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Coal free by 2070? India’s push toward renewables won’t stop coal reliance for the next two decades

Coal free by 2070? India’s push toward renewables won’t stop coal reliance for the next two decades

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 · World News

A worker pushes his bicycle under a line of cable trolleys transporting coal in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Nov. 19, 2021. Money Sharma | Afp | Getty Images…

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Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room, says Soneva’s founder

Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room, says Soneva’s founder

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 · World News

Many hotels claim to be eco-friendly.   But are they?   A quick-and-easy test is to look for two items, said Sonu Shivdasani, founder of Soneva and Six…

Read more Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room, says Soneva’s founder
Check out the giant ship critical to building the world’s biggest offshore wind farm

Check out the giant ship critical to building the world’s biggest offshore wind farm

October 15, 2023October 16, 2023 · Business

The Jan De Nul Group’s Voltaire in waters off China in Dec. 2022. As wind turbines get bigger, the vessels that install them are having to change, too.…

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Installing solar isn’t the only big financial decision to make about controlling home power

Installing solar isn’t the only big financial decision to make about controlling home power

October 7, 2023October 8, 2023 · Real Estate

A customer inspects a Tesla Motors Inc. Powerwall unit inside a home. Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a summer of extreme weather and wildfires…

Read more Installing solar isn’t the only big financial decision to make about controlling home power
Rooftop solar: How homeowners should do the math on the climate change investment

Rooftop solar: How homeowners should do the math on the climate change investment

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 · Real Estate

Solar panels create electricity on the roof of a house in Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S., June 6, 2022. Picture taken with a drone.  Brian Snyder | Reuters When Josh…

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Planned wind farm told it will need to shut down for five months a year to protect parrots

Planned wind farm told it will need to shut down for five months a year to protect parrots

December 15, 2022December 16, 2022 · World News

An Orange-Bellied Parrot perched on the edge of a feeding bowl. The species is listed as being critically endangered. Margot Kiesskalt | Istock | Getty Images Plans for…

Read more Planned wind farm told it will need to shut down for five months a year to protect parrots
Renewables to overtake coal and become world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2025, IEA says

Renewables to overtake coal and become world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2025, IEA says

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 · Business

Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency “expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three…

Read more Renewables to overtake coal and become world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2025, IEA says
Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

December 2, 2022December 3, 2022 · Breaking News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest public utility on Friday recommended replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority…

Read more Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections
Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery array

Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery array

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 · Technology

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A former coal-fired power plant in New Jersey was imploded Friday, and its owners announced plans for a new $1 billion venture on the…

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Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery array

Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery array

December 2, 2022December 3, 2022 · Technology

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A former coal-fired power plant in New Jersey was imploded Friday, and its owners announced plans for a new $1 billion venture on the…

Read more Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery array
Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

Water levels in Zimbabwe’s biggest dam too low for power

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 · Finance

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Electricity shortages that have been plaguing Zimbabwe are set to worsen after an authority that manages the country’s biggest dam said water levels are now…

Read more Water levels in Zimbabwe’s biggest dam too low for power
Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

US regulators to vote on largest dam demolition in history

November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 · Breaking News

PORTLAND, Ore. — The largest dam demolition and river restoration plan in the world could be close to reality Thursday as U.S. regulators vote on a plan to…

Read more US regulators to vote on largest dam demolition in history
Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

Arizona company adds $1B solar power parts plant in Alabama

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 · Breaking News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Arizona-based First Solar Inc. has selected Alabama as the site of a more than $1 billion factory that will manufacture modules that generate solar power,…

Read more Arizona company adds $1B solar power parts plant in Alabama
Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

Utility backs solar farm atop capped Kentucky coal ash pit

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 · Breaking News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest public utility has proposed building a $216 million solar farm project in Kentucky atop a capped coal ash storage pit at one…

Read more Utility backs solar farm atop capped Kentucky coal ash pit
UN chief warns planet is heading toward `climate chaos’

UN chief warns planet is heading toward `climate chaos’

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 · Breaking News

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the planet is heading toward irreversible “climate chaos” and urged global leaders at the upcoming climate summit in…

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Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale

Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 · Finance

PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government has outlined a strategy to try to protect an endangered species of whale while also developing offshore wind power off the East…

Read more Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale
Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale

Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 · US News

PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government has outlined a strategy to try to protect an endangered species of whale while also developing offshore wind power off the East…

Read more Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whale
How ethereum’s merge made crypto mining more sustainable

How ethereum’s merge made crypto mining more sustainable

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 · World News

After years of anticipation, the cryptocurrency ethereum finally implemented a major network upgrade that completely changes how the blockchain verifies transactions, mints new coins and secures its network.…

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U.S. to provide millions in funding for tidal energy and river current systems

U.S. to provide millions in funding for tidal energy and river current systems

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 · World News

While there is excitement about the potential of renewable technologies such as tidal power, there are challenges when it comes to scaling up. Laro Pilartes / 500Px |…

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