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- Climate crisis | The Guardian Read
Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi
As the midterms approach, Americans’ digestive health has become a bizarre talking point Donald Trump seems to spend an unusual amount of time thinking about toilets. Back in 2019, he bizarrely claimed: “People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once.” He repeated this claim at a Michigan rally the following year. “Ten times, right, 10 times,” Trump complained. “Not me, of course not me, but you,” he added while pointing at an unfortunate audience member. Continue reading
- Inside Climate News Read
All Hail Electrification. But Let’s Talk About the Hard Part
The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity. Upfront costs are just one of the obstacles.By Dan Gearino If one form of energy becomes the cheapest, most secure and cleanest, you’d probably adjust your economy to use more of it, right?
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Even Trump’s US beating Europe on electrification, warns industry CEO
Industry executives and policymakers point to regulation and taxes as obstacles to electrifying European industry at Eurelectric event
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Timeline | How a string of wind turbine failures rocked floating pioneer
Wind turbine failures at pioneering site highlight difficulties floating sector faces as technology matures
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Vestas wind turbine failures plunge pioneering floating project deep into red
Extent and cost of repair works needed raise new questions around the viability of floating wind, seen as a key renewables technology in years to come
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UK clean power czar stands down
Stark's appointment two years ago generated excitement in the wind power sector, and some industry leaders wonder if budget priorities are shifting
- Inside Climate News Read
‘Mega-Industrial’ Trawlers Threaten Europe’s Ocean Health
Europe’s floating factories make up just one percent of the fleet but catch more than half the fish—and they cause the majority of environmental damage.By Johnny Sturgeon For Europe’s fishing industry, it turns out size does matter.
- Inside Climate News Read
Regulators Release a Plan to Help Repair the Contaminated Roanoke River
Federal and state regulators in North Carolina propose a fix to repair damage caused by more than 50 years of toxic pollution from a pulp mill.By Lisa Sorg PLYMOUTH, N.C.—Fall had just arrived when a nor’easter began stewing in the Atlantic Ocean, its gale-force winds carrying the pungent smell of chlorine westward, away from downtown. Against the backdrop of dingy stratus clouds, the Domtar pulp mill loomed.
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Greenpeace threatens Crown Estate with lawsuit over ‘extortionate’ offshore wind lease fees
The Crown Estate argues its approach has helped build the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector and that lease fees were determined by an auction process
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Fresh Chinese offshore wind push turns screw on UK
Envision Energy will be treated as a separate case to compatriot wind turbine maker Mingyang but experts say with OEMs queuing up, Britain needs to define its criteria
- Climate crisis | The Guardian Read
The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?
- Inside Climate News Read
EU Weighs Delaying Methane Rules as Energy Prices Rise
Concerned climate policy experts and investor groups warn against weakening the landmark regulation.By Phil McKenna Amid political pressure and rising energy prices, the European Commission is considering pausing a part of its landmark methane regulation, which is set to take effect in January.
- Inside Climate News Read
Watch: Climate Week Panel on China’s Global Development Push
Speakers explore how China’s massive overseas development push is reshaping climate, energy, and extractive investment worldwide.As governments and global funds pour billions into oil, gas, renewable energy, digital infrastructure and mining, the future of cross-border investment is becoming a defining issue for environmental protection and climate action.
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Envision Energy hires top BlackRock executive to smooth global push
Ryan O’Keeffe joins wind and energy technology giant as it plans offshore wind push into Europe
- Inside Climate News Read
Meta Announces Large Solar Purchase Agreement in Texas, But It’s Powering Some Data Centers With Gas
The new solar project is less than half the size of a gas plant planned for Meta’s El Paso data center.By Lauren Nutall Apex Clean Energy and Meta have entered into a power purchase agreement that allows the technology company to financially benefit from energy generated from a solar project in Gonzales County, Texas.
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Orsted and CIP reportedly facing off in Taiwan offshore wind auction
Danish renewable energy developers have reportedly both bid major projects in latest auction round
- Inside Climate News Read
Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.By Bob Berwyn A series of deadly heat waves from May to August overwhelmed Germany’s healthcare and emergency response systems and led to an estimated 16,000 heat-related deaths during the summer, the most heat mortalities ever recorded in the highly developed country.
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Study of Groundwater Near Fracking Sites Finds Low Radium Levels, but Raises Concerns About Increased Salinity
Researchers highlighted the challenges of studying this issue in western Pennsylvania, which has a long history of industrial pollution.By Jon Hurdle Testing in a limited number of shallow aquifers near fracking sites in southwestern Pennsylvania found low levels of radium overall, but there aren’t yet enough samples to draw firm conclusions about the region as a whole, according to a new report from researchers at Penn State University.
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Vestas bags new onshore wind turbine orders totalling over 600MW
Denmark’s Vestas set to supply two major new renewable energy projects in Australia, with delivery set for next year
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From Saudi mega-batteries to factory heat: three under-the-radar storage developers to watch
Experts nominate the battery energy storage developers that are shaping the industry but remain less familiar outside their home markets
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