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afr.com - Ryan Cropp - Plan to switch off home solar panels meets state resistance
Plan to switch off home solar panels meets state resistance
Australian Financial Review

The Queensland government is resisting giving network operators more powers to switch off household rooftop solar panels during grid emergencies, which the market operator insists are urgently needed to avoid blackouts. The Australian Energy Market…

jalopnik.com - Benjamin Gracias - RVers Are Ditching Generators For Portable Power Stations, But Are They Worth It?
RVers Are Ditching Generators For Portable Power Stations, But Are They Worth It?
Jalopnik

If you are a seasoned camper, you've probably noticed a silent revolution in campgrounds across the U.S.. The stench of gasoline and the constant mechanical thrum of a gas generator have gone, replaced by the silence of a portable power station…

theguardian.com - Editorial - The Guardian view on Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead | Editorial
The Guardian view on Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead | Editorial
The Guardian

Devastating wildfires, flooding and winter storms were among the 23 extreme weather and climate-related disasters in the US which cost more than a billion dollars last year – at an estimated total loss of $115bn. The last three years have…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies
The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies
The Guardian

On one end of the classroom, high school juniors examined little green sprouts – future baby carrots, sprigs of romaine lettuce – poking out of the soil of a drip irrigation system they built a few weeks prior. On the opposite end of…

bbc.co.uk - West of England in pictures: Cold water dip and beavers unleashed
West of England in pictures: Cold water dip and beavers unleashed
BBC

Thrill-seeking swimmers enjoyed a cold dip this week at Bristol's The Wave as part of a fundraising event for hospice care. In Somerset, six beavers were released into the wild at an estate as part of efforts to restore nature. Elsewhere in the…

thehill.com - Mark R. Whittington, opinion contributor - Musk's lunar city plan supercharges America's return to the moon
Musk's lunar city plan supercharges America's return to the moon
The Hill

Recently, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made a history changing announcement on his social media platform X. It read, in part: “For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially…

businessinsider.com - Katherine Li - These Fortune Global 500 companies want their tariff money back from the Trump administration
These Fortune Global 500 companies want their tariff money back from the Trump administration
Business Insider

Top global companies want their money back from the Trump administration. The Supreme Court is in the process of deciding whether Trump's tariffs enacted under an emergency law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, are legal. To…

yahoo.com - Elijah McKee - Governor declares state of emergency as energy costs soar: 'We must provide short-term relief and begin long-term reform
Governor declares state of emergency as energy costs soar: 'We must provide short-term relief and begin long-term reform
Yahoo!

The cost of electricity for New Jersey residents has risen more than 33% in just a two-year span. As the New Jersey Globe reported, Gov. Mikie Sherrill is taking action to ease the burden. The state elected Gov. Sherrill in 2025. Once she took…

grist.org - Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder - Native families were promised free solar. Trump took it away.
Native families were promised free solar. Trump took it away.
Grist - Climate and environmental news

This story was originally published by The Daily Yonder and was published in partnership with Reveal and Mother Jones. It was sunny and warm for the end of November on the Rocky Boy's Reservation in northern Montana. Joseph Eagleman was standing on…

rfi.fr - In fuel-starved Cuba, the e-tricycle is king
In fuel-starved Cuba, the e-tricycle is king
RFI

Faced with a severe fuel crisis, which intensified after the United States placed the island under a de facto oil blockade last month, taxi drivers are ditching their cars and whisking passengers around on e-tricycles. 'Because of the gasoline and…

wnd.com - RealClearWire - Let's retire the politics of fear infecting climate and energy arguments * WorldNetDaily * by Gary Abernathy, The Empowerment Alliance
Let's retire the politics of fear infecting climate and energy arguments * WorldNetDaily * by Gary Abernathy, The Empowerment Alliance
WorldNetDaily

In the latest example of the scare tactics favored by climate change alarmists, it was announced last month that 2025 “was the third-warmest in modern history, according to Copernicus, the European Union's climate change monitoring…

abc.net.au - Alistair Bates - Forrest launches battery-powered trains as green deadline nears
Forrest launches battery-powered trains as green deadline nears
ABC News

Fortescue has added two battery-electric locomotives to its heavy haulage fleet in WA's Pilbara. The mining region contributes about 40 per cent of WA's carbon emissions. Fortescue and BHP are trialling the greener means of transport, while Rio…

rfi.fr - World copper rush promises new riches for Zambia
World copper rush promises new riches for Zambia
RFI

Surging demand from the artificial intelligence, green energy and defence sectors has exponentially boosted demand for the workhorse metal that underpins power grids, data centres and electric vehicles. The scramble for copper exposes geopolitical…

gothamist.com - Jimmy Vielkind - Controversial Tesla factory in Buffalo meets job requirements of $1 deal with NY
Controversial Tesla factory in Buffalo meets job requirements of $1 deal with NY
Gothamist

Last year, New York lawmakers were delighted to beat up on Tesla. Democratic legislators introduced bills to claw back some of the $1 billion the state spent to build a massive factory in Buffalo and revoke licenses to operate its electric vehicle…

oxfordmail.co.uk - Michael Ribbeck - Oxfordshire museum named among top 100 sustainable small businesses in UK
Oxfordshire museum named among top 100 sustainable small businesses in UK
Oxford Mail

The Vale and Downland Museum in Wantage earned a place on the Green Growth 100 list, which highlights small businesses using sustainability to drive success. The Green Growth 100 is an initiative from Small Business Britain in partnership with BT.

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