Tag: clean energy
Scotland’s record-breaking wind output enough to power 5 Million homes
"It's great to see renewables continuing to power Scotland, adding to the year on year evidence that greater investment in both renewables and storage is the way forward."
100 cities across the world run off renewable energy new data...
"Cities are key to a low-carbon future ... And pioneers across the world are already demonstrating that the transition is possible."
Solar jobs take a hit after seven years of rapid growth
"After six years of rapid and steady growth, the solar industry faced headwinds that led to a dip in employment in 2017."
Republicans in Nebraska are trying to restrict wind power development by...
One dangerous provision in the bill would redefine the term “renewable energy generation facility” by removing the word “wind” from the list of designated facilities.
Renewable energy isn’t perfect, but it’s far better than fossil fuels
Any real comparison between oil sands and lithium batteries shows that oil sands products, from extracting and processing to transporting and burning, are by far the most destructive.
EPA holding its only public hearing on clean power plan repeal...
The EPA will receive online comments about its proposal and any requests for additional public meetings until Jan. 16.
Norway’s central bank proposes divesting from fossil fuels
The Norwegian central bank's proposal blazes a trail to fossil fuel divestment for the rest of the world.
Wind turbines supplied 99% of Scotland electricity demand last month
Wind generated enough electricity to power 7.116 million homes, or about three times the number of Scottish households.
General Motors to run Ohio, Indiana factories with 100% wind power
“Technology is driving solutions for mobility and safety in our vehicles, as well as the new energy solutions that build them.”
US solar industry sees phenomenal growth
The American solar industry is projected to triple cumulative capacity over the next five years.
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Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf
Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.