United States Government Archives - Page 22 of 29 - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Trump’s road to ‘energy dominance’ excludes renewables
US president’s “dirty energy week” measures decried as gifts to corporate polluters that will harm both the climate and the clean energy sector.
Mark Hand

Jun 30, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

States betting on giant batteries to cut carbon
Some states and electric power companies are rolling out a new weapon against fossil fuels — giant batteries.
Bobby Magill

Jun 29, 2017

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Commentary

Flagship “clean coal” project abandoned, despite $10bn investment
The project, which relied on a “gasifier” to turn a cheap and common grade of coal into fuel, is over, at least for now, Southern said.
Sharon Kelly

Jun 29, 2017

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Trump bashes wind energy in state that gets a third of its power from wind
Trump rants against wind energy, warning of lights going out and “birds falling to the ground”.
Natasha Geiling

Jun 23, 2017

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Policy & Planning

It’s so hot in Phoenix, Arizona, planes can’t take off
In a sign of just how hot things are getting, American Airlines cancelled 50 flights out of Phoenix because the planes can’t operate above 118°F.
Brian Kahn

Jun 22, 2017

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Storage

Turnbull and Trump both demonising renewables for no reason
Turnbull’s pursuit of “baseload dispatchable” power has all the hallmarks of the Trump administration’s campaign against renewables. But data shows that countries with lots of wind and solar have better energy security.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 21, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Victorian Liberal Party goes the full Trump on climate and energy
Australians are used to seeing politics switch to vaudeville when it comes to climate policy. This year we’ve been treated to a new farce.
Mark Wakeham

Jun 20, 2017

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EPA’s Pruitt is tight with fossil fuel industry, including BHP
Scott Pruitt’s official schedule shows that his door remains open to fossil fuel industry, and BHP has been among those thanking him for his “leadership”.
Samantha Page

Jun 19, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Donald Trump sparks a new American climate change movement
It’s been a week since President Trump announced he was pulling US out of Paris Agreement. In that time, a remarkable transformation has taken place.
Brian Kahn

Jun 9, 2017

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Solar

Trump gets excited about solar – to help pay for Mexico border wall
Trump floats vision of 40-50 feet high Mexico-US border walls, covered with solar panels so they’d be “beautiful structures.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 7, 2017

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Policy & Planning

New York to procure $US1.5 billion worth of renewables
The largest-ever state renewable energy solicitation is just one of the moves Cuomo Administration has taken in response to Trump exiting Paris Agreement.
Christian Roselund

Jun 7, 2017

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Commentary

Trump’s argument for quitting Paris deal contains multi-trillion dollar math error
The economic study Trump uses to justify the US leaving the Paris climate accord fails to factor in one massive cost: human-caused climate change.
Samantha Page

Jun 2, 2017

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