Earth Today | ‘Climate action now’
LOCAL PUNDITS have added their voices to the call for bold actions to face down climate change, following news that the world is hurtling towards...
Why We Mustn’t Forget the Effects of Climate Change on Mental Health.
When Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, it didn’t just flatten houses and flood hospitals – it plunged the island into a darkness that many islanders...
Puerto Rico plan to rebuild power system nears US$12bn
Required investment to rebuild and transform Puerto Rico’s power sector following damage from hurricanes Irma and María in 2017 reaches some US$11.8bn.
Puerto Rico’s ocean energy development enters next phase
WSP USA Building is a more than 130-year old company with expertise in engineering large infrastructure projects. Puerto Rico-based Marvel Architects likewise has design experience...
Puerto Rico selects ocean energy project developer
Puerto Rico’s Department of Economic Development and Commerce has selected WSP USA Building and Marvel Architects for the US$300mn PROTech thermal ocean energy project.
Listen: How Puerto Ricans are rebuilding post-Hurricane María
In the last episode of Temperature Check (Grist’s podcast on climate, race, and culture) before the new year, host Andrew Simon and returning co-host Justin...
Enernet Global and project partners begin construction on emissions-reducing power plant for Neolpharma in Puerto Rico
Enernet Global Inc., a distributed energy service company that provides tailored energy solutions for industrial customers, has funded and begun construction on a combined heat...
Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s new gov’t must focus on transforming energy sector
In recent years, we have witnessed how legislation seeks to transform the electricity sector in Puerto Rico. In 2014, the Energy Transformation and RELIEF Act...