Rainforest Waste Wind Power 
A Greener Life
JULY 6, 2025
Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. However, the country is diversifying its energy mix, and solar and wind power are expanding rapidly. In 2024, Brazil’s installed capacity for wind power reached approximately 22.6 Photo by Neil Palmer (CIAT).
Legal Planet
JULY 10, 2025
But with SB 1221 coming online for 30 pilot projects around the state, organizers are starting to look for prospects and there are some deadlines coming up this month. In a move that could greatly impact California, the country of Malaysia is banning plastic waste imports from the U.S.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2022
The high demand for balsa wood in blades for lightweight structural support has linked the wind industry’s demand to increased Amazon rainforest logging and balsa plantation farming. To ensure the wind industry upholds environmental justice and stewards its raw materials, many companies are replacing balsa with other materials.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 12, 2022
-- Lawmakers From Both Parties, Advocates, DCNR Secretary Highlight Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity To Fund Local Water Cleanup, Recreation, State Park & Forest Safety & Maintenance Projects [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: Important Moment For Lancaster County Waterways - Growing Greener III Funding Needed - Lancaster Farmland Trust -- (..)
Edouard Stenger
JUNE 13, 2023
The situation is pretty dramatic in Brazil where the Amazon rainforest may reach a tipping point. Change agriculture and the way we eat Wasting less food and eating much less meat are two very powerful ways to slow down and halt climate change. Solar and wind power I think this one has been the most talked about.
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