transportation
Vermont launches electric school bus pilot with Volkswagen settlement funds
A two-year program will test whether electric buses can handle Vermont’s rural roads while saving schools money.
offshore wind
North Carolina will move forward with offshore wind study, governor says
transportation
Minnesota looks to electric vehicles, biofuels to cut transportation emissions
Transportation and Climate Initiative
Can Northeast transportation plan balance urban and rural concerns?
Advocates say the Transportation Climate Initiative can — and must — spread benefits to less populated areas.
Consumers Energy
Michigan utility pledges net-zero methane emissions from gas delivery system
Consumers Energy will target methane leaks in its system and buy renewable natural gas to offset what it can’t plug.
News
Whither biomass? Michigan wood-fired power plants face uncertain future
Without policy support, plant operators in Michigan say they can’t compete with wind, solar and natural gas.
buildings
In Cambridge, efficiency ‘concierge’ will help large buildings cut energy use
The energy conservation program is a partnership between the Massachusetts city and utility company Eversource.
clean energy jobs
Military experience provides natural transition to clean energy careers, veterans say
Some veterans are on a new mission to bring more of their colleagues into the clean energy workforce.