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Is Biodegradable Plastic The Answer To Our Plastic Pollution Problem?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer biodegradable, biodegrade, bioplastic, Department of Energy, DOE, Earth Day Network, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, petition, PLA, plastic, pollution, polylactic acid, University of Portsmouth, waste 0 Comments

Biodegradable plastic made from biomass and even gaseous waste could be a big part of the solution to the growing problem of plastic polluting our land and waterways…

EarthTalk Q&A

Future Trucks: Advanced Aerodynamics, Alternative Engine Designs Key to Greening of Trucking

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer 18, 18 wheeler, big rig, Class 8, Department of Energy, DOE, rig, semi, SuperTruck, Tesla, tractor-trailer, truck, trucks, wheeler 0 Comments

Tractor-trailer trucks have long lagged behind cars in terms of the adoption of greener technologies but that’s all starting to change…

EarthTalk Q&A

Rooftop Solar: Now’s the Time to Get Started

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer alternative, Arizona, California, database, Department of Energy, DOE, DSIRE, energy, Energy Sage, Hawaii, incentives, Massachusetts, NABCEP, New Jersey, power, renewable, Residential Consumer Guide to Solar Power, solar, SolarCity, state, sun, Sunnova, SunPower, SunRun, Vivint 0 Comments

There’s never been a better time to go solar, given how much prices have come down while efficiency in converting sunlight to electricity has risen…

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Geothermal Power Could it be the next big energy source in the U.S. and beyond?

Harriet Weinstein Department of Energy, DOE, GEA, geothermal, Geothermal Energy Association, Geothermal Technologies Office, renewable 0 Comments

The U.S. has more installed geothermal capacity than any country in the world—and the capacity for much more… Could it be the next big energy source domestically and beyond?