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New California Project Uses Solar Panels to Restore Native Prairie, Pollinator Habitat

New California Project Uses Solar Panels to Restore Native Prairie, Pollinator Habitat

An innovative solar project at a decommissioned nuclear power plant in California has found a way to tackle both the climate and biodiversity crises.  Non-profit the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced Thursday that they would restore native prairie and habitat for pollinators beneath and around 160 megawatts […]

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    New Undersea Cables Could Help Ease UK Energy Crisis

    New Undersea Cables Could Help Ease UK Energy Crisis

    The need for high-voltage undersea cables for the transport of electricity from wind farms in Scotland to the National Grid has been approved by Great Britain’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM), reported BBC News. This and other big projects in the works for Scotland would help alleviate some of the pressure of the […]

    Top 10% of UK Earners Use Nearly 3x the Energy of Bottom 30%, Study Finds

    Top 10% of UK Earners Use Nearly 3x the Energy of Bottom 30%, Study Finds

    Yet another study provides evidence that humanity is not all equally responsible for the climate crisis. The UK-based research, published in Ecological Economics, finds that the top 10 percent of income earners in the country use almost three times as much energy as the bottom 30 percent. What’s more, the top 10 percent’s energy footprint […]