"[M]any homes are vulnerable without being required to maintain flood insurance, leaving taxpayers on the hook for mortgage defaults."
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Farmers Are Warming Up To The Fight Against Climate Change
"Farmers would be compensated for taking these steps, either directly by the government or by corporations that seek to offset, or cancel out, their own emissions.”
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Maine has a plan to fight climate change; now comes the hard part
What the plan does not include, but should, are investments in nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and does not emit carbon.
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Whole Foods CEO Rails Against Socialism, Says ‘Capitalism Is the Greatest Thing Humanity’s Ever Done’
"‘Business is really about creating value for other people, Mackey said. ‘That's why it exists. That's why it exists to create value for other people. And if it does a good job of creating good value in products and services that its customers want, then the business will flourish, and it'll make money.’"
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Engineers Are Building Huge Salt Caves to Store Huge Amounts of Hydrogen
“‘The project would initially have enough energy to power 150,000 households for one year and is scheduled to be operational by 2025.'"
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Why The Navy Is Becoming A Powerful Force For Clean Energy
“In May 2019, the Navy and Kauai Island Utility Cooperative launched a partnership to expand renewable energy at the Pacific Missile Range Facility. Their plan calls for the development of a 19.3 megawatt solar facility in conjunction with a 70 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system to reduce the installation’s reliance on diesel generators.”
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Nuclear Is Big Part of Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan: Summit Update
Saijel Kishan and Alastair Marsh of Bloomberg report that nuclear energy is going to be a major part of Duke Energy’s plan moving forward. “Nuclear energy is a key part of Duke Energy Corp.’s plan to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050, according to CEO Lynn Good. As the company moves to retire coal-fired power plants,...
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Forging the path for renewable energy in Utah: Drilling begins on geothermal well in Milford
"Of the 3,000 marked geothermal wells and springs, three geothermal power plants in Utah produce 73 megawatts of power, which can provide power to about 73,000 homes. The goal of the new well in Milford is to test new technology to make geothermal an even better option for sustainable, green energy."
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Why Climate Change Hits Asia Hardest
"Asia is positioned well to address these challenges and capture the opportunities that come from effectively managing climate risks – if they decide to."
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How to Stop the Paris Climate Accord
"To prevent the Paris Climate Accord from taking on such undue power, Mr. Trump should submit it to the Senate, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should schedule a quick vote. It would certainly be rejected—ratification requires a two-thirds vote—and it is unlikely any court could subsequently resurrect a legislatively tossed treaty."
