Mathew Mendisco knows his community looks less and less like a coal town. On a recent afternoon, the town manager of Hayden, Colo., arrived at Yampa Valley Brewing Company for happy hour. The taproom is attached to a small vacation rental unit. Next door is a new coffee shop built Read more…
The automotive industry has finally started to embrace battery-powered vehicles—but students at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands are already thinking about what comes next. A group of 22 coeds working under the name Solar Team Eindhoven has just unveiled Stella Vita, the world’s first entirely solar-powered camper, according to Ars Technica. The vehicle features a Read more…
It took over two years, but Rolls-Royce’s first electric plane is finally ready for the skies. The all-electric plane built by the British aerospace company—which was once related to the famed automaker but is now a separate entity—completed its maiden flight last week in the UK. The Spirit of Innovation flew for 15 Read more…
Dear Laramigos, Due to concerns about the rapidly spreading Delta Covid-19 variant, we have decided to cancel the remainder of our tabling events at the Laramie Farmers Market for the summer. However, we are still providing you with a virtual opportunity to sign a postcard and thank the Laramie City Read more…
Our friends at City Climate Corner recently released a new episode featuring students from the University of Wyoming and their efforts to promote sustainable initiatives/planning within the local community. Follow the link below to hear these students (Chelsea Taylor, Zac Isler, and Jarad O’Brien) talk about their projects, their impact Read more…
Legend Inc, a Wyoming-based developer of whom little is known, has submitted a proposal for what would be, by far, the largest solar installation in the state. The proposal is for a 250 MW installation set to be constructed in Riverton, which is located on the Wind River Reservation in Read more…
NextEra recently added 1,450 megawatts of solar projects to its growing queue of renewable energy. NextEra /Facebook The world’s largest renewable developer is eyeing transmission project opportunities as the Biden administration focuses on adding large amounts of wind, solar and storage to the nation’s grid in the coming decades. “We’re looking Read more…
Tim Kaumo grew up in the shadow of Wyoming’s imposing Jim Bridger Power Plant, with its four towering exhaust stacks and rumbling trains delivering a steady stream of coal feeding the hungry boilers converting carbon into electricity.© Trevor Hughes, Trevor Hughes-USA TODAY NETWORK Coal-fired power plants next to the WyoDak mine east of Gillette, Read more…
Recently ARE and City and University leaders spoke with the City Climate Corner podcast to share how Laramie is taking action on reducing our city’s carbon emissions, even in coal-country Wyoming. Listen to the podcast episode using the link below and share with your friends, family and neighbors! https://www.cityclimatecorner.com/episodes/laramie-wy-coal-country-climate-action?fbclid=IwAR3b3o6MhDPriStvWQzPRzUhJgaSRpDeqkkTgLWizEBszuu99I1e9lY_S4c
Wyoming Public Radio | By Maggie MullenPublished June 18, 2021 at 1:14 PM MDT Heat waves, like the one felt across the West this week, are expected to happen more frequently and to last longer because of climate change. But a lot of homes in the region don’t have air conditioning. According to federal data, Read more…