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IRA includes groundbreaking ‘direct pay’ incentives for climate-friendly projects

From the Climate Activist newsletter The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, one of the Biden administration’s signature climate achievements, includes a wonky but exciting opportunity for tax-exempt organizations to get tax credits for investing in climate-friendly infrastructure. Businesses and homeowners that install solar panels, heat pumps, or other energy efficiency upgrades are eligible for […]

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Demise of the Berkeley residential gas ban isn’t the end of the story

From the Climate Activist newsletter Acting on our urgent need to stop burning fossil fuels will require major changes. The natural gas (methane) industry and utilities that deliver gas to customers must be restricted, and in the end replaced, by systems that produce and deliver renewable electricity. The natural gas industry is not going without

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Agrivoltaics combines production of agriculture and solar power

by Larry Gosselin, Julie Lowe, and Richard Rollins Agrivoltaics, which pairs solar panels (photovoltaics) with agriculture, is a double-duty climate solution that yields benefits to farmers while minimizing the Nation’s need to use undeveloped natural lands for solar energy development. By putting aside the historical practice of devoting land to a single purpose, this approach

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