Trump Makes A ‘Horrible’ Word Salad Out Of Bacon And … Wind Power?
Donald Trump said it’s “a little bit true” that people are going to vote with their stomach before vomiting up a head-spinning argument tying the cost of bacon to the …
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US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early 2024, but a wave …
Here’s how to buy renewable energy from your electric utility
Wind turbines in Dawson, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2023. Mark Felix | Afp | Getty Images As carbon emissions from fossil fuels keep warming the planet, eco-conscious consumers may wonder …
China, India still rely heavily on coal, climate targets remain difficult
The Huaneng Huaiyin power station in Huaian, China, on Nov. 12, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China and India have not reduced coal generation for electricity, according to …
It Takes Guts to Fix Wind Turbines for a Living
Maybe you think they’re majestic. Maybe you think they’re an eyesore. No matter how you feel about wind turbines, there’ll be a lot more of them in coming years. And …
The US Has Big Plans for Wind Energy—but an Obscure 1920s Law Is Getting in the Way
The reason for the Jones Act’s longevity, says Colin Grabow, a research fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, is that while it tends to benefit only a …
From Bill Gates to the pope, talk of carbon capture is dividing society
This image from 2016 shows a carbon capture project in Texas. Houston Chronicle/hearst Newspapers Via Getty Images | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28) is …
Demand for fossil fuels set to peak by 2030, but it’s not enough: IEA
Wind turbines and a lignite-fired power plant photographed in in Germany. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Demand for oil, coal and natural gas is set to peak …
Wind-powered cargo ships with sail-like ‘wings’ could reduce fuel use by 30%
The Pyxis Ocean sailed from China to Brazil in September 2023, partially powered by large ‘wings’. Cargill A cargo ship with a difference is set to dock at the Polish …
Southeast Asia looks to renewable power for energy security
The floating solar photovoltaic power plant by EDPR Sunseap Group, a unit of Energias de Portugal SA, in Woodlands, in Singapore, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Bryan van der Beek …