Renewable Energy

New Wind Installations Reached Record High in 2023

New Wind Installations Reached Record High in 2023

A report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has found that capacity of new global wind energy installation reached 117 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, a global record. Compared to 2022, capacity from global wind energy installations increased 50% year-over-year, the report found. Globally, 54 countries, with representation of all continents, installed new wind energy […]

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    New PBS Documentary Focuses on a More Hopeful Future

    New PBS Documentary Focuses on a More Hopeful Future

    The PBS documentary series A Brief History of the Future was an idea whose germination accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.  “Right around the time that the pandemic was hitting us, I realized that most of the narratives and stories about the future were based in doom and gloom, right?” said Ari Wallach, co-executive producer and […]

    Climate Change Threatens the Health of Aging Adults, Researchers Say

    Climate Change Threatens the Health of Aging Adults, Researchers Say

    A series of research articles published in the scientific journal The Gerontologist collectively outline several risks that climate change poses for aging well. The journal’s special issue, titled “Climate Change and Aging,” presents multiple links between climate change and human health, particularly for aging adults. In one of the forum articles included in the special […]

    Biden’s DOE Announces $6 Billion to Reduce Industrial Carbon Footprint of Steel, Concrete and Foods Like Cheese

    Biden’s DOE Announces $6 Billion to Reduce Industrial Carbon Footprint of Steel, Concrete and Foods Like Cheese

    The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $6 billion in funding to decarbonize the country’s heavy industry facilities, including those that produce concrete, steel, iron and foods like cheese. As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, DOE has planned 33 projects in more than 20 states with the goal of […]

    Wisconsin to Expand Statewide EV Charging Network

    Wisconsin to Expand Statewide EV Charging Network

    Wisconsin has passed two bills allowing for the development of a statewide charging network. The bipartisan bills, Wisconsin Acts 121 and 122 (2023), were signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on March 20. As reported by the Wisconsin State Journal, the laws allow the state to utilize about $78 million of federal funding from […]