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Uruguay’s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it’s done

The Guardian: Energy

After a period of volatility in the 1980s, the crude oil price per barrel had reached one its lowest points – $20 – at the end of 2001 but then, over the course of six years, it tripled before a new oil shock saw prices surpass those of the 1970s, reaching a record $145 a barrel on 3 July 2008. Uruguay imports its oil, so it had a problem.

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Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week

GreenTechMedia

After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages. Conservation, demand response and backup generation. through at least Wednesday. by 6:30 p.m.,

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The largest and most spectacular wind farms in the world

The Environmental Blog

Located in the Gansu Province, this colossal wind energy project is a shining example of how a country can harness its vast natural resources to address its growing energy demands while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

In addition to continued efforts to reduce its carbon footprint (59 percent reduction since 2001, to date) UNH is one of a handful of campuses tackling its nitrogen footprint, in order to protect water and air quality as well as to mitigate climate change. The past year saw another solar installation and a new wind power project go online.

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Report Calls for a Ground-Up Overhaul of Federal Transmission Grid Policy

GreenTechMedia

That’s the stark conclusion of “ Planning for the Future ,” a new report sponsored by clean energy groups that have been demanding a major overhaul of federal transmission policy for years, and see the Biden-Harris administration and a Democratic-controlled Congress as offering a pathway to get there.

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