Solar In this episode of the Solar Spill, we're finally turning our lens onto SunCommon's own solution, solar! We'll discuss the impact, timing, and cost of photovoltaic energy as a scalable solution to climate change, and we promise that we're coming into this with an objective perspective. Note: One of our mics encountered an error during the recording so we had to use a backup track for Tavit's channel. Please excuse the drop in quality ..read more

Transportation Transportation is how we move through our lives. We commute to work, take regular trips to the store, and visit our friends and family. And, these individual modes of transportation are typically powered by non-renewable fuels... But what if we experienced rapid electrification of our personal vehicles? Could transportation be a key component in the fight against climate change ..read more

Special Episode - Climate Action Film Festival: Bill McKibben As we prepare for the 3rd annual Climate Action Film Festival, we’re taking a quick break from the "Solutions Season" of the Solar Spill to bring you some of our favorite content from last year’s festival. We were honored to be joined by the iconic environmentalist, author, and leader of the climate group 350.org, Bill McKibben. Check out the conversation, and join us virtually on March 16th and 17th for the Climate Action Film Festival ..read more

Solar Spill Solutions - Regenerative Agriculture Conventional agriculture is depleting; mono-cropping and factory farming are taking essential nutrients out of the soil, creating less nutritious foods, and contributing to climate change. What if older practices of land stewardship - now being called Regenerative Agriculture - could grow more sustaining and sustainable foods while fighting climate change by capturing gigatons of carbon ..read more

Introducing, The Solutions Season! Susannah and Tavit are back for a themed season that puts proposed solutions to the climate crisis under the microscope. In each episode, we'll be examining a solution to an element of climate change for its impact, timing, cost, and any other unique factors, then assigning the solution a letter grade. Tune in to this episode to understand how each solution will be measured.   ..read more

Eco-Friendly Holiday Shopping Guide WAIT! Don't touch that "Add To Cart" button, there's still plenty of time to find awesome holiday gifts for your friends and family, WITHOUT the terrible impact of fast shipping. In today's episode, we'll share sustainable gift ideas that will brighten up the holidays without a smidge of guilt.   Source Articles: https://www.wbur.org/npr/1060989079/looking-for-holiday-shopping-sales-theres-a-low-impact-option Amazon commits to zero-carbon shipping by 2040 https://www.etsy.com/impact https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/climate-emergency-calgary-city-g ..read more

A Quick Primer For COP26 In just a few days, thousands of people will convene in Glasgow, Scotland for COP26, a conference centered on the goals set out by the Paris Climate Agreement. In this quick episode, Tavit gives you a primer on everything you need to know about COP26, and what developments you should look for in the weeks to come. Source Article #1: https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/10/13/what-to-look-out-for-at-cop26 Source Article #2: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/united-nations-cop26-climate-change-summit/ Solar Spill Episode on the latest UN Climate Report: https ..read more

A Brighter Future "SunCommon believes that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and brighter future – and renewable energy is where it starts." As a company, we rally around that statement of purpose every day, and in today's quick episode, we explore how that statement is actually 100% verified by science!    Source Articles: https://www.space.com/climate-change-dimming-earth ..read more

Budget Reconciliation & Biden's Climate Agenda Much of President Biden’s agenda to fight climate change is riding on an ambitious 3.5 trillion dollar budget reconciliation to fund some truly transformative programs. On this episode of The Solar Spill, we're covering what’s in the proposal and why Biden’s own party is trying to have some parts of the proposal removed.   Source Articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/climate/arizona-senator-sinema.html ..read more

Explaining the Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Expansion A key component of Joe Biden’s goal to ensure electric vehicles (EVs) make up at least 50% of U.S. vehicle sales by 2030, is a proposed expansion of the Federal EV tax credit. The proposal also seems to contain a goal to boost U.S. union jobs. In this episode, we'll break down what's included in the proposal and discuss some of the pros and cons.   Source Articles: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/11/us-democrats-propose-dramatic-expansion-of-ev-tax-credits-that-favors-big-three.html https://electrek.co/2021/09/15/which-electric-vehicles-st ..read more