Arkansas Citizens’ Climate League to attend tornado conference
The group was able to provide 18 lodging scholarships, as well as seven registration scholarships for Arkansans March 13-15. The conference will focus on effective...
Arkansas is considering new net metering rate structures
Net metering rate issues have been a discussion point in many states across the country, most recently in Arkansas, where the Arkansas Public Service Commission...
Arkansas regulators approve plan to close 721MW Dolet Hills coal plant
Cleco had invested in upgrades to the Dolet Hills plant in 2015 and 2016, and had previously said the plant was not expected to retire...
Audubon report says state’s birds in harm’s way from climate change
"This is rapid change caused by humans, and it's up to us to do something about it," he added. Under a 5.4-degree Fahrenheit warming, 32...
PSC chief reiterates market-based approach for state’s net metering, solar energy expansion
In his 45-minute speech at the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA)’s annual meeting and policy conference at Heifer International’s global headquarters in downtown Little Rock,...
Study shows global climate change could dramatically impact wheat crops
The risk of widespread drought in wheat production areas is four times the level scientists see today, Song Feng, associate professor of geosciences at the...
Hot Springs, Arkansas Is Switching Over to 100 Percent Solar Energy, Joining Only 6 Other Cities in the U.S.
The city of Hot Springs, Arkansas has announced plans to switch to 100 percent solar energy. According to KATV, City Manager Bill Burrough says the...
Climate change: A matter of geophysics, not belief
Even for somebody whose job it is to keep up with the news, some stories are just too upsetting. So it was with the recent...