Julia Tilton

3 weeks ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Julia Tilton

When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. There, nestled in the mountains on the midwestern side of the island, a combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents. The rest of the island waited over 24 hours, and in some cases longer, for electricity to be restored.

3 weeks ago | newscentermaine.com | Julia Tilton

MAINE, USA — A few weeks ago, I wrote about what goes into the organic food label. But I left out an important category: seaweed. Species like kelp and rockweed, which grow off Maine’s coast, are used in a variety of foods, crop fertilizers, and even skincare. They’ve also been heralded as a type of climate solution, as kelp can lock in planet-warming carbon beneath the waves, much as forests do on land. Many of the companies operating in Maine market their products as organic.

4 weeks ago | themainemonitor.org | Julia Tilton

Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news. A few weeks ago, I wrote about what goes into the organic food label. But I left out an important category: seaweed. Species like kelp and rockweed, which grow off Maine’s coast, are used in a variety of foods, crop fertilizers, and even skincare.

1 month ago | kiowacountypress.net | Julia Tilton

The Daily Yonder The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for thousands of rural energy program grantees, who’ve been promised funding totaling $10.8 billion, including $2.5 billion in loan subsidies, to resubmit their projects to align with President Donald Trump’s energy priorities.

1 month ago | dailyyonder.com | Julia Tilton

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for thousands of rural energy program grantees, who’ve been promised funding totaling $10.8 billion, including $2.5 billion in loan subsidies, to resubmit their projects to align with President Donald Trump’s energy priorities.