Remove 2013 Remove Law Remove Pollution Remove Wind power
article thumbnail

Subsidies to biomass plant in Teesside must be stopped says environmental coalition

Envirotec Magazine

In 2021, Biofuelwatch, a member of the CCNF coalition, instructed law firm Leigh Day to write to the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) arguing that the subsidy contract for the power plant is unlawful and should be terminated. ” Cut Carbon Not Forests was launched in June 2020.

Carbon 130
article thumbnail

Solar and wind’s competitiveness over coal is accelerating, analysis shows

Renewable Energy World

coal plants are either scheduled to close by 2025 or now cost more to operate than new nearby solar or wind power would, new research shows. The work highlights the accelerating pace of the clean energy transition, even aside from the social costs of coal plant pollution. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Solar and wind’s competitiveness over coal is accelerating, analysis shows

Renewable Energy World

coal plants are either scheduled to close by 2025 or now cost more to operate than new nearby solar or wind power would, new research shows. The work highlights the accelerating pace of the clean energy transition, even aside from the social costs of coal plant pollution. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

article thumbnail

Clean Energy Group announces retirement of Lewis Milford as President; Seth Mullendore named successor

Renewable Energy World

Lew Milford founded CEG in 1998, after working over several years on clean energy and utility restructuring dockets in New England while with the Conservation Law Foundation. After graduation from Georgetown Law, he first worked for the federal government to enforce civil rights laws among government contractors.

Law 76
article thumbnail

Wind project off North Carolina coast gets overwhelming support

Renewable Energy World

To be sure, Bald Head Island wasn’t alone in lodging formal concern about wind turbines visible from the shore. A fishing boat captain and realtor called the structures “visual pollution” and “monstrosities.” Undeniably, wind turbines can and do kill birds, often undetected.