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Extreme Weather: Strategic Opportunity for Renewable Energy

Extreme Weather: Strategic Opportunity for Renewable Energy

We know that by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by displacing fossil fuels, renewable energy can slow the pace of climate change. It’s now clear that renewable energy can also make vulnerable communities more resilient, and save lives and money during and after extreme weather events. Recently, by a slim margin of two votes, the U.S. Congress [...]

Press Release: SOLAR 2013 Explores Renewable Energy and Mitigation of Extreme Weather Events

Press Release: SOLAR 2013 Explores Renewable Energy and Mitigation of Extreme Weather Events

Renewable energy provides resiliency for communities in the face of climate-related weather disasters. The ASES National Solar Conference in Baltimore, MD, April 16-20 will examine the role of renewable energy in planning, mitigation and recovery from increasingly disruptive events such as Superstorm Sandy.