"Officials say the feeding program involving donated romaine lettuce at a Florida Power & Light plant on the east coast is attracting about 300 to 350 manatees per day. It’s been as many as 800 manatees at times, sometimes less than 60 as they move around the waterways."
Texas’ big payoff: How a competitive market made the state a runaway leader in electricity
Texas can continue to provide affordable and reliable energy by keeping its competitive electricity market framework.
What I Wish Nuclear Energy Opponents Understood Will Happen if They Win
"In the long run, anti-nuclear advocates will not succeed. It remains an utter fantasy to imagine that activism will bring about an end to the atomic age at a time when nuclear technology is poised for revolutionary steps forward. But in the near term, opposition to nuclear power can certainly succeed in preventing and slowing down the advance of a sorely needed climate solution."
The Growing Importance of Economic Freedom
Economic freedom delivers a better environment today as it promises a better environment in the future.
China puts coal plants at full capacity, even as it touts hosting a ‘green’ Olympics
"Last year, coal production in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region alone topped 1.06 billion tonnes, Xinhua reported. For 17 years running, the region has been China's biggest supplier of electricity, the news agency adds."
Wary of Being Left in the Dark, Americans Produce Their Own Power
"After a winter storm knocked out power to most of Texas last February, home solar company Sunrun Inc. said traffic to its website spiked 350%. In California, the company said orders for solar paired with battery storage rose following devastating wildfires and policies by utilities such as PG&E Corp. to shut off electricity in certain areas during high winds to reduce the risk that downed power lines could spark fires."
Wildfire risk will jump 30% by 2050, UN says
"'Regardless of mitigation ... we must learn to live with fire,' per the report. 'We must learn to better manage and mitigate the risk of wildfires to human health and livelihoods, biodiversity, and the global climate.'"
A Nuclear Energy Solution to Prevent Russian Dominance
"A new generation of American advanced reactors will make immense contributions to global security, U.S. economic growth, and climate action if we let them. If not, the U.S. could fail to meet its own clean energy pledges while also losing ground to China and Russia on technological innovation."
Big money for small(ish) solar
"Distributed solar generally describes projects less than 1 MW in capacity, such as rooftop solar panels atop homes and businesses. Community solar refers to slightly larger developments — typically about 2 MW in capacity — that may serve a neighborhood or other geographic area."
This Maine Farm Is Harvesting the Sun’s Power while it Picks the Blueberries
"Sweetland farms Maine's lowbush blueberries – the tiny wild berries the state is famous for. In fact, Maine is the only state in the country where wild blueberries are commercially harvested. You can buy them in grocery stores from Hawaii, to Texas, to Alaska. They’re about half the size of conventional blueberries, but with twice the antioxidants and even more flavor."