US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton. Photo credit: Reuters / Leah Millis. By Anders Lorenzen The Biden Administration has set up an $11 billion grant to encourage rural clean energy projects. Rural energy companies, co-operatives as well as other providers of energy, will soon be able to apply […]
The UK took a huge step toward reducing its single-use plastic pollution. Starting in October 2023, a variety of single-use items such as plastic cutlery, plates, bowls, polystyrene cups, cotton swabs, and balloon sticks will be banned. Fines of up to 10% of the UK revenue generated by the business that distributes these items and prison time for repeat offenders […]
energy Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Photo credit: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque. By Anders Lorenzen In recent years, the US has gone big on becoming a key player in developing offshore wind projects. The state of Maryland is one of many states hoping to benefit from the US offshore wind rush. Last week its governor Wes Moore announced targets to quadruple […]
Flooding in the US Midwest. Photo credit: Don Becker, USGS – via Flickr. By Amanda Abrams Rising seas, fires, and outdated government policies threaten a repeat of the subprime mortgage meltdown. Liz Greene hadn’t originally intended to buy this house. She’d been looking at another one here in the River Haven subdivision, 20 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. […]
An oil drilling rig in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Photo credit: Reuters / Lucas Jackson. By Anders Lorenzen On Monday, US president Joe Biden approved the controversial $7 billion oil and gas drilling Willow project in the Alaskan Arctic. The US government said the approval was a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips’ original proposal. But this is unlikely to please climate advocates […]
US John Kerry speaks during the 2023 Our Ocean Conference, in Panama City, Panama. Photo credit: Reuters / Aris Martinez. By Anders Lorenzen As a part of a landmark oceans agreement, the US has pledged $6 billion to protect oceans alongside tackling climate change. Announced by US climate envoy John Kerry, the country’s commitment includes a total of 77 different […]
The UK took a huge step toward reducing its single-use plastic pollution. Starting in October 2023, a variety of single-use items such as plastic cutlery, plates, bowls, polystyrene cups, cotton swabs, and balloon sticks will be banned. Fines of up to 10% of the UK revenue generated by the business that distributes these items and prison time for repeat offenders […]