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Cumberland County asks residents, businesses for input on climate change Updated Mar 14, 2021; released Tuesday by the county’s planning department, residents, business owners, and local organizations are invited to provide input on their perceptions of climate change risks and actions they would be willing to take to address climate change, a press release said. The survey will be available through April 15. Anyone who lives, works or owns a business in the county is eligible to take the seven-minute online survey, according to the release. The county’s climate change planning efforts b...

March 8, 2021 Carbon-neutral buildings require improved efficiency and appliances that run on zero-carbon sources of energy, such as electricity generated from solar and wind. Photo by ownway on Shutterstock. The Biden administration has committed to a historically ambitious climate agenda. We can expect a profound shift in U.S. federal climate policy — from one of continued domestic rollbacks and international disengagement, to one of forward progress and cooperation. This is critical, as it is not possible to address the climate challenge without federal leadership, and time is running...

World Resources Institute At the same time, state-level climate action will remain essential. History has shown that even an engaged U.S. federal government faces real obstacles to progressive regulatory and legislative action. In the face of federal gridlock and inaction, state and local governments have played a crucial role in advancing climate action, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and supporting the continued maturation of key low-carbon technologies such as wind and solar generation as well as electric vehicles. Rather than taking a backseat, state leadership must now continue alon...

States are making progress toward 100% clean electricity, like the power produced by these Arkansas-made wind turbines. Photo by U.S. Department of Energy/Flickr. The Biden administration has committed to a historically ambitious climate agenda. We can expect a profound shift in U.S. federal climate policy — from one of continued domestic rollbacks and international disengagement, to one of forward progress and cooperation. This is critical, as it is not possible to address the climate challenge without federal leadership, and time is running out to avert catastrophic levels of global warmi...

Jobs. the president making remarks from zbb energy. after touring the facility a little earlier. as the president mentioned, the company is using a $1.3 million loan from the recovery act state energy program to help fund the factory republican innovation 12 workers received so far. and another 80 people will be hired at zbb as that company builds batteries. and particularly solar energy is vital to the emerging green economy. let's take a break. you're in the cnn "newsroom."