Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: energy

Polluters rely on old rhetoric to block clean energy future

Corporate polluters and their political allies have sought to slow and derail anti-pollution laws, often using the exact same arguments and wording.

Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts

The new law marks the third comprehensive effort by a state to prevent utilities from using consumers’ monthly bills to fund political efforts.

Thanks to IRA tax credits, it’s now cheaper to make solar...

“This report shows that the Inflation Reduction Act successfully creates an air-tight business case for supporting U.S. workers and manufacturers."

‘Clean energy is moving fast’: Investments in renewables will overtake fossil...

The global energy crisis that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the growing affordability of renewables, has given rise to more sustainable alternatives.

Floating solar panels could power thousands of cities entirely, new study...

Floating solar panels could theoretically provide enough energy to meet electricity demands of 6,256 cities in 124 countries.

Soaring energy prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could...

"Unaffordable costs of energy and other necessities will push vulnerable populations into energy poverty and even extreme poverty.”

Fusion—and its radioactive and nuclear weapons                                                   

“The harsh realities of fusion belie the claims of its proponents of ‘unlimited, clean, safe and cheap energy.'"

Denmark makes Bid for ‘Putin-Free’ energy by accelerating mammoth artificial wind...

The German government is also pledging to accelerate the legal approval procedures for onshore wind turbines, in view of the urgency of reducing dependence on Russian methane gas.

Russia and US uranium

Strengthening national security necessitates terminating all energy ties with Rosatom and Russia.

Fossil fuel ‘philosopher’ wrote about ‘superiority’ of Western culture, and blamed...

Recently surfaced writings of Alex Epstein, a favorite intellectual of the oil industry and GOP politicians, reveal past statements about “inferior” cultures.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.