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Sierra Club Wisconsin Applauds New Data Center Accountability Legislation

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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Today, State Sen. Habush Sinykin and Rep. Angela Stroud introduced new legislation to bolster transparency and accountability as more tech companies look to build data centers across Wisconsin. There is currently no requirement that data centers pay the full costs of the extra infrastructure or pressure on the … [continued]

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Big News: 3 Free Hours of Power in Australia

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In a surprising move, the Australian government is advocating giving the public access to free electricity for three hours a day starting next July. The Solar Sharer energy reform will be available in South East Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales. Other states will join in 2027. The reform … [continued]

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Van Makers Want to Slash the Electric Van Market. Europe Can Boost It Instead.

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Industry’s wishlist risks stalling progress on zero-emission vans. ACEA is calling for a weaker van CO2 target in 2030 and 5-year averaging for the period 2025–29 and 2030–34, among many other flexibilities. This would spell disaster for the zero-emission van market. What’s more, many challenges to electrification used as pretexts to call for … [continued]

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Hydrogen Dreams, Fiscal Nightmares: South Korea’s Stubborn Bet on FCEVs

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Global hydrogen vehicle sales have fallen sharply again in 2025. Passenger and commercial markets that were once seen as the proving grounds for fuel-cell technology are shrinking fast. According to SNE Research, fewer than 9,000 hydrogen vehicles were sold worldwide in the first nine months of the year, down from … [continued]

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Scientists Call on Global Leaders to Limit Crop Biofuels Ahead of COP30

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Ahead of the COP30 climate change negotiations, which open next week in Belém, Brazil, nearly 100 members of the global scientific community, including representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists, have signed on to a letter calling on global leaders to limit a dangerous expansion of biofuels. The letter comes as … [continued]

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