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    Sun Going Down on Renewable Energy Tax Credits (30% ITC)

    BySustainMe

    Act Before the 30% ITC Sunset The 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar energy was once set to shine until 2037. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), that daylight is fading fast. What began as a decade-long runway has become a short sprint — especially for homeowners and businesses trying to lock in the full benefit of America’s renewable energy tax credits.For homeowners, the cutoff is clear: systems must be installed and operational…

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    From Farm to Future: Four Scenarios for a Carbon-Negative World (2/2)

    ByPiAdmin

    Revisiting the Farmer’s Choice In Part 1 of this series, we introduced Elias, a farmer in eastern Ohio whose land sits at the crossroads of energy and agriculture. Beneath his soil lie the Utica and Marcellus Shale formations, tempting him with oil and gas leases. Above his fields stretch skies fit for solar panels and wind turbines. On the ground itself, his soil could be managed regeneratively to store carbon while producing food. (See Part…

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    Killing Off Renewables’ Solar Tax Credit Makes No Sense: What’s at Stake for America?

    BySustainMe

    🏡️ What Is the “One Big Beautiful Bill”? On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, formally titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While the name may sound grand, buried deep within this sweeping legislation is one of the most consequential reversals of energy policy in U.S. history: the complete elimination of all federal solar tax credits beginning in 2026. The bill has already cleared the House. Now, it’s up…

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    Democratization of Power

    ByDel Phi

    SustainZine (SustainZine.com) blogged about a rather cool idea on the decentralization of power (here). The idea in Nature Communications is to have buildings everywhere use their renewable power sources to generate a biofuel of some type. And the authors had the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit extract CO2 from the atmosphere to generate the fuel. Some of the technologies they pointed to were new-er technologies that are now (hopefully) making their way into…

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    Scenarios of Stranded Assets in the Oil Patch

    ByDel Phi

    The researchers over at Strategic Business Planning Company have been contemplating scenarios that lead to the demise of oil. The first part of the scenario is beyond obvious. Oil (and coal) are non-renewable resources; they are not sustainable; burning fossil fuels will stop — eventually. It might cease ungracefully, and here are a few driving forces that suggest the cessation of oil could come sooner, not later. Stated differently, if you owned land that is…