https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln Public Policy Project en-us 2022-11-01 13:32:25 UTC 2022-11-14 16:20:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373614340 Renewable Energy is energy from natural sources that are continually being replenished, often times at higher rates than they are being used. ]]> 2022-11-07 18:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373614340 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373951848 Though the concept of renewable energy is marketed as a modern, high-tech one, renewable energy has been in practice for over 2,000 years. European scientists, inspired by the traditional windmills that littered the countryside, began to explore the creative opportunities of ever-replenishing, natural, and renewable energy. Europe and her equivalents continued this exploration for years, but it wasn't until the 1930s that wind turbines went commercial in the United States. Ever since, scientists and environmentalists alike have worked to innovate renewable energy, making it more accessible and progressive in an increasingly polluted world. ]]> 2022-11-07 22:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373951848 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952052 -The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reported an influx of 260 gigawatts of renewable energy in 2020 following the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic

-"Despite the difficult period, as we predicted, 2020 marks the start of the decade of renewables. Costs are falling, clean tech markets are growing and never before have the benefits of the energy transition been so clear" - Director-General of IRENA Francesco La Camera 

In the first half of 2022, 24% of United States electricity generation came from renewable energy sources. 

-This percentage has spiked 21% from 2021 

]]> 2022-11-07 22:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952052 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952127 Renewable Energy has had an interesting, yet minimal relationship with the legislative branch since the stigma surrounding the concept is as political and expensive as it is. ]]> 2022-11-07 22:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952127 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952277 Since it's emergence as a global issue, the Conservative Right and Liberal Left have taken very isolating stances. 

The truth is that Conservatives tend to be ignorant to the idea, or not believe in it at all. The arguments referenced are that the increasing global temperature is normal, that the data showing Climate Change is false, and/or that the Left is making an issue of nothing.

Liberals and Democrats on the other hand, both make up the majority of Climate Change advocacy and the petitioners for change. ]]> 2022-11-07 22:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952277 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952524 Socially, Renewable Energy is considered a Liberal / Democratic concept. Most of the media surrounding Global Warming, lowering Carbon Emissions and concerns about the environment in general have been categorized under the liberal agenda. 

Though considered as such, there is a conservative populous present in the United States today that supports Renewable Energy for the betterment of the environment. Even so, Conservatives either maintain a neutral position on the Climate Crisis or slightly favor changes in contrast to the extreme opposition of many project.  In any case, the Climate Crisis ranks low on the priority list for Conservatives, and high on the Liberal one. 

As the climate crisis grows in severity, American culture matches its intensity. Since the notable Greta Thunberg broke the internet back in 2019, it's been estimated that there have been upwards of 15,000 organized Climate protests in the United States alone. Each protest varies from picketing to parades, but between every assembly is an increased intensity as the Climate Crisis worsens. ]]> 2022-11-07 22:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952524 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952647 2022-11-07 22:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373952647 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373959520 1. Solar Energy -from the Sun 
2. Geothermal Energy -from the Earth's internal heat 
3. Wind Power -from wind patterns 
4. Biomass Energy -from plants 
5. Hydropower -from flowing water 

]]> 2022-11-07 23:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2373959520 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2375538580 2022-11-08 18:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2375538580 rashutt2023 https://padlet.com/renewableenergyapgov/uuz6ibb8bf5pbgln/wish/2377252859 Back in 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Clean Power Plan, which would require every operating power plant in the United States to limit carbon emissions through “generation shifting to cleaner sources”. The United States Supreme Court ruled in June 2022 that the Environmental Protection Agency could not pass such, and would have to continue their existing carbon-emission regulating practices instead. 

This ruling was largely appreciated by Republicans since it kept the Federal Government's control over Climate Change very minimal.

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