Climate justice

Liquefied natural gas

Huge, controversial LNG export terminal gets green light from FERC

Climate activists have rallied to stop the Calcasieu Pass 2 facility, or CP2, in Louisiana. Now the final decision rests with the Department of Energy.

By Pam Radtke / Floodlight . 27 June 2024

industrial site on coast near ships — An existing Venture Global LNG export facility at Cameron Pass, Louisiana. (The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Climate crisis

Hurricane-driven blackouts in New Orleans send a dire warning about the need for distributed energy

Entergy's new gas power plant couldn't stop a grid collapse. Community groups want to give local solar and batteries a chance.

By Jeff St. John . 1 September 2021
Solar

Newsletter: How to hurricane-proof the grid

New Orleans is in darkness, maybe for weeks. The grid needs to be ready for more intense storms.

By Julian Spector . 31 August 2021
Solar

How to hurricane-proof a solar plant

PV arrays and microgrids on islands need to stand up to storms supercharged by climate change.

By Kiernan Dunlop . 27 August 2021
Transportation

Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change

Transit agencies can use microgrids to cleanly power electric buses and other systems during blackouts, but they'll likely need help building them.

By Gordon Feller . 5 August 2021
Climate justice

How to cut carbon emissions while advancing environmental justice in the US West

New reports warn of potential disconnects between climate policy and energy equity — and lay out a path to the policy sweet spot.

By Jeff St. John . 5 August 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves at 8minute, DNV, Voltus, Copia, Motor and more

Electriq Power follows up a successful fundraising round by adding five women to its senior leadership team.

By Eric Wesoff . 3 August 2021
Climate justice

Newsletter: Want to pass a 100% clean grid law? Don't pick too many fights

Oregon built broad support for its clean grid law. Can other places learn from the example?

By Julian Spector . 28 July 2021
Climate justice

From climate justice organizing to legislating: How Rep. Khanh Pham helped pass Oregon's 100% clean grid law

A Q&A with Pham on how building a wide-ranging coalition and sitting down with affected industries led to a clean energy victory.

By Julian Spector . 27 July 2021
Guest essay

The solar power revolution can benefit working-class people and communities of color

Here's how one group is creating climate solutions rooted in clean energy justice in California.

By Adewale OgunBadejo . 26 July 2021
Opinion

The clean energy economy has a diversity problem. Let’s change that as we build back

The infrastructure package being debated in Washington should include a proposed bill to provide job training for workers from underrepresented communities.

By Paula Glover . 22 July 2021

Climate justice

Huge, controversial LNG export terminal gets green light from FERC

Hurricane-driven blackouts in New Orleans send a dire warning about the need for distributed energy

Newsletter: How to hurricane-proof the grid

How to hurricane-proof a solar plant

Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change

How to cut carbon emissions while advancing environmental justice in the US West

Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves at 8minute, DNV, Voltus, Copia, Motor and more

Newsletter: Want to pass a 100% clean grid law? Don't pick too many fights

From climate justice organizing to legislating: How Rep. Khanh Pham helped pass Oregon's 100% clean grid law

The solar power revolution can benefit working-class people and communities of color

The clean energy economy has a diversity problem. Let’s change that as we build back