by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Solar For Renters. “Pioneering Project Helps Renters Cash in on Solar Savings”. 4/14/23. www.canarymedia.com By cleverly stacking an array of incentives and credits, two nonprofits are helping Minneapolis apartment dwellers to slash their power bills by up to...
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Sink. As in carbon or GHG sink. It is a reservoir, natural or manmade, in soil, ocean and/or plants, where greenhouse gases are or can be stored.
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Shipping Ports’ Climate Issues. If your city or region has a shipping port of any size, chances are it’s a kind of brownfield. “How to Clean Up the Dirty Ports” www.canarymedia.com 11/25/22. “3 Ways the New Climate Law Will Help Clean Up Dirty US Ports”...
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Resilience. Resilience is the ability of human and natural systems to face a dangerous situation and to respond or reorganize so that they maintain their functionality, identity, and structure, as well as conserve their capability for adaptation, learning and...
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). An RPS is a regulatory mandate, usually associated with state governments, to increase production of energy from green, renewable sources such as wind, solar and other alternatives to fossil fuels and to nuclear electric power...
by dev2 | Jun 28, 2023 | Climate Planning Topics
Renewable Energy. Renewable energy consists of energy resources that are naturally replenishing, such as solar, wind, biomass, hydro, geothermal, ocean thermal, wave action, and tidal action.