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Category Archives: Transportaton

The US may have an unexpected green energy source: abandoned oil and gas wells  – Vox

SustainableSA.com Posted on July 18, 2022 by stlaneJuly 18, 2022

The US is spending millions to explore a surprising source of untapped power. What’s old is new again That’s exactly what the agency’s pilot program, called Wells of Opportunity: ReAmplify, aims to do, awarding a total of $8.4 million to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Energy Policy, Geothermal, Microgrids, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities | Tagged Geothermal | Leave a reply

San Antonio to Combat ‘Climate Emergency’ with New Action Plan

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 4, 2019 by stlaneNovember 4, 2019

One of America’s highest Latino-populated cities now has a strategy to address the climate crisis. Earlier this month, the San Antonio (64% Latino) City Council passed Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) by a 10-1 vote. It outlines objectives that … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Circular Economy, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Net Zero Buiilding, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

An Open Letter To Be the Change and Lead the Change

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 3, 2019 by stlaneMarch 3, 2019

Whale blubber and buggy whips were once fine industries, but progress moved us away. And today we know the days are over of a false choice between environmental protection and economic growth. Since when did the simple concept of leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Carbon, Circular Economy, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Earthen Construction, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fianance & Fundraising, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Investing & Finance, Job Creation, Living Wage, Microgrids, Net Zero Buiilding, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

The Burden — American Resilience Project

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 12, 2018 by stlaneMarch 26, 2019

The San Antonio chapters of the Citizens Climate Lobby, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance held a panel discussion on June 9, 2018 about how fossil fuel dependence affects national security — and how the military … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Carbon, Climate Change, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Microgrids, Net Zero Buiilding, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Security, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities | Leave a reply

Designer Talks About Eco Positive Environmental Impact

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 2, 2017 by stlaneApril 9, 2019

Elegant design and engineering goes beyond being sustainable to being eco positive. New vocabulary, additional data collection and working with scientists is needed to most effectively stimulate and manage a circular economy, making the means by which we live to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Biomimicry, Circular Economy, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Export Economy, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Pollution, Resilience, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Sustainability Metrics, Transportaton, Water, Wildlife | 2 Replies

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy

SustainableSA.com Posted on September 10, 2017 by stlaneSeptember 13, 2017

The country’s energy mix is under scrutiny. A report commissioned by Energy Secretary Rick Perry acknowledges that low natural gas prices—not renewables—are behind the recent closure of coal energy plants, and that the grid has managed to withstand the increasing … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, Climate Change, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency Metrics, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Security, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sustainability Metrics, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities | Leave a reply

CPS Energy Grants UTSA $500,000 for Local Climate Research

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 27, 2017 by stlaneJune 27, 2017

A $500,000 grant from CPS Energy will allow researchers at University of Texas in San Antonio to dive into San Antonio’s climate inventory and, for the first time, develop the framework for a local climate action plan to improve air quality and reduce … Continue reading →

Posted in City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Pollution, Resilience, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

The Electric-Car Boom Is So Real Even Oil Companies Say It’s Coming

SustainableSA.com Posted on May 1, 2017 by stlaneMay 1, 2017

Oil major Total SA says EVs will drive 30% of car sales Outlook is more bullish on EVs than most forecasters Electric cars are coming fast — and that’s not just the opinion of carmakers anymore. Total SA, one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Carbon, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, Investing & Finance, New Tech, Renewable Energy, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton | Leave a reply

eLab Accelerator Projects Sustain Hope for Clean Energy Innovation

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 21, 2017 by stlaneApril 21, 2017

Starting yesterday, the 2017 eLab Accelerator teams has convened at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah to accelerate their initiatives with the support of nationally renowned expert faculty and eLab’s specially trained facilitators. At Accelerator and beyond, projects from across … Continue reading →

Posted in Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency Metrics, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Investing & Finance, Job Creation, Microgrids, Net Zero Buiilding, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Resilience, Retrofits, Rocky Mountain Institute, Security, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sustainability Metrics, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities | Leave a reply

Tesla signs lease for I-10 showroom, its first in San Antonio

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 1, 2016 by stlaneFebruary 28, 2017

Tesla has signed a lease for its first San Antonio showroom along Interstate 10 close to the Dominion, ending its struggle to establish a presence in the Alamo City. The Silicon Valley automaker has entered a lease with an affiliate … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Electric Vehicles, Job Creation, Pollution, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Transportaton | Leave a reply

Stanford engineers develop state-by-state plan to convert U.S. to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050 | Stanford News Release

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 16, 2015 by stlaneJune 17, 2015

One potential way to combat ongoing climate change, eliminate air pollution mortality, create jobs and stabilize energy prices involves converting the world's entire energy infrastructure to run on clean, renewable energy.This is a daunting challenge. But now, in a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Commercial Building, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Job Creation, Net Zero Buiilding, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Resilience, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sustainability Metrics, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities | Leave a reply

Habitats for humanity: Why our cities need to be ecosystems, too | Grist

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 4, 2015 by stlaneApril 4, 2015

The whole better-greener-more-awesome-cities movement has a problem: We haven’t found a good name for it. Sustainable cities! The term brings to mind such mundanity as energy audits and transit routes. Resilient cities! The notion requires us to consider, first, what … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Job Creation, New Tech, Permaculture, Pollution, Residential Building, Resilience, Sustainability, Transportaton, Water | Leave a reply

FOCUS | How the U.S. Can Sustainably Become the World’s Top Economy Again

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 12, 2014 by stlaneDecember 12, 2014

hina has overtaken the U.S. as the world’s top economy. But in taking a few examples from China, as well as investing in jobs that stay in America and taking steps to insure economic stability for the majority of American … Continue reading →

Posted in City Planning & Urban Development, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Job Creation, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Transportaton, Uncategorized | Leave a reply
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