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U.S. Utility Can Shutter 4 GW of Coal Plants Without Compromising Grid Reliability
U.S. power utility FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) can safely shut down four gigawatts of coal and diesel generating capacity in Ohio and Pennsylvania in June ... -
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Wind to Become Europe’s Biggest Source of Electricity by 2027
Wind power will be the single biggest source of electricity generation in Europe, at 23% of total demand, by 2027, International Energy Agency Executive ... -
Appeals Court Support for Illinois Nuclear Subsidy Could Buoy State Renewables Programs
A U.S. appeals court decision on an Illinois subsidy for nuclear power plants is the latest of several that could help state governments support ... -
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Poor and Rural North Carolinians Are Hardest Hit as Aerial Photos Show ‘Overwhelming’ Devastation
Aerial photos showed “overwhelming” devastation, an 1,870-megawatt nuclear plant had to be shut down, and poor and rural residents of the Carolinas were hit ... -
Climate DenialCoalEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNuclearSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Hurricane Florence Bears Down on State That Tried to Legislate Sea Level Rise Out of Existence
With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the North Carolina coast and 1.5 million people under evacuation order, a secondary storm of news coverage laid ... -
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South Africa Plans Shift from Coal and Nuclear to Renewables, Natural Gas
South Africa is moving decisively to reduce its reliance on coal- and nuclear-generated electricity and shift its focus to renewable energy sources and natural ... -
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Truly Independent Ukraine Must Drop Gas and Nuclear, Embrace Renewables
On 24 August, Ukraine celebrates its independence day. But as talks earlier this month between Russian president Vladimir Putin and German chancellor Angela Merkel on ... -
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Trump Subsidies Could Hit $70 Billion, But Won’t Save Declining Coal, Nuclear Industries
The last month has seen news and feature coverage that, almost without exception, pointed to the continuing, rapid demise of coal-fired electricity generation, across ... -
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Japan Misses Opportunity for Shift to Renewables as Floods, Landslides Kill 200
Japan has missed an opportunity to shift its energy production to renewable energy, even as the country struggles with the impacts of floods and ... -
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Ontario Cancels Renewables Projects and Cycling Funds, Pushes On with Nuclear Relicencing
Doug Ford’s new Progressive Conservative government in Ontario continued to flail away at the province’s efforts at an energy transition last week, with new ...
