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  1. rainman


    India is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws on Oct. 2, officials said, in its most sweeping measure...
      

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  2. MP


    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53450688 Includes picture of solar panels piled three stories high in a market in Lashkar Gah. Growth in solar utilization is doubling every year.
      

  3. Douglas Buckland


    I was just reading an article concerning the Green New Deal being proposed by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and once again I am amazed at...
      

  4. ML


    A project to build a A16 billion ($US11.1 billion) undersea cable linking renewable energy projects in Australia's top end (North, lots of sun) with...

  5. Marina Schwarz


    Climate change: England flood planners 'must prepare for worst' Well, Brits in England, are you preparing?
      

  6. MP


    According to the CIA World Factbook, there are 7.85 billion cell phone subscriptions world wide. 7 billion of these are likely to be 'smart phones',...

  7. jj


    Companies are buying renewable power at a record pace. There are several reasons clean power is attractive. Renewable energy is often the cheapest source...
      

  8. MP


    https://www.umass.edu/news/article/new-green-technology-umass-amherst  

  9. PP


    After three flat years that had hinted at a possible environmental breakthrough, carbon dioxide emissions from the use of energy rose again by 1.4...
      

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  10. SL


    http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/sea-of-solar-panels-turns-mexican-desert-green/article/520548 Quote The $650-million project came online in December and is due to produce 1,700 gigawatt hours when fully operational later this year -- enough to power...

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  11. RJ


    Anybody has any insigths to this?  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-29/don-t-throw-out-the-used-vegetable-oil-it-may-power-world-trade  Still seems to be at test stage? Does anybody how far it is from commercial applications? 
      

  12. Marina Schwarz


    I just read that BP's bought a large stake in a solar power company. There's obviously a rush to go green. Some are doing...
      

  13. cv


    We Shouldn't Be Surprised Renewables Make Energy Expensive Since That's Always Been The Greens' Goal https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/05/27/we-shouldnt-be-surprised-renewables-make-energy-expensive-since-thats-always-been-the-greens-goal/?fbclid=IwAR2whcbvAD1DJ5a5q_pTAMbppzZndvBksnOdLRbgZknFV96J_rbSirHB4mk#39ed29c64e6d  
      

  14. Marina Schwarz


    Scottish tidal sector ‘at tipping point’, renewables policy chief says Interesting to see how and when it happens.
      

  15. MP


    https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2020/05/21/nothing-can-shake-amlos-fossil-fuel-fixation (Economist magazine, paywall). AMLO is trying to protect incumbent oil, gas, and power infrastructure (run by the government) from investor owned renewable energy sources.
      

  16. NW


    I said a few months back that biogas would be one solution of many to Vermonts manure issue. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Renewable-Natural-Gas-Close-To-Taking-Off-In-US.html
      

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  17. Marina Schwarz


    What if Canada had backed wind energy instead of the oil sands? Let the discussion begin.
      

  18. ronwagn


    https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/05/toyota-testing-improved-solar-roof-for-electric-cars-that-can-charge-while-driving/?yptr=yahoo Toyota testing improved solar roof for electric cars that can charge while driving  
      

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  19. MP


    Up until the last week or so, I've been seeing solar panels (usually in the range of 300 watts) priced at 35 cents per...
      

  20. Rodent


    "China is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' by 2020 to replace streetlamps and lower electricity costs in urban areas, state media reported...

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  21. PP


    Chile sets sights on 100% renewables by 2040. The country elected conservative businessman Sebsatián Piñera as president in December. According to Acera, Pinera's renewable...
      

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  22. ML


    Let’s give a big shout out to the government of South Africa which has managed to completely mismanage the country’s state-owned power grid over...

  23. turbguy


    Many here probably would have a problem with this philosophy. Remember, the REAL rulers on our planet are the small green things and the small...

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  24. Marina Schwarz


    UK targets 30GW by 2030 with sector deal Can they pull it off?
      

  25. turbguy


    A short transcript from a NYT podcast. A Wind Farm in Coal Country Hosted by Michael Barbaro; produced by Michael Simon Johnson and Leslye Davis; edited...

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  26. Marina Schwarz


    Interesting story about Africa's solar power potential.
      

  27. Marina Schwarz


    Here. All of these are doable but less than half are realistically doable. Unfortunately.
      

  28. Marina Schwarz


    We're doomed.
      

  29. Tom Kirkman


    Sioux Falls landfill tightens rules after Iowa dumps dozens of wind turbine blades Iowa wind-farms brought dozens of their old turbine blades to the Sioux...

  30. Ronald Stein


    Robust economies have promoted subsidy-dependent, low power density, and intermittently electricity from renewables, but billions in the world are accessing affordable, scalable, reliable electricity...
      

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