Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Tag: renewable energy

Trump’s wind blockade collapses after states force major court retreat

A federal appeals court dismissal leaves intact a ruling that found the Trump administration’s freeze on wind approvals unlawful, preserving state clean-energy investments as new data shows renewable power growing despite political and legal headwinds.

Nearly every child on Earth now faces fossil-fueled climate danger

A new UNICEF report finds that nearly every child worldwide is exposed to at least one climate hazard, while nearly half are already living with three or more overlapping threats to health, education, water, housing, and survival.

Big oil cashes in as Trump’s Iran war drives $30 million...

Analysis shows fossil fuel giants capturing massive gains as oil prices surge during conflict, intensifying scrutiny over war-driven economic impacts.

The Trump/Newsom nuke war against renewables gets a Diablo push

Together Trump and Newsom are pushing nuclear power plants whose drastic deregulation may now rival the dangers posed by any bombs Iran could produce.

Trump’s Iran war drives more than $100 billion to fossil fuel...

Analysis finds oil and gas price spikes linked to the conflict have shifted massive wealth from households and businesses to major energy companies while lawmakers propose taxing windfall profits.

With China’s help, Saudi Arabia is deploying solar power faster than...

The kingdom is aware that fossil fuels, the source of its fabulous wealth, are on their way out. Its leaders want to have a modern electro-state in place when the pumps fall idle.

Scientists warn the planet has crossed its first climate tipping point

Global heating has pushed warm-water reefs past a point of no return, scientists warn, with mass bleaching since 2023 affecting more than four-fifths of reefs and cascading risks for food security, coastal protection, and the global economy ahead of COP30.

Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat

While oil is a cyclical commodity, and prices rise and fall over time, this time the decline is structural.

Report warns governments plan double fossil fuel extraction allowed under 1.5°C

New analysis shows major producers moving further away from Paris climate goals as experts decry “reckless” policies and warn of climate chaos.

America may have invaded Iraq for its oil, but solar power...

The vogue for solar is sweeping other areas of Iraq, too, such as Kurdistan, where the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is also increasingly committed to solar.

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Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds

The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%

Insurers drop Medicare Advantage plans for 1 million seniors

KFF counted 193 counties with no Medicare Advantage drug plan open to general enrollment in 2027, up from 123 this year
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How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement

Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.

Gaza newborn dies of hypothermia as Israel continues to block lifesaving aid

A two-week-old infant’s death amid winter storms underscores mounting warnings from UN agencies that blocked shelter, destroyed hospitals, and widespread hunger are making exposure deadly for Gaza’s youngest residents.
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Officials of Mecca Pact Nations gather for Talks in Tehran, Defying Trump

Pakistan's army chief, Saudi Arabia's defense minister and Turkey's intelligence director met Iran's president, a rare Saudi visit.