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UK avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis due to record power generation from #wind and #solar #renewables carbonbrief.org/analysis-win…

Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief

The UK has avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar.

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Sean Casten@SeanCastenSep 30
Do you find ever yourself driving by a gas station, looking at the price and thinking "I wish there was some way that I could come here to fill up more often?" If so, you'll love Trump's roll back of national fuel economy standards. apnews.com/article/trump-gas…

Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost

The Trump administration released new fuel economy standards on Monday, relaxing regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.

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Dr Paul Dorfman
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Solar overtakes coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity reuters.com/business/energy/…

Solar overtakes coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity

Solar farms overtook coal plants in July to become ​China's top source of installed power ‌capacity, state-run media reported on Tuesday, although solar still lags well behind coal in terms of ​power...

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A judge on Wednesday signaled she’s likely to block the EPA’s effort to nullify California’s Clean Air Act waivers, which allow the state to enact stricter emissions standards than the federal government. @ryan_knappy courthousenews.com/judge-set…

Judge set to vaporize EPA bid to end California emissions standards

The Justice Department largely centered its defense of the EPA’s conduct on the Congressional Review Act, which allows for an expedited review of agency rules as outlined in Project 2025.

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Dr Paul Dorfman
@dorfman_pAug 10
We have all the green, clean, renewable and energy storage technology and resources needed to drive the whole economy and benefit every single postcode. And as we see the climate crisis unfold in the raw, now is the time to get on with it, build the wind and solar projects, the grid network, the flexible power plants and the storage needed, and face down those ne’er-do-wells who want to slow it down.'' heraldscotland.com/politics/…

Scottish onshore wind is cutting bills and creating jobs – here's the evidence

Why Andy Burnham’s vision for the north is impossible without Scottish onshore wind, says George Baxter

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Sean Casten@SeanCastenAug 3
This is ridiculously scary. Yes, we are currently talking about ballrooms and reflecting pools and inflation and Iran and Venezuela and Epstein and crypto grift and the moral rot of the @GOP. But all that is going to be forgotten soon. Shit is about to get real, as they say.
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Mike Hudema
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This article was written 114 years ago. 114 years, and we still aren't doing what we need to do to address the climate crisis. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewable
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Individual fossil fuel companies like Occidental Petroleum and Exxon (never mind their trade associations like the American Petroleum Institute) outspent entire industry-wide clean energy trade associations on federal lobbying in 2025: eenews.net/articles/solar-ha…

Solar has a PR problem. Could ‘Got Milk?’ help?

With federal incentives gone and local resistance rising, some industry players want a checkoff-style fund to promote renewable energy.

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Good news! A major U.S. federal court just rejected the EPA’s attempt to roll back Biden-era limits on deadly soot pollution. This is a huge win in the midst of the Trump administration’s relentless attacks on clean air. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

US court rejects EPA bid to ease regulations for coal-fired power plants

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ​rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's bid to withdraw Biden-era limits on soot ‌pollution from coal-fired power plants and factories, in a setback for...

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Just How Much Are E.V. Drivers Saving With Gas Prices Still High? nytimes.com/2026/06/16/upsho… via @NYTimes

Just How Much Are E.V. Drivers Saving With Gas Prices Still High?

Over a long period, gas prices tend to be more volatile than electricity rates.

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