Glendale, California’s former power planning manager Yuan Fu claims the city fired her for truthfully reporting inaccuracies and exaggerations in its plan to meet California’s clean energy goals, in L.A. Superior Court.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (CN) – Reversing a state appeals court, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that utilities cannot charge higher
Read moreCalling for a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, California regulators on Thursday approved rules meant to shutter gas-fired power plants and force electrical companies to further embrace climate-friendly sources like solar and wind.
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By 2050, many homes and apartments in Switzerland may be able to generate enough solar energy to meet their own consumption needs – including the charging of electric vehicles, according to a study released Wednesday.
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On the eve of the Nevada caucuses, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg released a new pillar of his environmental policy that aims to preserve and protect public lands in an overall effort to battle the effects of climate change.
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Despite opposition from environmental groups and state lawmakers, California energy officials voted Thursday to approve a Sacramento County utility’s plan to generate energy at solar farms as an alternative to required solar installation on new homes.
Read moreWith strong bipartisan support, a California lawmaker introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at ending utility companies’ practice of charging “grid access fees” to customers with solar panels or other renewable energy setups.
Read moreDirectors are selling Pattern Energy Group (renewables) too cheaply through an unfair process to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, for $26.75 a share or $6.1 billion, a shareholder claims in federal court.
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Spain’s new government on Tuesday declared a “climate emergency” and pledged to unveil a draft bill on transitioning to renewable energy within its first 100 days in office.
Read moreRenewable-energy advocates filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin state regulatory agency Thursday, claiming it is shorting utility customers producing energy from renewable sources for the juice they sell back to the state’s major utility company and giving preferential pricing to that monopoly for its own power.
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Accusing the Trump administration of suppressing politically inconvenient research, environmentalists filed suit Thursday to unearth a taxpayer-funded study on the electricity grid.
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Offshore renewable energy installations are lauded for their potential to combat climate change but they can also inflict a heavy toll on marine life and their ecosystems, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg released a clean energy plan Friday calling for the rapid elimination of fossil fuel-burning power plants, setting a goal of closing all coal plants by 2030.
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Coal use has declined dramatically in industrialized nations as renewable energy projects gain popularity, but a spike in natural gas and oil use has sparked a surge in global carbon dioxide emissions that hit a record in 2019 and will likely to continue increasing, according to studies released Tuesday.
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To fight climate change, the European Investment Bank, the world’s largest development bank, voted Thursday to stop funding fossil fuel projects despite opposition by some countries, most notably Germany.
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While renewable energy helps to cut down on harmful greenhouse gas emissions, a Harvard study released Tuesday finds that installing wind turbines and solar power in the Upper Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions can help maximize improvements in both public health and the economy.
Read moreVirginia Governor Ralph Northam announced a new contract Friday to power state government buildings using solar and wind farms, making it the largest renewable energy agreement in the nation.
Read moreSeen from above, the sprawling landscape of West Texas can look something like a checkerboard.
Read moreFrench Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire spent a busy weekend defending the government’s 2020 budget aimed at combating climate change, while some environmental advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.
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To help meet its goal of going carbon neutral by 2050, San Francisco on Tuesday became the first U.S. city to make large commercial buildings get 100% of their power from renewable energy sources.
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