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The world’s largest offshore wind farm has opened in the UK

A Greener Life

The wind farm project, which has a generating capacity of 1.3 gigawatts (GW), consists of 165 wind turbines located 89km offshore and spans an area of 462 sq. It is estimated to generate electricity for over 1.4 Each turbine blade is 81m long and blade tips reach more than 200m above sea level. million UK homes.

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IPCC report urges for action to limit global warming to 1.5C

Edouard Stenger

It would halve the number of humans that will be exposed to water scarcity; prevent runaway sea level rise that could put many of the world’s islands under water and render uninhabitable the large delta and low-coastal regions that are home to two-thirds of the world’s population. PSEG, a large utility in New Jersey will spend $2.8

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement. The Hawai‘i Supreme Court held that the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not abuse its discretion when it declined to re-open a 2014 order that approved a Purchase Power Agreement for wind energy.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. San Diego commits to 100% clean electricity. . Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind. Myths and facts to know ahead of Rick Perry's study on the electrical grid and renewable energy.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

ESA

This central database entitled the National Coastal Data Information System, would help coastal communities prepare for future natural disasters through data analysis product development and the collection of maps and data on rising sea levels. A bill ( H.R. 3864) from Rep. All comments must be received by July 6, 2021.

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