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In an era of climate change, Alaska’s predators fall prey to politics

Grist

Pilots flew through alpine valleys, where ribs of electric green growth emerged from a blanket of snow. Board members, who did not respond to requests for comment, tend to reflect the politics of the administration in office; currently, under Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy, they are sport hunters, trappers, and guides.

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How Texas Turned Green

GreenTechMedia

Last year, Texas generated more electricity from renewable energy sources than from coal. The rise of renewable energy isn’t the only notable change taking place in Texas, the state’s politics appear to be shifting too. What are the politics behind this rise? Texas, home of the U.S.

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How the Electric Utilities Industry Created One of the ‘Largest’ Propaganda Campaigns in U.S. History

DeSmogBlog

business and political history. Fighting Public Utilities, Child Labor Laws One of the first campaigns in that spirit occurred within the electricity utility industry via an organization which eventually became known as the Edison Electric Institute. electricity customers got their power from investor-owned utilities.

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Is Wave Energy Ready to Climb Out of the ‘Valley of Death’?

GreenTechMedia

However, this newly configured system is likely to face severe disruption from wider political developments such as Brexit’s impact on EU funding," the report said. “It remains incredibly challenging to harness wave energy or convert it into electricity in large volumes,” CorPower CEO Patrik Möller said in an email.

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July 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Electric Vehicles Go Public | Energy Policy Scandals | SunRun…

Clean Energy Trust

July 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Electric Vehicles Go Public | Energy Policy Scandals | SunRun Acquires Vivint Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Nikola , Fisker , Lordstown Motors are three electric vehicle companies.

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Xlinks Revives Desertec’s Dream, With a Few Twists

GreenTechMedia

In Xlinks’ case, the plan is to install 10 gigawatts of PV and wind generation capacity along with 25 gigawatt-hours of battery storage near Tantan in Southern Morocco and then pipe the electricity production all the way to Britain. electricity with a contracts-for-difference bid of around £52 ($70) per megawatt-hour.

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Reports: Energy Secretary Rick Perry to Resign Next Month

GreenTechMedia

Menendez asked Perry whether Trump had asked him to convey his “desire for assistance in investigating one of his political opponents or their family members, or unsubstantiated theories related to Ukraine’s involvement in the 2016 U.S. And I think if you look at the larger political situation, we are.”

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