Media Coverage (Archives 2024)

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December 2024

• "Minnesota debates what counts as carbon-free energy" | December 21, 2024 | Great Lakes Echo | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "Guest columnist Grant Donta-Venman: Fuel, farms and the future" | December 18, 2024 | Daily Hampshire Gazette

• "Bill Gates Owns 4 Private Jets Valued At $194M, Flying More Than Once A Day On Average – He Has One Of The Highest Carbon Footprints" | December 16, 2024 | Yahoo News | Cited EESI's issue brief on aircraft emissions

• "Sen. Ed Markey Outlines All Aboard Act" | December 17, 2024 | WBZ NewsRadio (Boston) | Cited EESI's fact sheet on high-speed rail

• "Non-profit helping Victoria companies find value in construction waste" | December 12, 2024 | Goldstream News Gazette | Cited EESI's briefing, Building Materials: From Production to Reuse

• "Commentary: Trump may struggle to repeal this IRA provision; Massachusetts should use it" | December 6, 2024 | Energy News Network | An opinion piece cited EESI's fact sheet, Inflation Reduction Act Clean Energy Opportunity

November 2024

• "The UN climate conference ended with a $300 billion a year pledge — disappointing many" | November 25, 2024 | Marketplace (NPR) | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "Zefiro Methane Tackles Methane Emissions: Completes its First Oklahoma-Based Gas Well Remediation Project" | November 22, 2024 | CarbonCredits.com | Cited EESI's article, "Plugging Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Provides Climate and Jobs Benefits"

• "Bennet, Murkowski Introduce Bill to Support Wide Range of Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches" | November 21, 2024 | Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) press release | Referenced EESI's briefing on carbon dioxide removal

• "EPA Attacks Forever Chemicals, Emerging Contaminants in Water" | November 20, 2024 | Environment News Service | Cited EESI's issue brief on forever chemicals (PFAS)

October 2024

• "US Ports to Get $3 Billion From Biden for Decarbonization Effort" | October 29, 2024 | Bloomberg Law | Cited EESI's issue brief on climate adaptation and mitigation in U.S. ports

• "COP29 must move from stalling to action" | October 26, 2024 | The Cool Down | Cited EESI's fossil fuels topic overview page

• "PhD student debunks rampant misconception following Hurricanes Helene and Milton: 'It just doesn't make sense'" | October 20, 2024 | The Cool Down | Cited EESI's aviation issue brief

• "Navigating Nonprofits: A Summer Internship on Capitol Hill" | October 15, 2024 | State of the Planet | Profiled EESI's intership program

• "TRIPLE FAIL: Sustainable Aviation Fuels Threaten Farmland, Food Prices, Farm Advocate Warns" | October 7, 2024 | The Energy Mix | Cited EESI's article on sustainable aviation fuels

September 2024

• "32 weird ways to fight climate change that just might work" | September 28, 2024 | Live Science | Cited EESI's aviation issue brief

• "California Can Reduce Gasoline Prices by Adopting E-15 Ethanol Blend" | September 24, 2024 | GlobeNewswire | Cited EESI's topic page on transportation

• "Rural Energy Savings Program Cuts Utility Bills and Creates Jobs" | September 19, 2024 | South Carolina Utility News Digest | Cited EESI's article about the job creation benefits of the Rural Energy Savings Program

• "One year after wildfires, West Maui's hotel demand recovery on track for 2025" | September 17, 2024 | CoStar | Cited EESI's article on Maui's tourism industry

• "Architects unveil plan to build world's tallest timber skyscraper in US — here's what's included" | September 12, 2024 | The Cool Down | Cited EESI's fact sheet about the sustainability benefits of building with mass timber

• "Clean energy sector looks to create even more jobs after the election — regardless of who wins" | September 10, 2024 | CNBC | Featured EESI President Daniel Bresette on clean energy jobs

• "Ecologie ou Business - Le Dilemme Americain" | September 9, 2024 | Ecologie 360 | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette on the fall of coal and the rise of renewables [French] [subscription required]

• "How The U.S. Is Pumping More Oil Than Any Country In History" | September 4, 2024 | CNBC | Featured EESI President Daniel Bresette on fossil fuel subsidies

• "World's biggest battery coming to Maine — and it could store 130 million times more energy than your laptop" | September 2, 2024 | Live Science | Cited EESI article on iron batteries

August 2024

• "Narragansett Bay Region Feels Squeeze of Solar Development" | August 30, 2024 | ecoRI | Cited EESI's fact sheet on fossil fuel subsidies (2019 version)

• "A beginner’s guide to induction cooktops" | August 29, 2024 | one5c | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "Empower Your Congregation with Solar: Discover Financing Options in IPL’s Webinar" | August 22, 2024 | Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Mentioned a webinar presentation given by EESI's Miguel Yañez-Barnuevo

• "Democrats Call for the Elimination of Billions in Oil and Gas Subsidies" | August 22, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "Startup uses innovative 'range hood' technology to help ships meet strict pollution standards — here's how it works" | August 12, 2024 | The Cool Down | Cited EESI's issue brief on U.S. ports

• "Often Overlooked in Clean Energy Push, Hydropower Having Its Moment" | August 1, 2024 | The Well News | Referenced EESI's 27th EXPO

July 2024

• "The Case for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure" | July 22, 2024 | State of the Planet | Referenced EESI's nature-based solutions fact sheet

• "We Need to Engineer Environmentalism" | July 18, 2024 | Santa Fe New Mexican | Cited EESI's article about U.S. greenhouse gas reductions

• "NYC Food Policy Center June 2024 Food Flash" | July 17, 2024 | NYC Food Policy Center | Listed EESI's farm bill side-by-side as a resource

• "What is Climate Smart Agriculture?" | July 11, 2024 | Farmdoc Daily | Used graphics from two articles in EESI’s sustainable agriculture series

• "A Positive 'Perfect Storm': Catawba College’s Commitment to Clean Energy Career-Building" | July 11, 2024 | Southern Alliance for Clean Energy | Cited EESI’s article about Catawba College achieving carbon neutrality

• "Even when it opens, South Coast Rail may never be completely 'finished.' Here's why." | July 10, 2024 | The Herald News | Referenced EESI’s article on rail electrification

• "Supreme Court ruling on Chevron deference won’t change corporations’ climate obligations, for now" | July 9, 2024 | GreenBiz | Cited EESI's press release on the Chevron decision

• "Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference, Alters Federal Agency Role In Environmental Law" | July 8, 2024 | Artistree | Cited EESI's press release on the Chevron decision

June 2024

• "A Closer Look at How Heavy Electric Trucks are Gaining a Foothold in the US Transportation Industry--and How We Got Here" | June 17, 2024 | The Henry Herald | Referenced EESI's electric semi-truck fact sheet

• "Leading Aerospace Companies Collaborate for Achieving 100% SAF Compatibility" | June 12, 2024 | BizzBuzz | Referenced EESI's sustainable aviation fuels article series

• "Building Code Changes Are Increasing Rapidly, As Are Costs" | June 11, 2024 | Propmodo | Cited EESI's report titled The Value and Impact of Building Codes

• "From Mining Coal to Powering the Grid: A New Clean Energy Solution" | June 10, 2024 | Perennial | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette about reclaiming mine land for renewable energy projects

• "Transition to net-zero will bring end of affordable air travel, aviation official warns" | June 7, 2024 | Fox Weather | Referenced EESI's commercial aviation fact sheet

• "AI weather startups claim more accurate forecasts than Bureau of Meteorology" | June 6, 2024 | ABC Australia | Referenced EESI's Innovations in Weather Forecasting for a Changing Climate briefing

• "How Flagstaff is Using Nature-based Solutions to Address Climate Change" | June 5, 2024 | National League of Cities | Mentioned EESI's Cities Leading the Way on Nature-Based Solutions briefing in an article

May 2024

• "Manufacturers need energy efficiency, cleaner production" | May 28, 2024 | The Nation | Cited EESI on the definition of energy efficiency

• "New report reveals staggering increase in global investment in clean energy: 'Policymakers have a huge opportunity'" | May 22, 2024 | Yahoo News | Cited EESI's fact sheet on fossil fuel externalities

• "Applying Holistic Approaches to Urban Infrastructure" | May 15, 2024 | WSP | Listed EESI's nature-based solutions fact sheet as a source

• "Any investment in fossil fuels is too much" | May 8, 2024 | Longmont Times-Call | Cited EESI's fossil fuel subsidies fact sheet

• "Oil company profits and Subsidies" | May 7, 2024 | Daily Kos | Used EESI's fossil fuel subsidies fact sheet as a source

• "New Electrify and Save On-bill Repayment Program expands access to beneficial electrification and energy efficiency" | May 3, 2024 | abc27 News | Mentioned EESI's on-bill financing work

• "Could a Landfill Power Your Home?" | May 2, 2024 | Reasons to be Cheerful | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette about gas-to-energy systems

April 2024

• "Local company QuickLoadz offers a different solution for electrifying trucking" | April 25, 2024 | WOUB Public Media | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette about truck electrification

• "Black-Led Organizations, From Outdoor Afro to Justice Outside, are Fighting for Environmental Justice " | April 19, 2024 | Blavity News | Cited EESI's environmental justice topic page

• "Action Needed Now to Support New Power Transmission Capacity" | April 19, 2024 | POWER Magazine | Listed EESI as a general source for IRA and IIJA updates

• "Revolutionary Technique Emerges for Battery Material Reclamation" | April 15, 2024 | yTech | Cited EESI as a general source for sustainable technology updates

• "Study Charts Rapid Growth of Wind and Solar in US" | April 11, 2024 | Renewable Energy Magazine | Cited EESI as a general source

• "Jinko Solar And Everybody Solar: Illuminating Lives One Panel At A Time" | April 10, 2024 | KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 | Cited EESI's direct pay fact sheet

• "1st Friday Focus on the Environment: The state of the environment as Earth Day 2024 approaches" | April 5, 2024 | 89.1 WEMU | Interviewed Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, who sits on EESI's board of directors

• "IRS direct pay framework opens doors for tax-exempt entities to access clean energy credits" | April 1, 2024 | Utility Dive | Cited EESI's 2023 article on direct pay

March 2024

• "Startup has game-changing plans to convert traditional engines into hybrids: 'Electrifying trailers can have a real effect'" | March 28, 2024 | The Cool Down | Cited EESI's fact sheet on electric trucks

• "Will Electric 18-Wheelers Become the Future of Transportation?" | March 25, 2024 | SavvyDime | Referenced EESI's electric semi-truck fact sheet multiple times

• "Climate Law Investments Yield 21,000 New Rural Jobs: Farm Brief"| March 21, 2024 | Bloomberg Government | Covered EESI's March 14 briefing, Updates from Rural America (IRA and IIJA Progress Report) [subscription required]

• "Mass. Representative Files $205 Billion High-Speed Rail Bill" | March 13, 2024 | WBZ NewsRadio 1030 | Cited EESI's fact sheet on worldwide high speed rail development

• "Unpleasant and painful truth, 1" | March 9, 2024 | Panay News | Cited EESI's 2024 fact sheet on fossil fuel subsidies

• "The United States’ bad case of loving fossil fuels" | March 3, 2024 | Old Gold & Black | Cited EESI's 2019 fact sheet on fossil fuel subsidies

February 2024

• "California Startup Has a Novel Solution to Clean Up Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions" | February 28, 2024 | Bloomberg | Cited EESI's fact sheet on electric semi-trucks

• "Aerial Photo Captures Visual Proof of Massive US High-Speed Rail Project Construction: ‘It Was Very Cool to See’" | February 24, 2024 | The Cool Down | Cited EESI's High-Speed Rail Development Worldwide Fact Sheet

• "5 climate policy updates you need to know this week" | February 23, 2024 | GreenBiz | Promoted EESI's upcoming Understanding the Budget and Appropriations Process briefing

• "Onlookers Marvel as High-Speed Train Slices Through Snow at Impressive Speeds" | February 21, 2024 | The Cool Down | Cited EESI's High-Speed Rail Development Worldwide Fact Sheet

• "Global energy company to fight US transformer shortage with NC expansion" | February 21, 2024 | Carolina Public Press | Interviewed and quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "Eco-Explainer: What is Community Energy?" | February 20, 2024 | Green Philly | Interviewed and quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "US Military’s Clean Energy Initiatives – Analysis" | February 9, 2024 | Eurasia Review | Cited EESI article on U.S. Navy's Great Green Fleet

• "A future for flying, or just hot air?" | February 9, 2024 | Cosmos Magazine | Cited EESI issue brief on commercial aviation

• "Students Stretch Horizons as Archer Fellows in Washington, D.C." | February 7, 2024 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Profiled former EESI intern, Tyler Burkhardt

• "New hybrid buses arrive on Tech campus" | February 2, 2024 | The Daily Toreador | Referenced EESI fact sheet

January 2024

• "Trevor Hancock: The fossil-fuel industry is the new tobacco" | January 28, 2024 | Times Colonist | Referenced EESI fact sheet

• "Climate Change and Environmental Challenges (Healthy Planet)" | January 24, 2024 | ThinkTech Hawaii | Conducted a video interview with President Daniel Bresette about EESI's role in developing climate policy

• "Our country is divided, but action on climate is possible" | January 24, 2024 | The Washington Post | Published President Daniel Bresette's letter to the editor

• "How to Get a Piece of the $14 Billion 'National Green Bank'" | January 16, 2024 | Inc. | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "Solar energy’s vital role in climate change mitigation" | January 12, 2024 | PV Magazine India | Cited EESI topic summary

• "Poudre, Thompson school districts will get their first electric buses through an EPA grant" | January 11, 2024 | Coloradoan | Cited EESI article

• "What you need to know to access the $14 billion from the EPA’s National Clean Investment Fund" | January 10, 2024 | GreenBiz | Quoted EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "Fossil Fuel Subsidies Expanding Despite Global Climate Talks: A Call for Clean Energy Transition" | January 8, 2024 | Medriva | Cited the Climate Conversation podcast and mentioned EESI President Daniel Bresette

• "Fossil Fuel Could Power Energy Transition Through Biden Subsidies" | January 8, 2024 | Forbes

• "How one Alabama nonprofit captures power from the sun" | January 5, 2024 | Bham Now

• "Scientists Team Up With Airlines to Tackle Harmful Source of Planet-Warming Pollution: 'This is a Huge Opportunity'" | January 4, 2024 | The Cool Down

• "Camanche Considers a Switch to Solar Energy" | January 3, 2024 | EnergyPortal.eu

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