"Block Island, off the New England coast, overcame political strife to lead the way on energy independence."

>"The price of nickel, an essential ingredient in most batteries, has soared because of fear that Russian supplies could be cut off."

"Renewable energy is expanding at a record pace, but still not fast enough. Here are the key areas to watch for progress in bringing more wind and solar into the power grid in 2022."

An interesting read ."In climate science, everything is about trade-offs. By now, researchers realise that there is really no technology that does not harm the earth, sea or atmosphere."

Many solar and wind projects face a problem: getting the energy from where it’s made to where it’s needed.

>"Democrats can still go big on climate policy with laws, regulations, and state action. But it won’t be easy."

"Millions of homes and businesses have been hit due to a severe shortage of electricity."

>"This clean energy policy could become one of President Biden’s most important climate policies."

>"The Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change will release its much-anticipated peer-reviewed tub-thumper of a report at 8 am GMT on Monday."

"The California utility said the work would involve about 10,000 miles of its network, a project potentially costing tens of billions of dollars."

"New controller will be part of overhaul to make the energy system ‘fit for the future’"

While I know this is just outside the California Floristic Province, thought it would be interesting since there are many Buckwheat/Eriogonum in California + Dr. Fraga does lots of great work with California Natives.

>"Global warming has been fueling disasters in the region for years. Now, an early heat wave and severe drought are threatening lives and leaving water in perilously _...Read More_