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Biggest Community Solar Farm Project in Scotland Moves Forward

Biggest Community Solar Farm Project in Scotland Moves Forward

A major new community solar project is coming to the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The 6 megawatt Glenkiln solar farm will be Scotland’s largest entirely community-owned solar farm. The £5 million ($6.48 million) project proposal recently gained planning approval and will move forward in securing construction financing, Energy Global reported. According to Arran Community […]

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    Timber From Illegal Logging in Brazilian Amazon Discovered in U.S. and European Markets: Report

    Timber From Illegal Logging in Brazilian Amazon Discovered in U.S. and European Markets: Report

    A new investigative report, Tricks, Traders and Trees, by international NGO the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals widespread illegal logging, corruption and fraud in the Brazilian Amazon. The investigation traced illegal timber that had originated from five logging sites in Pará state to the United States and European Union, despite laws that prohibit the importing […]

    Atlantic to See ‘Above-Average’ Hurricane Season, Colorado State University Researchers Predict

    Atlantic to See ‘Above-Average’ Hurricane Season, Colorado State University Researchers Predict

    Colorado State University (CSU) researchers are predicting an “above-average” Atlantic hurricane season this year, with a likelihood of more frequent storms, including nine hurricanes and 17 named storms. The Tropical Cyclones, Radar, Atmospheric Modeling, and Software (TC-RAMS) Team within the Department of Atmospheric Science at CSU cited warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the […]

    Finland Shuts Down Its Last Utility-Scale Coal Plant

    Finland Shuts Down Its Last Utility-Scale Coal Plant

    The last utility-scale coal plant in Finland has closed. The Salmisaari plant, operated by the Helsinki-owned energy group called Helen, shut down its final coal-powered electricity and heat plant on Tuesday, as the country focuses on more renewable energy sources. As Reuters reported, Finland passed a law in 2019 that would ban coal after 2029. […]

    More Than 1,900 Scientists Warn That U.S. Science Is ‘Being Annihilated’ Under Trump

    More Than 1,900 Scientists Warn That U.S. Science Is ‘Being Annihilated’ Under Trump

    More than 1,900 scientists who are members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) have signed a letter warning the American public of the “danger” of Trump administration attacks on science. The administration’s attack on scientific institutions in the United States has included cancellations of federal grants to help reduce greenhouse gas […]

    New Scorecard Ranks Food Packaging Options by Sustainability

    New Scorecard Ranks Food Packaging Options by Sustainability

    A newly launched guide, called the UP Scorecard, helps consumers and companies identify more sustainable packaging options.  The scorecard tool ranks food packaging based on six main sustainability factors, including water use required for manufacturing, recoverability, chemicals used in manufacturing, plastic pollution, sourcing and climate impacts. “With the launch of the UP Scorecard, businesses and […]

    Plant-Based Leather Alternative Contains Zero Plastics

    Plant-Based Leather Alternative Contains Zero Plastics

    Alt. Leather, a startup based in Melbourne, Australia, has designed an entirely eco-based leather alternative made from natural fibers and agricultural waste that provides an animal-free option using zero plastics. The new material looks and feels like leather and is meant to replace conventional leather products used in the footwear, fashion, upholstery and automotive industries, […]