FirstEnergy to Close Coal Plants, Give Ohioans Cleaner Air #BeyondCoal #ClimateChange
Ohio-based utility giant FirstEnergy announced the closure of four units of its Sammis coal-fired power plant and the remaining oil-fired[…]
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Climate change’s costs are still escalating #ClimateChange #Science
Scientific reports released for a conference today on disaster risk reduction warn that people are already dying and economies being hit[…]
Read moreCyclones set to get fiercer as world warms #ClimateChange #Cyclones
New analysis of cyclone data and computer climate modelling indicates that global warming is likely to intensify the destructive power[…]
Read moreA Tale of Two Utilities: One Illinois Power Provider Looks Ahead, while the Other Won’t Budge #CleanEnergy
By Dick Munson As a utility executive, it is the best of times, it is the worst of times. It[…]
Read moreAntarctic peninsula cools – for now #ClimateChange #Antartic
After warming for nearly 50 years the Antarctic peninsula has begun cooling, though probably not for long, UK scientists say.[…]
Read more3 Keys for the American Petroleum Institute’s New Climate Task Force #ClimateChange
By Ben Ratner The climate change discussion is percolating even in surprising places. The latest sign: the American Petroleum Institute’s[…]
Read moreOffshore wind powers ahead in Europe #wind #solar
Falling costs mean that power generated by offshore wind farms is becoming increasingly competitive with other fuels – and that’s[…]
Read moreSolar farms offer bonus for tropical crops #solar #ClimateChange
Research in England shows that solar farms reduce local temperature and provide shade, enabling crops in hot and desert climates[…]
Read moreHumans play high-risk ecological roulette #ClimateChange #ClimateCosts
Analysis of millions of records by thousands of scientists across the world shows that human impacts have helped push the[…]
Read moreSierra Club Disappointed with Building Code Vote #CleanEnergy #IECC
On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) voted to adopt the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code[…]
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