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June 2025

Another Coal Story
YaleEnvironment360: "As wind and solar grow, China ships more coal overseas." Counterintuitively, the Middle Kingdom is shipping more coal—mainly to…
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Irish Coal Grinds to a Halt
Fossil Fuels. Until 2013, coal—the most polluting fossil fuel—had the biggest share of Europe’s power mix. In an historic turnaround since 2016, across…
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Brazilian Offshore Wind, La La La
TheRioTimes: "Brazil's first offshore wind license opens door to new energy era." Announced just several days ago, Brazil’s environmental agency, Ibama…
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World Stepping onto a Banana Peel
YaleClimateConnections: "Climate change could take a bite out of the banana industry." Most of this fruit sold in the U.S.
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Buckle Up for Turbulence
ColumbiaClimateSchool: "Climate change is making travel that much harder." The design of most of our transportation infrastructure is based on the…
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Who Knew Silicon Could Float?
Grist: "What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?" Market for floating photovoltaics, or floatovoltaics is 'exploding' as…
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Pretty in Pink
Information is Beautiful: '"What can we do personally to reduce emissions?" Discovered this new website, which uses graphics + charts to communicate…
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Groups Fighting Floating Wind
CanaryMedia: "Anti-offshore wind groups target $425M grant for California port." California plans to generate up to 5gigawatts [GW = billion watts or ~1…
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Infinity Train
Electrek: "Fortescue Infinitey Train electric locomotive never needs fuel or charging." In 2022, Australian iron mining company Forescue published its…
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