This June 2021 drought update was prepared by Christina Chanes and Greg Guannel of the University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Green Technology Center.
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Climate change and renewable energy are hot topics constantly popping up these days in mainstream media. But although most people in the USA support increasing the deployment of renewable energy which would help to mitigate climate change, it is difficult to discern the intricacies surrounding the feasibility of different renewable energy options, the political and social context, as well as technological and economic limitations.
Energetic is a collaborative, educational, board game designed to teach the complexity of transitioning from a fossil-fuel dominated electrical grid to 100% clean energy.
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In early October of this year, California experienced sweeping blackouts across the state. People were left flustered as school and workplaces were shut down, emergency services struggled to find backup generators, and daily life got a whole lot harder for over 2 million people.
So why would any utility company choose to do this?
To avoid something even worse… igniting devastating wildfires.
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In August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a new report called: Climate Change and Land.
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