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Building a Better Power Grid for Minnesota

Union of Concerned Scientists

These investments will help accommodate accelerating amounts of low-cost renewable energy like wind and solar power, laying the groundwork for a cleaner, cheaper grid. Minnesota Power’s vision is to provide 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2050, achieve 70 percent renewable electricity by 2030, and eliminate coal burning by 2035.

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Field Notes from India: Climate Adaptation from the Ground Up

Legal Planet

Climate educators from SEWA explaining solar power for salt gathering (L) and skylights that cool the interior of a house (R). They have neither employers to provide benefits nor political parties to represent their interests. They largely work in their crowded homes (sometimes just 8x8), on small plots, or on the street.

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Local Officials Tour Burkholder's Country Market Solar Energy Project In Spring Mills, Centre County

PA Environment Daily

Not only do they provide shelter for vehicles from the elements, they also generate renewable energy that directly powers the business. We have a solar array that powers our own municipal buildings, said Katie Blume, Millheim Borough Council President and the Political & Legislative Director of Conservation PA.

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The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

The majority 6–3 decision sharply curtails the EPA’s authority to set standards based on a broad range of flexible options to cut carbon emissions from the power sector—options such as replacing polluting fossil fuels with cheap and widely available wind and solar power coupled with battery storage.

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New Poll Finds 81%, Bipartisan Support For Solar Power In Pennsylvania Over Other Energy Sources

PA Environment Daily

A new poll from Embold Research found that solar energy has strong support across political, racial, gender, and regional lines. 81 percent of survey respondents indicated “support” or “strong support” for rooftop solar on homes, making it more popular than coal, nuclear energy, and methane gas.

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Latest UN, IEA, WMO Climate Reports Show Global Emissions Dangerously High, Emergency Action Required

Union of Concerned Scientists

They include: ramping up energy efficiency across all sectors of the economy; a dramatic increase in renewable electricity while phasing out fossil fuels, especially with wind and solar power displacing coal; a rapid expansion in electric vehicles and shifts in behavior that drive reductions in oil use; and electrification of buildings and industry.

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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). gigawatts (GW) of planned solar projects expected to come online this year is almost double the previous 13.4 Solar” only includes large-scale solar.