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    U.S. Offshore Wind Power Blown on Course

    U.S. Offshore Wind Power Blown on Course

    By Jo Harper Investment in U.S. offshore wind projects are set to hit $78 billion (€69 billion) this decade, in contrast with an estimated $82 billion for U.S. offshore oil and gasoline projects, Wood Mackenzie data shows. This would be a remarkable feat only four years after the first offshore wind plant — the 30 […]

    Is Mexico’s Wind Sector Repeating Fossil Fuels’ Mistakes?

    Is Mexico’s Wind Sector Repeating Fossil Fuels’ Mistakes?

    By Sam Edwards The Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico is one of the windiest places on earth. Hemmed in by two mountain ranges, the flat strip of land between the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico is a natural wind tunnel. A single gust can flip over cars. It’s the perfect place for turbines. […]

    Renewables Surpass Coal in Both the U.S. and U.K. in Historic Firsts

    Renewables Surpass Coal in Both the U.S. and U.K. in Historic Firsts

    By Fino Menezes April 2020 was the first month ever that renewables generated more electricity than thermal coal in the United States every single day, while across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom’s rapid decarbonization of its electricity grid has achieved another significant milestone – completing a whole month (30 days) without coal power for the […]

    5 Sustainable Alternatives to Plastics

    5 Sustainable Alternatives to Plastics

    By Stuart Braun 1.3 billion plastic bottles are sold daily around the world. And that’s just the tip of the fossil-based plastic iceberg. Plastic preserves our food. It’s in the nylon and polyester we wear, and it protects medical staff from the coronavirus. Petroleum-based plastics dominate the market because they’re durable, light-weight and cheap, but […]

    World’s Wind Power Capacity Increases Nearly 20% in Record Growth

    World’s Wind Power Capacity Increases Nearly 20% in Record Growth

    The growing demand for renewable energy led to record setting growth in wind power capacity as technology has made harnessing wind power increasingly efficient and more wind farms have been completed and have joined the electrical grid, according to The Telegraph. The Global Wind Energy Council reported that in 2019 wind power capacity grew by […]