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The 9-to-5 workday doesn’t work for everyone

<p></p><h5>A single employer for life was the dream and long-term goal for many people in the industrial age. Love it or hate it, the traditional job landscape is changing.</h5><p></p>

First It Was a Hurricane. Then Pig Poop. Now It’s Coal Ash

<h5>AFTER THE STORM comes the flood. Hurricane Florence poured 8 trillion gallons of rain onto North Carolina, and now the landscape between the Cape Fear River and the barrier islands of the Carolinas is a waterworld.<br/></h5>

Solar power passed the Hurricane Florence resiliency test

<h5>People of the Carolinas are <a href="https://qz.com/1392433/florence-flooding-photos-show-aftermath-of-hurricane-in-north-carolina/">picking up the pieces</a> after Hurricane Florence, the wettest tropical cyclone on record. Among the news of <a href="https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/gov-cooper-26-dead-in-nc-due-to-florence-1-100-roads-closed-10-000-in-shelters/1457321348">dozens of deaths</a>, overflowing <a href="https://qz.com/1394435/hog-manure-is-escaping-from-13-lagoons-in-north-carolina-after-florence/">pig-manure lagoons</a>, and flooded <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florence-s-rains-coal-ash-landfill-collapses-carolinas-n910046">coal-ash fields</a>, there are some bright spots.<p><br/></p></h5>

Utilities have a problem: the public wants 100% renewable energy, and quick

<h5>Renewable energy is hot. It has incredible momentum, not only in terms of deployment and costs but in terms of public opinion and cultural cachet. To put it simply: Everyone loves renewable energy.<br/></h5>

Watt It Takes: How Sunnova’s John Berger Convinced Oil & Gas Investors to Believe in Solar

<h5>“I’m proud of getting a bunch of oil and gas money. We need them to start putting their money in this space.”<br/></h5>

Hurricane Florence's Brutal Winds Will Test the Carolinas Solar Boom

<h5>Largest hurricane to hit region since solar boom began in 2014. Systems designed for 160-mile-per-hour winds to get challenge.<br/></h5>

"It Looked Like Armageddon:" One Person Has Been Killed As Fires And Explosions Destroy Dozens Of Homes Near Boston

<h5>Tens of thousands of people were urged to evacuate as dozens of homes and buildings were engulfed in flames.<br/></h5>

Tesla Shares Image of the Massive Solar Panels Powering Its Gigafactory

<h5>Tesla’s massive gigafactory may only be about a <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/47731-tesla-gigafactory-now-makes-more-battery-power-than-all-automakers-combined">third complete</a>, but the massive solar farm that’s meant to help power it is already taking shape. Tesla tweeted an update about the solar panel’s progress on Thursday. <br/></h5>

Correction: Carbon Fee-Washington story

<h5>Jay Inslee speaks to people as he helps to gather signatures for a proposed initiative that would charge large industrial emitters a fee for their carbon emissions. Voters in Washington state will be asked this fall to do what state and federal leaders have been reluctant to: charge a direct fee on carbon pollution to fight climate change. <br/></h5><p><br/></p>

Orange County solar-power efforts shine, win national recognition

<h5><a id="ORLS0031" title="Orange County" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/metro-orlando/orange-county-ORLS0031-topic.html">Orange County</a><span style="float: none;">, which began organizing solar-power co-operatives about two years ago, recently won recognition from the U.S. Department of Energy for efforts to make solar power more affordable for residents and businesses to install.</span></h5>

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