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‘Standing tall against fossil fuels’ – Hollywood legend Samuel L. Jackson joins pro wind power campaign

A Greener Life

Jackson ’s performance in Pulp Fiction, arguably the breakthrough film of his career, and his latest performance starring in a pro-wind power ad for the Swedish energy giant Vattenfall. ‘M They are a large producer of wind power, hydropower, and nuclear power.

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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

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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 GW, and solar capacity surpassed 25.5 million cubic meters of toxic waste, polluting the Doce River and displacing communities.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Tioga County [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Commonwealth Court Rules Elizabeth Twp., In Allegheny County Violated Its Own Zoning Ordinance To Allow Shale Gas Well Pad, Pipeline To Be Built In A Residential Area -- Environmental Hearing Board Denies Request To End Appeal Of Catalyst Energy, Inc.

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UCS Expert Testifies on the New Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Union of Concerned Scientists

Treasury and the IRS are right to propose clear rules for solar- and wind-powered electricity generation. The power sector transition will overwhelmingly rely on the buildout of solar power and wind power. Feedstock eligibility. Precautionary approach.

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Analysis: Is hydrogen the new oil?

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The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. The Olympic village will be powered by hydrogen made at a solar power plant in the exclusion zone created after the Fukushima nuclear accident a decade ago. The Olympic flame is already burning it. Iceland also has geothermal energy.

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Analysis: Can Inner Mongolia reach peak carbon this decade?

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There is huge potential for developing renewable energy in Inner Mongolia, which could be used to power other industries. It could then explore local heating systems, using waste heat from factories and power plants rather than building new boilers. Fu Sha is also optimistic about local efforts to build data centres.

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UK 2024 election – analysis: Labour’s landslide victory was a resounding win for clean energy and climate action

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The heart of its manifesto will be green growth, and the party has not wasted any time in unleashing that objective. This will be with policies including a doubling of onshore wind, a tripling of solar power provision, and a quadrupling of offshore wind by 2030.