renewable energy

Time for renewable energy: ‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima

Climate, Coastal Issues, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Health / March 12, 2021

Over 1.2 million tons of radioactive cooling water from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant have been released in the Pacific Ocean since October 2020. ‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima | Earthquakes News | Al Jazeera Tens of thousands were evacuated after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, and …

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Trump Targeted California’s Deserts on His Way Out. Biden Has to Avert the Damage.

Climate, News, Politics / January 9, 2023

“….the Trump proposal has less to do with renewable energy — which the administration routinely disfavored over fossil fuel — and more about the former president’s drive to reduce protections for public lands to allow for more exploitation by the oil, gas and mining industries.” Trump Targeted California’s Deserts on His Way Out. Biden Has …

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Legal Planet: Climate Action on the West Coast

Climate, News / December 15, 2020

Climate Action on the West Coast DAN FARBER DECEMBER 14, 2020   very different climate records. Although California, Oregon, and Washington are often  considered liberal bastions, they differ widely in how much they’ve been able to do in climate policy.  The scale of their responses has been pretty much proportional to how much of their …

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The world’s largest battery could be the answer to California blackouts — High Country News – Know the West

Climate, News / September 8, 2020

“California started 2020 with just 136 megawatts of storage, and is expected to have 923 by the end of the year.” The world’s largest battery could be the answer to California blackouts — High Country News – Know the West A new project in San Diego will substantially increase the state’s storage capacity. Emily Pontecorvo Sept. …

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If these walls could charge…..energy inovations

Climate, Housing, News / August 18, 2020

IF THESE WALLS COULD CHARGE: GRIST: Your future home could be powered by the bricks it’s built with By Emily Pontecorvo on Aug 14, 2020 Imagine a world where instead of threading the walls of your house with copper wires that deliver electricity from the grid, the walls themselves stored that energy, potentially drawn from a solar …

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As oil crashes, ‘America’s untapped energy giant’ could rise

Climate, News, Resources / January 9, 2023

“As international climate policy puts more pressure on fossil fuel companies to look for new business models, geothermal offers a way to repurpose what they know best: drilling, extraction, and infrastructure. “Geothermal is their way out,” said Sanjeev Kumar, head of policy at the European Geothermal Energy Council. Geothermal is an opportunity not just for …

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