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US politics
fromFortune
8 months agoTrump breaks wind funding again, canceling $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore projects
Transportation Department canceled $679 million for a dozen offshore wind projects, redirecting funds to ports and infrastructure amid the administration's push to prioritize fossil-fuel energy.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoUK rules on installing wind turbines eased amid global energy crisis
UK government proposes allowing businesses, schools, and farms to install small wind turbines up to 30 metres tall without planning permission to reduce energy costs and increase clean energy capacity.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months agoAlberta power policies trigger $408M devaluation to ATCO's wind and solar division, company says | CBC News
ATCO's Canadian Utilities reports a $408-million devaluation of Alberta renewable energy assets, attributing the loss to Smith government electricity system reforms that curtail wind and solar project output and threaten future renewable investment.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoHalf-truths and no truths: Trump's latest claims on the UK factchecked
The Chagos Islands deal does give sovereignty to Mauritius in return for a lease on Diego Garcia, the island used for a major UK-US airbase, although this is 99 years rather than 100. The part about Indigenous people is more off piste. The Chagos islanders have been exiled since Diego Garcia was forcibly cleared more than 50 years ago to make way for the base.
World politics
Alternative transportation
fromHigh Country News
2 months agoWhy Western states are pushing for plug-in solar - High Country News
Plug-in solar panels, common in Germany, are gaining legislative support across 27 U.S. states to enable affordable household solar energy generation without regulatory barriers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months agoTrump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy
The super project in southern Nevada was set to cover set to cover 185 sq miles a footprint close to the size of Las Vegas and include seven solar projects proposed by different companies, including NextEra Energy Resources, Leeward Renewable Energy, Arevia Power and Invenergy. Together, the network of solar panels and batteries was set to produce 6.2 gigawatts of energy, or enough to power nearly 2m homes.
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