Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

A series of bills professing to protect rural residents from industrial wind claim to bring transparency, limit abuse and enact safety measures to protect against the supposed health hazards of turbines. This is not progressive,” said Kimberly Gencur Svaty, public policy director for the Kansas Advanced Power Alliance.

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Grist

OCTOBER 29, 2019

A new study from Harvard’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment puts a fresh twist on that well-worn equation. In terms of public health, the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest regions, followed by the Lower Midwest, saw the greatest hypothetical benefits. When you include health, that changes dramatically,” he said.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It integrates three key concepts: environmental health, financial viability, and social and economic justice. Supporters counter that these costs are offset by the long-term benefits of sustainability, such as improved soil health and increased water retention. The Benefits of Sustainable Agriculture.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

The policy steps the administration has proposed provide clarity on the path forward, helping households, businesses and investors plan and invest. These climate policies largely involve existing technologies, but we know we are also going to have to innovate new ones to meet the climate challenge.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Belgian grid operator Elia has been testing it since 2008, and results indicate the 5 to 20 percent increase in ratings it can discover can improve market dispatch cost-effectiveness and increase integration and reduce curtailment of solar and wind power, according to a 2020 report from International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2021

Oil and gas giant details climate policy misalignments with several major global trade associations in latest review. It follows Shells decision in 2019 to leave the American Fuel & Petrochemical Association due to "material misalignment" on climate policy. "We

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 7, 2021

The White House’s 25-page fact sheet on its plan said the administration will use “smart, coordinated infrastructure permitting to expedite federal decisions while prioritizing stakeholder engagement, community consultation, and maximizing equity, health, and environmental benefits.” Over half of U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Consumer Product Safety Commission , told Bloomberg News that the agency planned to consider regulating gas stoves due to concerns about their health effects. Serious health effects Direct impacts from gas stoves are a much more urgent concern for human health than for Earth’s climate. This debate reignited on Jan.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

The former prime minister’s 45 nominees – who were approved by his successor Rishi Sunak on Friday, just hours before Johnson’s resignation as an MP – include four Conservative MPs with a history of casting doubt over climate science or policy. Conservative MP Michael Fabricant has aired anti-climate views on Twitter.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 20, 2021

This drop happened thanks to policy, market and technology drivers. has also become more energy efficient since 2005, thanks to policies and technology improvements. Many devices that power our lives, such as LED lights , get more performance from a kilowatt-hour of electricity now than they did 15 years ago. About the Authors.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

“In Michael's nearly four years as the Secretary of DEQ, he has been a strong leader in a few areas that I would expect to come up for.the Environmental Protection Agency,” said Jennifer Rennicks, senior director of policy and communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

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 May 5 analysis comes from Energy Innovation: Policy & Technology, based in San Francisco. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

But by the early 2010s the party was marred by significant pushback from Conservative MPs against environmental policies that still plagues the government a decade later. Health | The number of under-50s worldwide being diagnosed with cancer has risen by nearly 80% in three decades, according to the largest study of its kind.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Boris Johnson has signalled he is keen for the UK to make a "big bet" on wind power, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) as part of the government's strategy for building a net zero economy by 2050, as he urged global government to step up their climate efforts ahead of COP26.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Prime Minister takes swipe at 'people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago' in speech that majors on green economy ambitions. I remember how some people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago and say you wouldn't pull the skin off or rice pudding," Johnson joked. Well, they forgot the history of this country. "But

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As environmental lawyers and professors of law , we are surprised to see FEMA move forward on a path that runs directly counter to the White House’s energy and climate policy. President Joe Biden has called for a governmentwide approach that promotes clean energy, protects public health and the environment, and advances environmental justice.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

May, who was UK Prime Minister from 2016 to 2019, was speaking last night at an event hosted by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), which represents more than 100 Tory MPs who back policies to cut emissions and protect nature. In her speech, May called on Conservatives to unite ahead of the UN COP26 climate summit.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

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 May 5 analysis comes from Energy Innovation: Policy & Technology, based in San Francisco. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

The plans, available at The Solutions Project’s “ Clean Energy ” link, reveal the unique mix of wind, water and sun technologies capable of powering states, countries and even select U.S. Wind, Water and Sun (aka WWS) include wind power; waterpower from tides, rivers, and subsurface water (geothermal water); and solar power.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

.” More recently, Morano has been talking about whales—specifically, the idea that the higher-than-usual number of dead ones washing ashore along the East Coast is the result of President Joe Biden’s push to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

The statement says “API supports economy-wide carbon pricing as the primary government climate policy instrument to reduce CO2 emissions while helping keep energy affordable, instead of mandates or prescriptive regulatory action.”. Regulations versus taxation. There are a few ways to set a price on carbon. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The consultant was the sole interviewee in the segment, in which she claimed that the move to renewable energy, primarily wind power, was increasing the risk of blackouts. Porter’s blog repeatedly cites the work of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the UK’s main climate science denial group.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 18, 2021

NextEra said FERC must address participant funding, which forces interconnecting generators to pay for all or most network upgrades , to provide near-term relief by implementing a nationwide reimbursement policy for generators that cover grid upgrades. Deepwater Wind 35-MW offshore windfarm. Ørsted acquired Deepwater Wind in 2018.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2021

Meanwhile, the EU is also continuing to develop proposals to implement a levy on imports of carbon intensive products, with an expectation that a carbon border tax plan could emerge in July that would mark a world first for such a policy. GWEC: Global wind power surge requires half a million new workers.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The government said the policy was temporary, but provided no end date. The priority now is to ensure the health, safety and job security of the workers affected by the current factory closures," said Julia Poliscanova, clean vehicle director at Transport & Environment. Total buys French wind power firm.

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Terra Infirma

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I suspect the woman had read some of the anti-wind power propaganda of the day, with all its talk of ‘blade flicker’ and other such nebulous health risks, and projected these fears onto some gusts of wind or the noise from a construction site.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

China's National Energy Administration moves to tighten coal development policies, but wriggle room remains. China's National Energy Administration (NEA) has this week issued a new statement suggesting the government could squeeze the country's coal power plant pipeline. New UN-backed Nature for Health fund launched.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

And I will deliver on the National Health Service.". I am very supportive of renewables, I want us to do more on hydrogen, on wind power, on solar, as long as it is in the right place," she said. "[But] But] we need to do both [renewables and new gas investment]. Our priority has to be energy security.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 14, 2022

Recipients include GE Research for “Autonomous Vessel-Based Multi-Sensing System for Inspection and Monitoring”; University of Massachusetts – Lowell for “A Novel Structural Health Monitoring System for Offshore Wind Turbines”; and Dive Technologies for “Fully Autonomous Subsea Asset Inspection by a Shore-Launched Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.”.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 28, 2021

The energy demand is then converted to renewable energy with each area mapped given their resources and space for new solar, wind and water technologies. Jacobson and his teams feed in the costs of climate on the environment and human health and create a balance between the supply of renewable energy and the demand for its use.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

There’s no shortage of sustainable outcome gaps that need bridging, and market solutions are preferable to state and policy mandates in many of these cases. Wind power turbines and home battery systems might have a little more industry wiggle room. Where Can The Aspiring Ecopreneur Make Their Mark? Sustainable Agriculture.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

First, it’s important to acknowledge that, compared to the US, Europe has had nearly a 30-year head start in developing and operating offshore wind projects. These are some of the main factors driving the consideration of offshore wind to hydrogen. They currently have 25GW constructed and a target of another 27+GW by 2040.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

However, the election outcome will be significant for climate change, both in terms of policy and the potential effect on related investments. In the case of climate change the policy positions of the two parties are so different that the election outcome will be exceptionally important to the investment outlook for the companies affected.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Exclusive: Researchers have sought to calculate the external environmental, social and health costs of from fossil fuels, renewables, road transport and aviation. The think tank also followed up that analysis yesterday with research drawing similar conclusions about gas power plans in Italy , the UK's co-hosts for COP26 later this year.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

EU policies on nature and climate must go hand in hand to protect European communities and businesses." European wind power investment lowest since 2009 European investment in wind power hit its lowest point since 2009 last year, according to a sobering update from the WindEurope trade body.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 15, 2021

With CEG, Milford focused on how state and communities could develop sound renewable energy policies, programs, and finance tools. CEG also worked with federal agencies and international agencies to find policy solutions to combat climate change.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change Joel Makower Mon, 07/20/2020 – 02:11 Last week, a group of activists, scientists, academics and others issued a report calling for policies and other initiatives to generate prosperity while addressing inequity and the climate crisis. They called it the Blue New Deal.

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