April 27th, 2022
Via Fast Company, a report on a rooftop coating that uses sunlight to actively cool your house: As the planet gets hotter, the use of air conditioning keeps growing—and adding to emissions that make future heat waves even more likely. But a new type of coating could help buildings cool down without relying as heavily […]
Read more »Mayor Adams Wants To Grow Cannabis On NYCHA Rooftops
April 18th, 2022
Via The Gothamist, a report that New York City mayor Eric Adams wants to use rooftop space on public housing to grow cannabis: Mayor Eric Adams’ vision of erecting cannabis greenhouses on top of New York City’s public housing buildings has run into a significant obstacle: The federal government. At an April 9 panel discussion […]
Read more »March 25th, 2022
Via EcoWatch, a report on how rooftop gardens can help alleviate heat in cities: If you’ve even spent a summer in the city and been able to relate to the song of the same name then you know the feeling of wanting to escape the heat by sitting in a patch of cool grass under the shade […]
Read more »Cainiao Taps Rooftop Solar Panels to Power Bonded Warehouses
March 21st, 2022
Via Alizila, a report on one Chinese company’s efforts to utilize rooftop solar panels to power its bonded warehouses: Alibaba Group’s logistics arm Cainiao Network has started to use energy generated by rooftop solar panels installed on its bonded warehouses in China to power the operations within. The two warehouses, located in Hangzhou and Ningbo in eastern […]
Read more »March 20th, 2022
Via CNN, a look at how big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs, but many do not yet do it: As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box […]
Read more »A Fight Over Rooftop Solar Threatens California’s Climate Goals
January 24th, 2022
Courtesy of The New York Times, commentary on a fight over rooftop solar that threatens California’s climate goals: California has led the nation in setting ambitious climate change goals and policies. But the state’s progress is threatened by a nasty fight between rival camps in the energy industry that both consider themselves proponents of renewable energy. The […]
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