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31 05 2020 | 07:34

States Sue to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules.

At stake in the lawsuit is the single biggest effort by the United States to fight the climate crisis. Led by California, nearly two dozen states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its…

31 05 2020 | 07:12

10,000 Flee Record Flooding in Michigan After 'Catastrophic Failures' of ​Dams.

Around 10,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in central Michigan after heavy rain prompted what the National Weather Service called "catastrophic failures" at two dams.

25 05 2020 | 08:14

Coronavirus lockdowns have caused a whopping 17% drop in global carbon emissions.

The coronavirus lockdowns have had an “extreme” effect on daily carbon emissions, causing a whopping 17% drop globally during peak confinement measures by early April – levels last seen in 2006.…

25 05 2020 | 08:10

He opposed public lands and wildlife protections. Trump gave him a top environment job.

Under the leadership of William Perry Pendley, the Bureau of Land Management is failing to fulfill its most basic duties of safeguarding America’s public lands, his critics say. In July 2017,…

25 05 2020 | 07:59

Biden pledges to cancel Keystone XL.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is promising to cancel the intensely controversial Keystone XL pipeline after he enters the White House in January.

24 05 2020 | 09:23

Coal industry will never recover after coronavirus pandemic, say experts.

Crisis has proved renewable energy is now a safer investment, and accelerated the shift. The global coal industry will “never recover” from the Covid-19 pandemic, industry observers predict, because…

24 05 2020 | 09:13

Renewables Surpass Coal in Both the U.S. and U.K. in Historic Firsts.

April 2020 was the first month ever that renewables generated more electricity than thermal coal in the United States every single day, while across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom's rapid…

20 05 2020 | 12:46

Long Duration Breakthrough? Form Energy’s First Project Tries Pushing Storage to 150 Hours.

Minnesota utility Great River Energy will use new storage technology from the Bill Gates-backed startup to replace coal power with dispatchable wind. Form Energy, the stealthy, Bill Gates-backed…

18 05 2020 | 12:19

U.S. Loses 594,300 Clean Energy Jobs.

Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after 447,208 new workers filed unemployment claims in April – tripling the claims filed in…

15 05 2020 | 08:11

PacifiCorp Readies Huge Solicitation for Renewables, Energy Storage.

For clean energy developers, PacifiCorp’s upcoming procurement stands out for several reasons. Utility group PacifiCorp is about to open a gusher of opportunity for wind, solar and energy storage…

09 05 2020 | 11:59

J-Power, Japan’s largest coal plant operator, buys into its first renewable energy project in the U.S..

J-Power USA, Solar Plus Development, Avondale Solar and AP Solar Holdings are going to develop Red-Tailed Hawk Solar, a 350 MWac solar project located in Wharton County, Texas, through an equally…

09 05 2020 | 11:38

Renewables surpass coal in U.S. power generation throughout the month of April 2020.

In a first for any month, renewables generated more electricity than coal on every day in April, new data from the U.S.

09 05 2020 | 11:33

Southern California Edison Contracts Mammoth Storage Portfolio to Replace Gas Plants.

One of the world’s largest single battery storage procurements will race to meet an August 2021 deadline Southern California Edison has signed seven contracts for a combined 770 megawatts of grid…

27 04 2020 | 06:10

Energizing the Green Economy : The growth of clean energy jobs

Around the world and across the US, clean energy jobs not only put millions to work, but provide sustainable, affordable power to communities of all sizes. This isn’t looking ahead to the future…

25 04 2020 | 12:14

NextEra Energy Looks to Spend $1B on Energy Storage in 2021.

“No drop-off, no slowdown”: NextEra’s well-oiled renewables development machine powers forward during the coronavirus pandemic. Companies across the global renewable energy industry are anxiously…

19 04 2020 | 07:54

American Voters Favor Offshore Wind.

Over 80% of the nation’s voters favor offshore wind energy. Widespread support comes from both major political parties and every demographic group across the country, according to a national survey…

19 04 2020 | 07:37

Governor signs legislation mandating transition to 100% renewable energy in Virginia.

Virginia’s governor has signed into law targets for over 21GW of renewable generation and more than 3GW of energy storage as part of new measures which will require electricity to come from 100%…

19 04 2020 | 07:20

Megadrought emerging in western U.S. could be the worst in 1,200 years, study finds.

Catastrophic wildfires, decreasing snowpack and dwindling water resources have become a normal part of life for residents in the western U.S. And, as a result of climate change, this may be just the…

17 04 2020 | 10:20

Democratic senators urge Trump administration to halt environmental rollbacks during pandemic.

Senate Democrats are urging the Trump administration to pause non-critical work like overhauling environmental policies during the coronavirus pandemic. But the proposal is dead on arrival with the…

15 04 2020 | 08:24

Price crash, pandemic put fossils in peril as investors get nervous.

Apart from a bit of wishful thinking from a veteran oil and gas financier in Calgary, the North American fossil industry is being devastated by the combination of low oil prices and plummeting demand…