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Viewpoint: These new energy solutions do more than generate power

A Greener Life

In Inner Mongolia’s Ordos region, large-scale wind-solar-hydrogen-storage demonstration bases are being developed alongside industrial park upgrades. In the Haixi Prefecture in Qinghai, solar and wind power are supplying energy intensive industries like aluminum smelting and battery materials.

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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

While the current deforestation rate is a positive sign, the issue remains complex, as forest loss also stems from factors like wildfires and agricultural expansion. However, the country is diversifying its energy mix, and solar and wind power are expanding rapidly. GW, and solar capacity surpassed 25.5

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Michigan Court of Appeals Considers Challenge to New Process for Siting Renewables

Law Columbia

Some types of restrictions that are not explicitly addressed in Section 226(8), such as ordinances banning solar projects in agricultural zoning districts, could be far more restrictive than those that are explicitly addressed.

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Environmental Defence Calls on the Alberta Government to Drop its Ideological Opposition to Clean, Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

Placing restrictions on solar, wind, and geothermal power that don’t apply to climate change causing oil and gas development will put Alberta’s burgeoning renewable energy industry at risk, and cost Albertans more for their energy. Wind and solar energy are the least expensive sources of energy in Canada.

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Report from COP22: Day 1 in Marrakech

Law Columbia

Riding on one of the city’s “100% electric zero emission” buses, I noticed that much of the public lighting is solar powered. This will have devastating effects on Morocco’s agricultural sector, a key driver of economic growth, and threaten the livelihoods – and lives – of millions.

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Report Finds 228 Local Restrictions Against Siting Wind, Solar, and Other Renewables, as Well as 293 Contested Projects

Law Columbia

Since September 2022, at least two Michigan townships ( LaSalle and Milan ) have adopted ordinances limiting utility-scale solar energy projects to industrial districts and prohibiting such projects on land zoned for agricultural use.

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Developments in Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities Through December 2023

Law Columbia

An increasing number of local governments have adopted ordinances prohibiting solar energy systems from farmland. For example, at least 7 townships in Michigan and 4 counties in Virginia prohibit or substantially restrict solar development on agricultural land.