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richmond.com - Rep. Charniele Herring - New solar standards strengthen Virginia's energy future | Guest column
New solar standards strengthen Virginia's energy future | Guest column
Richmond Times-Dispatch

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forbes.com - Adam Frank - These Fires And Heat Waves Show Why They Call It Global Warming
These Fires And Heat Waves Show Why They Call It Global Warming
Forbes

Satellite view of fired in Canada in 2025 (Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025) In 1986, long before most people had ever heard of global warming or climate change, I went into the office of my new boss at NASA's…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - TVS Training, SIPCOT host Net Zero Sustainability Expo to accelerate ESG adoption
TVS Training, SIPCOT host Net Zero Sustainability Expo to accelerate ESG adoption
The Hindu

TVS Training and Services Limited, in partnership with State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT), organised the Net Zero Sustainability Expo 2026, providing a platform for startups to showcase innovative products and…

axios.com - Ben Geman - Pawlenty's theory of the case for solar success
Pawlenty's theory of the case for solar success
Axios

Tim Pawlenty, the new head of the solar industry's lobbying group, sees his gig through lenses that are purple and green. Why it matters: Minnesota's former GOP governor arrives at the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) at a time of huge…

hackaday.com - Bryan Cockfield - Using Solar Air Heating To Dry Clothes
Using Solar Air Heating To Dry Clothes
Hackaday

About a month ago, [Greenhill Forge] built a few solar panels to collect energy from the sun. Unlike solar photovoltaics, which turn sunlight directly into electricity, these were designed to gather solar thermal energy with air. These types of…

digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Space data centres: Can orbiting AI infrastructure solve Earth's computing crisis?
Space data centres: Can orbiting AI infrastructure solve Earth's computing crisis?
Digital Journal

The artificial intelligence boom is creating a problem that few predicted at such scale: where will all the computing power come from? As AI models become larger and more computationally intensive, data centres are consuming unprecedented amounts…

glassalmanac.com - Sarah Johnson - Elon Musk Warns: Two Major Threats Endanger Humanity Today
Elon Musk Warns: Two Major Threats Endanger Humanity Today
Glass Almanac

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared his thoughts on climate change and artificial intelligence, which he believes pose threats to humanity's survival. When you think of Elon Musk, you envision someone…

vox.com - Bryan Walsh - A 'Godzilla El Niño' next year could be a glimpse into the future
A 'Godzilla El Niño' next year could be a glimpse into the future
Vox

Scientists have started calling it the “Godzilla El Niño.” The nickname comes from actual climate researchers, which should tell you something; they are not generally in the habit of comparing climatic systems to mega-monsters.

universetoday.com - David Dickinson David Dickinson is a freelance science writer - FCC Approves First Launch for Space Reflector Constellation
FCC Approves First Launch for Space Reflector Constellation
Universe Today

Reflect Orbital moves ahead with the company's first Eärendil launch, ahead of concerns from the astronomical community. Move over, Starlink. A new constellation of bright reflector satellites could soon compete with the night sky. The United…

bgr.com - Aaron Mamiit - 8 Of The Most Useful Gadgets For Your Pool Area
8 Of The Most Useful Gadgets For Your Pool Area
BGR

Summer's here, which means you can expect a lot more activity to happen around the swimming pool if you have one at home. However, you need to make sure that it's not only a fun place, but also a safe one for your family and friends, and it…

theconversation.com - Peter Howson - Why AI's environmental footprint won't disappear into orbit
Why AI's environmental footprint won't disappear into orbit
The Conversation

AI companies increasingly want to move their operations into space. Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch over a million AI data centre satellites and ultimately build them on the moon. Jeff Bezos, Google, OpenAI and others have similar plans.

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - Two solar farms built on exhausted Minnesota cropland were seeded with dozens of species of native grasses and wildflowers, and what federal researchers counted under the panels five years later changed how the whole country thinks about land
Two solar farms built on exhausted Minnesota cropland were seeded with dozens of species of native grasses and wildflowers, and what federal researchers counted under the panels five years later changed how the whole country thinks about land
GCN

Two solar farms sit on a stretch of flat farmland in southern Minnesota that spent decades growing row crops and giving back less every season. Nobody built them to make a nature reserve. They were built to make electricity, the same as every other…

thehindubusinessline.com - SBI Capital Markets, HDFC Bank among 4 book runners appointed for NLC India Renewables IPO
SBI Capital Markets, HDFC Bank among 4 book runners appointed for NLC India Renewables IPO
BusinessLine

State-owned NLC India's subsidiary NLC India Renewables Ltd (NIRL) has appointed four leading investment banks, including SBI Capital Markets and HDFC Bank, as book running lead managers for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The other two…

thehindubusinessline.com - Solar agriculture: The missing piece in India's sustainability journey
Solar agriculture: The missing piece in India's sustainability journey
BusinessLine

India has built 283 GW of renewable energy capacity. Solar has become the cheapest source of electricity in the country. The next frontier for this energy revolution is the farm. Agriculture uses roughly 20 per cent of India's total electricity…

newswire.ca - Ecam - ECAM Highlights Live Video Monitoring for Critical Energy Infrastructure as Copper Theft and Physical Attacks Threaten the Grid
ECAM Highlights Live Video Monitoring for Critical Energy Infrastructure as Copper Theft and Physical Attacks Threaten the Grid
CNW

DALLAS, July 17, 2026 /CNW/ -- ECAM, North America's #1 video security provider, today highlighted the role of live video monitoring and AI-driven detection in helping energy and utility operators protect remote, unstaffed sites at a time when…

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