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Power from the People: South Portland Residents Push Back on Big Oil
Rational Cause for Optimism Power from the People: South Portland Residents Push Back on Big Oil
A grassroots movement is taking off in South Portland, where residents have launched a campaign to remove oil tanks around the city.
by Phil Coupe

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From Dream to Reality: Designing a Fuel-Free Future since 2003
Rational Cause for Optimism From Dream to Reality: Designing a Fuel-Free Future since 2003
Since 2003, ReVision Energy has worked towards a future without fossil fuels. Accelerating clean tech, rising incentives, and early adopters have made decarbonization possible, paving the way for society to ditch fossil fuels.
by Phil Coupe
Finite and Inefficient vs Infinite and Hyper-Efficient
Rational Cause for Optimism Finite and Inefficient vs Infinite and Hyper-Efficient
Fossil fuels' days are numbered. Learn how renewable energy is outpacing them and how the Inflation Reduction Act fuels the U.S. effort to match China’s renewable energy dominance.
by Phil Coup
Why Build the World's Largest Battery in Maine?
Rational Cause for Optimism Why Build the World's Largest Battery in Maine?
Form Energy's massive battery project aims to revolutionize renewable energy storage in Maine.
by Phil Coupe
All-Electric Truck Tows & Charges an All-Electric Boat
Rational Cause for Optimism All-Electric Truck Tows & Charges an All-Electric Boat
An all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning tows an electric boat, while charging it.
by Phil Coupe
Renewable Energy Proves it Can Power the Grid
Rational Cause for Optimism Renewable Energy Proves it Can Power the Grid
Outbreaks of renewable energy supplying 100% of society’s electricity needs are becoming more common, illuminating the fact that we can eventually get by without burning finite, polluting and expensive fossil fuels.
by Phil Coupe
Who Can You Electrify?
Rational Cause for Optimism Who Can You Electrify?
Co-founder Phil Coupe talks with climatologist Dr. Cam Wake about the progress we've made in the last decade to reduce warming, and the electrification messaging we still have to do.
by Phil Coupe
Rational Cause for Optimism "Hope Is a Stance, Not an Assessment."
Co-Founder Phil Coupe looks at recent clean energy accelerations across America, from a range of industries including aviation, defense, and concrete.
by Phil Coupe
We Can Make Life Better
Rational Cause for Optimism We Can Make Life Better
Real life heroes prove we CAN make life better for future generations.
by Phil Coupe
Rational Cause for Optimism: Portugal’s Grid Powered by 100% Renewable Energy
Rational Cause for Optimism Rational Cause for Optimism: Portugal’s Grid Powered by 100% Renewable Energy
Portugal set a record recently. For the first time in history, a nation of 10 million people has been able to rely exclusively on wind, solar and hydropower for 100% of its energy needs for almost a week.
by Phil Coupe