renewable energy

Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power

5:30am October 15, 2024

A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes.

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A new version of the popular board game Catan, which hits shelves this summer, introduces energy production and pollution into the gameplay.

How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan board game

5:30am April 22, 2024

by Nathan Rott

A new version of the popular board game Catan aims to make players wrestle with a 21st-century problem: How do you develop and expand without overly polluting the planet?

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Image shows a river scene in Watauga County

Climate

Boone climate plan calls for community-wide carbon neutrality by 2050

3:12pm March 28, 2024

by Paul Garber

The Boone Town Council has adopted a community climate action plan that sets new goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Damon Tillman says coal will not surge back in Keyser to the way it once was.

This is what happens when a wind farm comes to a coal town

9:12am February 26, 2024

Keyser in West Virginia represents a national shift in American energy production. And in a town that was defined by coal for generations, change can be difficult.

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President Joe Biden (C) signs The Inflation Reduction Act with (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Kathy Catsor (D-FL) in the State Dining Room of the White House August 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.

A year in, landmark U.S. climate policy drives energy transition but hurdles remain

9:07pm August 16, 2023

by Rachel Waldholz

One year ago, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, directing hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the transition away from fossil fuels.

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The iron ore mine in Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle, is one of the world's largest iron ore mines.

It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden

9:01am July 18, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Sweden says it found the largest deposit in Europe of rare earths — ingredients in a host of technologies from e-vehicles to wind turbines. Mining and processing them is another story.

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Across the U.S., some opposition to larger solar projects comes from people who deny climate science. But some people opposing solar projects believe in climate change and are opposing solar on environmental and conservation grounds.

In some fights over solar, it's environmentalist vs. environmentalist

9:39am June 18, 2023

by Julia Simon

The U.S. needs a lot more renewable energy to meet its climate goals. In some communities, the opposition to large solar projects comes from environmentalists themselves.

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Corn is planted with a view of wind turbines on April 2, in Lake Benton, Minn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country.

National

Biden administration announces nearly $11B for renewable energy in rural communities

4:07pm May 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Agriculture Secretary Tom said it was the largest single federal investment in rural electrification since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act in 1936.

An aerial view of the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station situated on the Delaware River in Lower Alloways Township, New Jersey.

Energy experts share how the U.S. can reach Biden's renewable energy goals

6:00pm February 02, 2023

by H.J. Mai

The Biden administration's goal of carbon-free electricity generation by 2035 will require an overhaul of the U.S. energy sector. Experts across the industry shared their views of how it might work.

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Solar energy farm in Moore County, North Carolina

Business

Duke Energy proposes two new programs to help customers use renewable energy

10:53am January 31, 2023

by David Boraks, WFAE

Duke Energy has asked North Carolina regulators to approve the expansion of a program that lets large customers contract for renewable energy.