Sustainable Newton

Keep in mind, the methane you see in this satellite image is not a byproduct of burning what the fossil fuel industry calls "natural gas." This IS that gas leaking from wells, pipelines, power pl...

"Pick your metric—the number of cleantech patents, the energy density of batteries, the size of wind turbine rotors—and we’re seeing rapid and continuing progress; the price of solar power is expec...

Exciting news! Look for Georgia to have the #InflationReductionAct rebates for low & moderate-income households by the end of this year. (A critical step for making #CleanEnergyForAll an affordab...

"Matt Seaholm, chief executive of the Plastics Industry Association, says his group is advocating on behalf of plastic producers and consumers alike, since 'it is an essential part of society at th...

I read elsewhere that a growing tree can absorb 48 lbs of CO2 per year. https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/trees-are-climate-change-carbon-storage-heroes Sounds impressive, but that got me to think...

The National Weather Service is forecasting the eastern half of the US to see extreme heat risk (Level 4 - Purple) across a very wide area for all of this week. Conditions will start today around ...

While we continue to advocate for the City of Covington, GA - Government and other local governments to offer businesses convenient, affordable #recycling services, we applaud those businesses who ...

"At least three manufacturers — Tesla, Hyundai-Kia and General Motors — now offer EVs with more than 300 miles (480 kilometers) of range for less than the cost of the average new vehicle sold in th...

We enjoy every story about climate action progress from Yale Climate Connections, but it's cool seeing one about a program here in the Atlanta Metro area. This #ebike rebate program is the same on...

What you can't see will hurt you.

"According to Parkinson, the 1 in 1,000-year event in Sarasota could happen again – not even 24 hours later. He said that such intense rain is possible again on Wednesday and Thursday and that ther...

"This shift from getting a 'first car' to getting a 'first e-bike' is driven by many factors. Still, some of the largest motivations include a mix of economic, practical factors, and environmental ...

We are never going to persuade #BigOil to stop harming people and our planet to make their profits. But we can put a dent in the number of ad agencies willing to do their dirty work spreading disi...

The important takeaways are that: 1) Driving an EV today is cleaner than a gasoline or diesel vehicle in nearly every state in the US. 2) The advantage only grows cleaner as we clean up the elect...

"The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has declared an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Galveston and Brazoria areas because of high levels of ozone, also known a...