though Indigenous agricultural practices and generations-old traditions are rarely codified by federal or academic institutions, they are often some of the most effective sustainable practices given their ecological and historical grounding.
Though Indigenous agricultural practices and generations-old traditions are rarely codified by federal or academic institutions, they are often some of the most effective sustainable practices given their ecological and historical grounding.
The Argument for Increasing Access to EV Charging for Residents of Multi-Unit Dwellings
The cost of EV charging equipment varies depending on the quantity and type of chargers installed.
The cost of EV charging equipment varies depending on the quantity and type of chargers installed.
Minnesota Models How to Cultivate Equitable Community Solar
Not everyone can install rooftop solar panels. Renting your home, living in a home with a shaded roof, and the steep upfront costs of installing panels all create barriers.
Not everyone can install rooftop solar panels. Renting your home, living in a home with a shaded roof, and the steep upfront costs of installing panels all create barriers.
Repowering Rural America with Clean Energy
USDA has set a single funding window for both programs with a two-stage process. Eligible applicants can send Letters of Interest (LOIs) for the PACE program between July 10 and September 29.
USDA has set a single funding window for both programs with a two-stage process. Eligible applicants can send Letters of Interest (LOIs) for the PACE program between July 10 and September 29.
Growing Career Opportunities for Young People in Agriculture
As Congress gears up for the 2023 Farm Bill, the struggles of younger generations of farmers in particular are getting some much-needed attention.
As Congress gears up for the 2023 Farm Bill, the struggles of younger generations of farmers in particular are getting some much-needed attention.
USDA Investments in Clean Energy for Rural Businesses
The IRA's REAP provision expands the maximum size of each individual grant from $250,000 to $500,000 for energy efficiency projects and from $500,000 to $1 million for renewable energy systems.
The IRA’s REAP provision expands the maximum size of each individual grant from $250,000 to $500,000 for energy efficiency projects and from $500,000 to $1 million for renewable energy systems.