As of 2021, only around 3% of the net energy produced within the state of Maine comes from solar energy. About half of the state’s energy comes from hydropower and wind power. According to a 2016 US Department of Energy study, solar panels could potentially provide 60% of the state’s electricity needs. Construction on Maine’s …
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New Bladeless Rooftop Device Generates Energy from Wind
Right now, solar power is the main way that renewable energy is produce in a decentralized manner. Rooftop solar panels are not an uncommon sight in many countries across the world, but a new technology for decentralized wind power may soon by joining those panels. In collaboration with researchers from Texas Tech University, the company …
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Reflections on the World’s First City to Ban Meat Advertising
Globally, food companies spend billions of dollars each year on advertising, and they don’t expend this cash just for the sake of it. The ads from these companies are meant to shape people’s desires for and perceptions of various types of food. Children in particular may be especially sensitive to food advertising, since they are …
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Chevron Starts News Site in Texas News Desert: The Third Level of Power at Work
The past few decades have seen the closure of many local news operations across the US. Political science studies suggest that the loss of local news outlets results in more polarization amid the local population as well as reliance on less reliable sources of news. Sometimes, the dearth of local news does not remain. Sometimes, …
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Finland Builds Giant Sand ‘Battery’!
One of the major challenges of creating a 100% renewable energy grid is finding cost-effective ways to store excess energy in a variety of environments. That is not to say that current methods do not exist. For instance, we can use excess energy to pump water uphill and then release it when demand is higher. …
New Contender for World’s Oldest Tree Found in Chile
We usually don’t think about it, but trees can have astounding lifespans. Giant sequoias, for instance, the tallest trees in the world, can live for 3,000 years, and many of the entries in the list of oldest trees in the world are sequoias. Until recently, the oldest tree on Earth was Methuselah, a bristlecone pine …
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Fighting from Within: Shell Shareholder Sues for Climate Action
In a typical investor-owned company, the first responsibility goes to the shareholders. These individuals should reap the benefits of the company’s activity, and the firm should be loyal and even deferential to these individuals. What happens when an environmental law firm joins the list of shareholders of a major oil company, meaning that the corporation …
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The National Coal Policy Project: A Political Experiment
The 70s were a tumultuous time in many senses. The realm of energy and the environment is one area in which the policy scene changed rapidly in just a few years. Nuclear energy, once seen as so promising in the public eye, was now viewed with more distrust. Protests and negative public opinion made it …
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Green Steps on the Great Western Railway & Chicago-Seattle Amtrak Line
The Great Western Railway is an iconic British transportation line that has been running trains since 1838. Its original locomotives were painted a striking shade of green, and soon garnered routes serving southwest and west England, as well as Wales. Over the course of its history, the GWR has switched back and forth from government …
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Free Steven Donziger: This is What Totalitarianism Looks Like
There is always a price to pay for truly standing up to power. When your actions threaten the profits or power of a nation’s largest corporations, these dominant entities will come after you to either silence you, halt your actions, or make an example of you so that others do not attempt to upset the …
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