Behind The Lens: False claims, Actual penalties: Why an Iberia parish photo voltaic farm by no means obtained constructed (audio)
On this episode of Behind The Lens, environmental reporter Delaney Nolan talk about how a wave of misinformation helped derail a proposed photo voltaic farm in Iberia Parish. The mission promised thousands and thousands of {dollars} in native tax income and…
Unfounded fears hamper Louisiana’s photo voltaic growth
This story was reported with the assistance of a grant from Grist and the Middle for Rural Methods, which helps reporting about rural communities. NEW IBERIA, La — Into a transparent blue sky, the sweet-smelling smoke billows and spreads. Farmers…
23 & 1: Solitary Confinement in LA Prisons is on the Rise; additionally Native Church buildings Present Shelter and Energy Throughout Outages Utilizing Photo voltaic
This week on Behind The Lens, latest declines in solitary confinement had come due to human-rights activists like Kiana Calloway, and church buildings are being outfitted with backup and solar energy to create a microgrid for residents throughout New Orleans’…
Rules for Louisiana photo voltaic farms fizzle, leaving locals at midnight
Hearken to this text KEY TAKEAWAYS: Home Invoice 615 aimed to standardize photo voltaic rules statewide Invoice failed 47-52 after pushback from trade and native officers Lawmakers cited considerations over deserted or poorly maintained photo voltaic websites Geymann plans to…
Photo voltaic ‘lighthouse’ undertaking underwent first actual check in Hurricane Francine
Hearken to this text LAPLACE — An ongoing experiment to make use of solar-powered group “lighthouse” hubs as dependable sources of vitality and refuge throughout blackouts handed its first real-world check this month with Hurricane Francine. The Class 2 storm…
Behind The Lens episode 243: ‘The photo voltaic Motherhouse’
This week on Behind The Lens, a U.S. District decide ordered the Louisiana Division of Corrections to submit a plan to guard inmates laboring on the Farm line at Angola who face “instant threats” from working in excessive warmth with…