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New Mexico Offers $5.3M In Low-Interest Loans For Energy-Saving Building Upgrades

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Nonprofits, community centers, and other public-serving buildings across New Mexico can now apply for low-interest loans to make their facilities more energy efficient, thanks to a new $5.3 million fund from the state. The Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EERLF), managed by the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources … [continued]

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Clean Energy Just Put China’s CO2 Emissions into Reverse for 1st Time

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For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth. The new analysis for Carbon Brief shows that China’s emissions were down 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 and by 1% in … [continued]

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America Closed For Business: Bill Rolling Back IRA Provisions Will Slash Investment

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted in 2022, marked a seismic shift in U.S. industrial and energy policy, promising clarity and stability to a previously fragmented clean energy landscape. It introduced comprehensive, decade-spanning incentives designed to catalyze investments across renewables, hydrogen hubs, electric vehicles, and domestic manufacturing. Almost immediately, this … [continued]

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