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Stopping Climate Change Is Doable, but Time Is Short, U.N. Panel Warns

But the cost of inaction is also substantial, in terms of deaths, displacement and damage. In the United States last year, damages from floods, wildfires, drought and other disasters related to weather and climate totaled approximately $145 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency said that “extremely high” levels of disasters …

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How the Recoil From Russian Gas Is Scrambling World Markets

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Mr. Di Odoardo figures that L.N.G. flows from the United States to Europe have already reached two-thirds of the bilateral target for this year, and so reaching it should be “easy.” Washington has also leaned on other countries, including Japan, to give up some of their cargoes, and this has led to a substantial drop …

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Statement: Weatherization funding takes advantage of the ‘cleanest energy’

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Infrastructure funds for the Weatherization Assistance Program will improve household energy efficiency WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Wednesday $3.16 billion in new funding through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) for residential energy upgrades. The funds, passed as part of the bipartisan infrastructure package in November, are …

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Statement: Offshore wind lease sale provides big boost for renewable energy in the Carolinas

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Announcement will open up more than 110,000 acres off the coast of the Carolinas to offshore wind RALEIGH, N.C. — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced Friday that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a wind energy auction on May 11 for more than 110,000 acres in the Carolina Long Bay …

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Will War Make Europe’s Switch to Clean Energy Even Harder?

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At the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, where the next generation of offshore wind turbines is being built, workers are on their hands and knees inside a shallow, canoe-shaped pod that stretches the length of a football field. It is a mold used to produce one half of a single propeller blade. Guided by …

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Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly

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Along a dirt-covered road deep in Texas farm country, the cryptocurrency company Argo Blockchain is building a power plant for the internet age: a crypto “mining” site stocked with computers that generate new Bitcoins. But unlike other Bitcoin mining operations, which consume large quantities of fossil fuels and produce carbon emissions, Argo claims it’s trying …

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CPUC To Consider Revisions to Telecommunication Service Quality Standards

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing consumer protection efforts, today said it will evaluate amendments to its service quality standards for telecommunication companies. The CPUC’s General Order 133-D governs the minimum service quality standards that telecommunication companies must follow. These include installation intervals, installation commitments, customer trouble reports, out-of-service repair intervals, and …

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New report outlines how electric school buses could speed transition to clean electric grid

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Cutting-edge technology could enable electric school buses to store energy and return it to the grid, creating flexibility and stability for a renewable-powered future BOSTON — As early as next month, billions of new federal dollars will start to become available for school districts across the country to transition to clean, electric school buses. Today, …

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CPUC Provides Analysis of Middle-Mile Locations To Help Bridge Digital Divide

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to help the state bridge the digital divide, has provided to the California Department of Technology (CDT) a complete analysis on the location, affordability, and open-access availability of California’s existing middle-mile infrastructure. “Middle-mile,” refers to the high-capacity fiber-optic cables that traverse long distances (e.g., 10s-100s of …

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Thousands call on EPA to get the lead out of drinking water

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Groups file comments with agency urging a 10-year deadline to remove lead pipes, protect school drinking water For Immediate Release. BOSTON — Nearly 15,000 people are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to not only set a 10-year deadline for removing lead pipes but also take decisive action to ensure safe drinking water at schools …

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