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Archives: Solar Energy
![100% Green Energy is Possible & a Chinese Province Just Proved It](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/100-green-energy-is-possible-a-c-187x137.jpg)
![Green France: Macron bans Fracking and welcomes US renewables Scientists fleeing Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/green-france-macron-bans-frackin-187x137.jpg)
Green France: Macron bans Fracking and welcomes US renewables Scientists fleeing Trump
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The French government wants to steal increasingly unemployed US green energy scientists, who are being systematically defunded by the Trump administration. After Trump…![In March for 1st Time, 10% of US Electricity came from Wind and Solar](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/in-march-for-1st-time-10-of-us-e-187x137.jpg)
In March for 1st Time, 10% of US Electricity came from Wind and Solar
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I've been a booster of renewable energy for years and years. I can remember when readers would taunt me that only one percent…![Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/coal-in-death-spiral-as-india-ca-187x137.jpg)
Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - China and India have knocked the United States off the top spot of the index of best places to invest in renewables. Analysts…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/game-of-thrones-season-3-filming-in-morocco-game-of-thrones-32501161-500-374-187x137.jpg)
On Day of Climate March, Remember advance of Solar globally
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US public may have to march today for our government to recognize the dangers of climate change. But in the rest of…![40% of California Grid Power from Solar, Sometimes Costs less than Nothing](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/40-of-california-grid-power-from-187x137.jpg)
40% of California Grid Power from Solar, Sometimes Costs less than Nothing
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - For the first time, on the day of March 23, 40% of Californian grid power between 11 am and 2 pm was generated…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/image-20170329-8593-13p35fo-187x137.jpg)
1 in 50 new Jobs in US is in Solar Energy, despite Trump
Bill Ritter, Jr. | (The Conversation) | On Tuesday, March 28, President Trump traveled to the Environmental Protection Agency to sign an executive order rolling back a number of climate-related regulations that…![“No new Coal Plants!” – European Energy Companies](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/no-new-coal-plants-european-ener-187x137.jpg)
“No new Coal Plants!” – European Energy Companies
Newsy |. (Video News Clip) | / The Tree | - - "Energy companies representing almost the entire European Union have promised not to build new coal power plants after 2020." Newsy:…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/Mines-2-big-750x422-1-187x137.jpg)
Can the Global Mining Industry go Green?
By Joseph Kirschke | (Next Billion) | - - In recent months, events across three continents showed how clean energy use by the mining industry, which consumes 11 percent of global energy,…![Climate Change: 5 Lessons the US Can Learn from Latin America](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/climate-change-5-lessons-the-us-187x137.jpg)
Climate Change: 5 Lessons the US Can Learn from Latin America
By Geovanny Vicente Romero | (TeleSur) | - - Taking a look at Latin America can provide some low-budget guidance on making a difference with less. During the week of March 12,…![The Chinese Solar Juggernaut that Trump Can’t Stop](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/the-chinese-solar-juggernaut-tha-187x137.jpg)
The Chinese Solar Juggernaut that Trump Can’t Stop
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump has pronounced solar power "too expensive" and has pledged to revive the use of coal. The former is a falsehood, the…![How a Green Energy Revolution in Small-Town America will make Trump Irrelevant](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/how-a-green-energy-revolution-in-187x137.jpg)
How a Green Energy Revolution in Small-Town America will make Trump Irrelevant
By James and Deborah Fallows | (The Atlantic video Report) | - - "A move towards sustainable energy is often talked about as an issue for big government, especially during the 2016…![Sorry, Trump, you can’t bring back Coal when Solar costs half as Much](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/sorry-trump-you-cant-bring-back-187x137.jpg)
Sorry, Trump, you can’t bring back Coal when Solar costs half as Much
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bloomberg released a new report this week with some startling findings about solar energy. To wit: * Solar energy can now be generated…![How We Can fight back against Trump’s Anti-EPA](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/how-we-can-fight-back-against-tr-187x137.jpg)
How We Can fight back against Trump’s Anti-EPA
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump's nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency is a slap in the face of every American…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/image-20161205-8003-yhjquw-187x137.png)
How China will run rings around Trump on Green Energy, and Win Big
By Matthew Kahn | (The Conversation) | - - In mid-November, while Americans were preoccupied with election returns, China sent some of its clearest signals yet that it will continue to pursue…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/masdar-city-750x412-1-187x137.jpg)
Yemen & Dubai may be at War, but both are going Solar Big Time
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - There is big news on the solar energy front, with the price of panels and installation falling rapidly and popular adoption of it…![Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/top-5-ways-green-energy-is-alrea-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - As we celebrate American workers (I prefer to honor workers today rather than the abstract "labor"), let's remember where their future lies. And…![Florida: Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/florida-politicians-in-big-oils-187x137.jpg)
Florida: Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Florida voters have overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, which exempts solar panels and solar equipment from extra taxes. Before this, if someone put…![6 Signs the Big Global Switch to Solar has already Begun](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/08/6-signs-the-big-global-switch-to-187x137.jpg)
6 Signs the Big Global Switch to Solar has already Begun
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - China has installed 20 gigawatts of new solar power just in the first half of this year. This achievement beats analysts' expectations by…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701014337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/klarepbk2012-180x137.jpeg)