January 25 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Ski Resorts Turn To Renewable Energy To Cut Carbon Emissions And Costs” • The ski industry is increasingly embracing new innovations in energy-efficient technology, combined with existing technologies such as wind and solar energy and LED lighting, to reduce its carbon footprint and improve its bottom line. [Axios]

Bolton Valley Ski Resort in Vermont (Storylanding, Wikimedia Commons)

• “Cigarette Filters Are The No.1 Plastic Pollutant … And Don’t Prevent Cancer” • Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar – cigarette filters. Cigarette butts containing plastic filters are the most littered item in the world. [CNN]
• “Coal Ash Standoff Could Make Coal Power Plants Hit Kill Switch” • Under Trump, US coal power plants have dropped like flies. Now it looks like those left standing could all wink out at the same time. A group of coal power stakeholders has threatened to turn off the lights, due to a regulatory clash over the storage of coal ash. [CleanTechnica]
• “Here’s How A 100% Renewable Energy Future Can Create Jobs And Even Save The Gas Industry” • Natural gas can be replaced increasingly with hydrogen and renewable methane produced with energy from solar power and wind turbines. Renewable forms of gas can play a significant role in the energy mix using existing gas power plants. [Phys.org]
• “Quiet Clean Energy Revolution Scored Strong Growth In USA Last Year” • US public perception of US energy has shifted greatly. In a recent survey, 70% of respondents said America should get 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources; more than half thought renewables were a good idea even if they raise energy bills. [CleanTechnica]

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