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The Daily Climate, December 17, 2020
The Daily Climate discusses: Carbon-neutral flight; building emissions; China, coal, and Australia; Solar project in NW Arctic; fastest growing food source; Canada’s hydrogen strategy; Study – forests and heat and dryness; Australian farms and drought.
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Report: Dominion Energy’s costly coal-fired Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
Appalachian Voices discusses the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis released a report shedding light on Dominion Energy’s costly coal-fired Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in Wise Co, Va., and its likely early closure. The report, entitled Virginia Coal Plant’s Future Isn’t Bright: Preparation for […]
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‘Dog kennel’ satellite returns first ocean observations
BBC discusses ‘Dog kennel’ satellite returns first ocean observations.
The new satellite that will become the primary orbital tool for tracking sea-level rise is in excellent shape.
Sentinel-6 “Michael Freilich” was only launched three weeks ago, but already it is mapping ocean features in exquisite detail.
The dog kennel-shaped spacecraft is a […]
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Study: The Era of Fossil Fuel Power Plants Is Rapidly Receding. Here Is Their Life Expectancy
Inside Climate News discusses Inside Clean Energy: The Era of Fossil Fuel Power Plants Is Rapidly Receding. Here Is Their Life Expectancy. New research shows that most fossil fuel plants will have reached the end of their expected lives by 2035, making it easier to envision Joe Biden’s climate plan.
What if […]
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A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs
ProPublica discusses how A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs. Georgia Power paid top dollar to buy land from residents living near waste sites at its power plants. Environmentalists fear it’s a tactic to forestall the cleanup bill from new regulations for coal […]
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As South Africa Clings to Coal, A Struggle for the Right to Breathe
Yale Environment 360 discusses As South Africa Clings to Coal, A Struggle for the Right to Breathe. Close ties between the ruling elite and the coal industry have helped perpetuate South Africa’s dependence on the dirtiest fossil fuel for electricity. But now residents of the nation’s most coal-intensive region are […]
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Report: Almost half of thermal coal firms set to defy climate pledge
The Guardian discusses a report showing that Almost half of thermal coal firms set to defy climate pledge. Report identifies 935 firms finance industry needs to blacklist to meet Paris goals,
Almost half the companies involved in the thermal coal industry are expected to defy global climate commitments by deepening […]
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Va. Coalfield Economic Development Authority establishes $1M Renewable Energy Fund
Virginia Business discusses Va. Coalfield Economic Development Authority establishes $1M Renewable Energy Fund. Funding to assist renewable energy projects, component manufacturing.
The Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) announced Thursday it has established a $1 million Renewable Energy Fund from coal tax credit funds.
“With the establishment of the Renewable Energy Fund, VCEDA […]
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Report: How Coal Country Can Adapt to the Energy Transition
Environmental and Energy Institute (EESI) discusses How Coal Country Can Adapt to the Energy Transition.
From international bodies to town halls, focus has been increasingly directed toward deploying clean energy and decarbonizing the economy following reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that countries must drastically […]
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Report: Renewable Power Grows Strongly, Despite the Pandemic
The New York Times discusses how Renewable Power Grows Strongly, Despite the Pandemic. Sources of renewable energy are expected together to be the main generators of electricity by 2025, eclipsing coal, the International Energy Agency said.
The energy industry has experienced its worst year in decades because of the […]
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