Category: Environmental Justice
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Solar Exploration with Python: Maximizing Google’s Solar Energy API
DYK that you can use the Google Solar API with Python to access solar data?! Join me as we explore the practical applications and benefits of the API for solar energy projects. Overview of the Google Solar API The transition from the Google Earth Engine Solar API to the Google Maps Platform Solar API has brought about…
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Exploring Python Libraries for Climate & Environmental Justice
As featured in “Python in Plain English“ 9/20/23 Let’s discuss how to use Python, a widely used programming language, for Environmental and Climate Justice. In this post we will provide a very basic background and understanding of how to use Python. Python offers an extensive range of libraries and tools for diverse applications, including the fields…
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Electric Utility Companies, Rates, and Locations: An Essential Understanding for Environmental Justice
Electric utility companies, their rates, and locations play a crucial role in achieving environmental justice. Understanding utility rates empowers individuals, promotes energy conservation, and guides corporate social responsibility. Policymakers benefit from this knowledge to promote energy equity and advocate for affordable renewable energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Utility Rates by Census Region API provides…
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Unpacking the Justice40 Initiative: An Insight into Its Expenditures to Date
The Justice40 Initiative, under the Biden administration, aims to direct 40% of federal benefits from climate and clean energy investments to disadvantaged communities. The initiative’s diverse expenditures include promoting clean energy technologies, enhancing infrastructure resilience, improving energy efficiency in housing, funding training and workforce development, and investing in research and development. To date, a considerable…