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House lawmakers move to give nuclear fusion industry subsidies
“As the fusion energy industry grows, the United States must ensure we are on the forefront of not just innovation but also manufacturing,” Miller said in a statement. “Time and time again, we have seen American innovation…
What's ahead for clean power now that U.S. policy has turned against it?
By Jeff Young is Newsweek 's Environment and Sustainability Editor based in Louisville, Kentucky. His focus is climate change and sustainability with an emphasis on climate solutions and the clean energy transition. He has in-depth knowledge of…
Letter: Clean energy an Iowa success story
This week is National Clean Energy Week, and here in Iowa we know what that means. Clean energy is benefitting our state, from the wind turbines across our fields to the solar panels going up on homes and businesses. Innovative energy projects mean…
Non examples of nonrenewable resources
Non-examples of nonrenewable resources refer to resources that are not classified as nonrenewable, meaning they can be replenished naturally over time and are sustainable in the long term. In simpler terms, these are often called renewable…
The public remembers Lu's flaws
By Liou Je-wei 劉哲瑋 The Executive Yuan on Tuesday last week said that “unsolvable” problems and mistakes in the amended Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures…
UN experts warn Congo's conflict minerals slipping into global market
Critical minerals, those that are necessary for renewable energy technologies, such as coltan or tantalum, a metal extracted from coltan, are used in most of our daily electronic devices such as mobile phones or computers. They are also found in…
China embraces cleaner energy, while US is stuck in the 20th century
By Jeff Young is Newsweek 's Environment and Sustainability Editor based in Louisville, Kentucky. His focus is climate change and sustainability with an emphasis on climate solutions and the clean energy transition. He has in-depth knowledge of…
Tracks Moving Turbines: Delivering Clean Energy to North Carolina
Transporting freight for the energy industry that weighs as much as a house and stretches longer than a city block leaves no room for error. Energy freight shipments, which are often referred to as specialized or dimensional freight, are usually…
The Fed Is Cutting Again. That's Good for Renewables - But Maybe Not Good Enough.
It won't rescue the renewables industry, but at least it's something. The Federal Reserve announced today that it will cut the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing it down to between 4% and 4.25%. Fed officials also projected…
Guest columnist Helen Seidler: Sunny days ahead
There is a sunny spot in the midst of the gloomy news about the near future of the economy. Job creation has slid, prices are edging up, businesses are holding off on decision making, and tourism is slowing down, all due to uncertainty in what lies…
Indiana energy secretary blasts local moratoriums, calls energy development 'patriotic' task
INDIANAPOLIS (INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Local bans on wind, solar and other energy projects are giving Indiana a bad reputation, Indiana's top energy official said Tuesday. She plans to reward those open for business. “These local…
Antiscience Is an Existential Threat
Humanity now faces the existential threat of a leviathan with three heads: a steadily worsening climate crisis, increasingly deadly pandemics, and an unprecedented weaponization of antiscience that renders us helpless in our collective efforts to…
EPA issues permit for deepwater port that will allow for 365M oil barrels loaded a year
(The Center Square) – In the effort to advance American energy dominance, the EPA issued the “Clean Air Act permit” for an offshore deepwater port in Texas meant for crude oil export – with an energy advocate applauding…
Why do big oil companies invest in green energy?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Some major oil companies such as Shell and BP that once were touted as leading the way in clean energy investments…
This roof is hiding a secret: sleek new wind turbines you can barely see
It's getting harder to build large wind farms in the U.S. as the industry faces major political roadblocks. But a different kind of wind power could grow more quickly: small turbines that sit on the edge of rooftops rather than fields. A startup…
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