Articles by Jim Dulzo
Stanford’s Jacobson: How to Get 100% Clean Energy by 2050

Stanford’s Jacobson: How to Get 100% Clean Energy by 2050

The Stanford professor, who’s appeared on the David Letterman Show, leads a research team that’s figuring out what every country on Planet Earth-and every state in the Union-must do reach 100-percent clean, renewable energy by 2050. That’s a major key to slowing climate change.

Senators’ Clean Energy Summer School: Lesson No. 2

Senators’ Clean Energy Summer School: Lesson No. 2

It’s time for another lesson here at our tuition-free, unaccredited, but completely credible MI Senators’ Clean Energy Summer School! We’re training you up to convince your state senator to transform SB 437 and 438 from their current, flat-out flunkiness into Best In Class clean energy legislation when lawmakers get back to Lansing in September. So…let’s get to it!

New wind energy contracts great for region

Last week was a good one for clean, renewable energy in our town. Traverse City Light & Power signed a contract for more power from a planned wind farm in the Thumb. The contract adds 3.6 megawatts of wind power to the public utility’s energy supply-enough to power about 1,000 homes for a year.