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Gutterres Says It’s Time To Switch To Clean Energy Goals

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United Nations secretary-general António Guterres’ message was powerful on January 26, the International Day of Clean Energy. Rather than succumbing to the global powers’ failure to meet goals to cap warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, he insists “we must pick up the pace” to a “just, orderly and equitable transition … [continued]

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Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Illegal Craig Coal Plant Extension

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Order required broken plant to stay online to address unproven emergency DENVER — Public interest organizations today challenged the Department of Energy’s illegal emergency order extending the life of Unit 1 at Colorado’s Craig Station. The groups include Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Fund, and Earthjustice on behalf of GreenLatinos, Vote Solar, … [continued]

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From Beta to Data: Marine Energy Analysis Tool Is Now Stable & Ready

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Updated Tool Could Help Marine Energy Developers Save Time, Money, and Effort A team of national laboratory researchers recently released version 1.0 of the Marine Hydrokinetic Toolkit (MHKiT)—a free, publicly available software tool used to process, analyze, visualize, and standardize marine energy data. Marine energy—energy generated from ocean and river waves, currents, … [continued]

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Landfill Panic vs System Reality: What Wind & Solar Actually Displace

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Claims about wind turbines and solar panels filling landfills are circulating again, often framed as a rediscovered flaw in clean energy that somehow offsets its benefits. The argument is familiar. Wind turbine blades are large, solar panels contain glass and metals, and at the end of their lives these materials … [continued]

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