Green Energy

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• US coal shipments reach the lowest level since 1983.
• #CoveringClimateNow — more than 250 media outlets are on the green energy and climate change beat this week.
• The pros (yes, you read that right) and cons of fossil fuels.
• Women’s leadership in clean tech: London’s action plan.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• EV supporters tweet about the Saudi oil refinery drone attack.
• South Africa kicks off a US$11 billion green-energy initiative.
• A South Carolinian lists the benefits of solar energy for her state.
• Green energy is important, but so are the batteries that store it.

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• 2019 could feature some of the most extreme weather in 20 years. And yes, climate change is a major catalyst.
• The UN says that the climate crisis is the greatest threat ever to human rights.
• Why are hurricanes getting stronger? Three reasons.
• British farmers say we don’t need to stop consuming beef to address the climate crisis.
• And more…

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• India bans single-use plastics.
• Here’s a handy tool to calculate your solar ROI.
• Wind farms in Australian canola fields by drone.
• A thermoelectric device generates energy from the cold night sky.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• New Hampshire’s GOP governor, US House of Representatives ban offshore oil and gas drilling.
• Scotland builds the world’s first ocean-powered data center.
• Italian design firm Carlo Ratti experiments with orange peels as possible future biofuel.
• St. Louis Zoo gets a seating area shaded by solar panels.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Methane leak detection monitoring goes mobile — and into the sky.
• Los Angeles gives the go-ahead for the largest solar energy plant in the US.
• Hawaii is testing the manufacturing of concrete that reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
• Former senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) calls for green energy jobs for veterans.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Green energy will push out natural gas by 2035.
• Solar garden fences are popping up in the Netherlands.
• Amazon employees will strike to protest climate change.
• California passes a law that prevents cities and counties from taxing solar rooftop energy.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Oil and gas companies investing $50 billion in projects that won’t help fight climate change.
• The countries that produce a greater proportion of CO2 emissions than their proportion of the global population.
• Calcium could be safer and cheaper than lithium-ion in batteries that store solar and wind power.
• 5 of the best solar-powered portable chargers.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• UN: A decade of renewables quadruples capacity — and it’s led by solar.
• The advantages and challenges of super-tall wind turbine towers.
• Extreme weather is driving battery-powered energy storage.
• Crops under solar panels is a win for both.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Cory Booker announces $3 trillion climate change plan — here are five green energy highlights.
• Elizabeth Warren pledges another $1 trillion to achieve clean energy by 2035.
• The New York Times pulls out of sponsoring the Oil and Money conference.
• Everyone can use these small solar panels for outdoor fun.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Will the Bahamas escalate solar power, post-Hurricane Dorian devastation?
• Britain’s Prince Harry launches green initiative with travel companies.
• Scotland breaks ground on country’s first subsidy-free onshore wind farm.
• How Tokyo is using sustainable energy for the 2020 Olympics.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• How to make solar power more affordable for low-income Nevadans.
• The Detroit Zoo plans to be on 100% renewable energy by 2021.
• Utah has a big housing pollution problem, but its builders are implementing solutions.
• How to have an all-renewable electric grid.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Bernie Sanders announces his Green New Deal.
• Apple develops rooftop solar for Taiwanese soy sauce company.
• Wind farms: How do you protect both the climate and flying wildlife?
• Why hot days are actually bad for solar panels.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• How bad are private jets for CO2 in comparison to commercial flights?
• This video shows you how to hook up solar to your camper van.
• The World Economic Forum explores four steps to take to unlock clean tech innovation.
• Pennsylvania high schoolers build their own sustainable technology.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Onshore wind farms in Europe could potentially power the world until 2050.
• US Department of Energy: Chill out with that AC use.
• US DOE awards green energy money to farmers, rural businesses.
• Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten converts three of its ships to hybrid.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Greenpeace names the worst global sulfur dioxide air pollutant hotspots.
• The UK is exploring using minewater as a source of geothermal energy.
• A gas plant in Fife, Scotland, sparks safety fears due to technical failures.
• Six green energy ideas that flopped.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• A new house in New York’s Hudson Valley is not only beautiful, it’s Net Zero.
• US military bases are switching to green energy.
• Organic Valley’s Butter Solar Project achieves 100% renewable energy.
• Why utility companies are key players in the fight against climate change.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• 21 US states sue Trump administration over relaxed coal restrictions.
• Seattle passes its own Green New Deal.
• A new study has confirmed that solar is now cheaper than grid electricity in China.
• Helsinki, Finland, has launched the Think Sustainably program.

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In today’s EGEB:

• US congressman John Larson introduces global climate action and infrastructure bill.
• Leclanche builds largest solar-plus-storage facility in the Caribbean.
• Starbucks achieves 100% renewable energy in Illinois.
• Study shows that tiny-home dwellers reduce energy consumption by 45%.

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In today’s EGEB:

• China’s air pollution is blocking sunshine — and it’s affecting solar.
• Net metering’s popularity is growing in the US, but not everyone is embracing it.
• Some travel companies are working to reduce their carbon footprints.
• Moving house? Make the process more eco-friendly.

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In today’s EGEB:

• Another California gas-fired plant is looking toward solar and battery storage for its future.
• China is funding more renewables abroad! And also, coal.
• Earth Overshoot Day lands earlier than ever.
• DC moves to streamline solar installations.

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