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Networks of undersea cables to transmit green energy at high speeds are sprawling as a climate solution. They’re also reshaping the geopolitical map.

The world’s future energy wars will be fought under the sea

Oil and gas operators have been warned by regulators to step up decommissioning in the North Sea. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) wants companies to clean up their oil and gas legacy and said it was "getting tough" on operators not meeting their regulatory obligations. Repeated delays to well...

North Sea operators warned to step up decommissioning

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	Current conditions: More than 10 inches of rain fell over nine hours in southwestern China • Wildfires are spreading in Canada, with at least 140 burning as of yesterday afternoon • The streets of Cape Town in South Africa are under water after severe storms caused widespread flooding. 
THE TOP FIVE1. Wind and solar surpass nuclear in U.S. electricity generation
	More electricity was generated by wind and solar than by nuclear plants in the first half of 2024 for the first time ever in U.S. history, Reuters reported, citing data from energy think tank Ember. Solar and wind farms generated...

U.S. Wind and Solar Just Hit a Power Milestone

If you type “Should my company invest in on-site solar?” into Google, you’re likely to see an extensive list of results comparing pros and cons. While on-site solar offers numerous benefits, determining its suitability for your organization and understanding the benefits can be a process. All this to say, there’s still no clear-cut answer to this question that fully considers the pragmatic approach to initiating a solar program.

3 Considerations Before Investing In On-Site Solar Power Generation

West Virginia State

The Independent

 Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope will strengthen the nation's energy future.They aren't mining the coal that powered the steel mills and locomotives that helped industrialize America — and that is blamed for contributing to global warming.Rather, researchers are finding that groundwater pouring out of this and other abandoned coal mines contains the rare earth elements and other valuable metals that are vital to making everything from electric vehicle motors to rechargeable batteries to fighter...

Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The Hill

The state of America’s electric grid is growing more perilous each day. Legacy power plants are rapidly retiring while power demand is projected to rise at historic rates, driven by artificial intelligence and data centers, manufacturing and President Biden’s efforts to force electrification of the economy, including the cars and trucks we drive. If we…

Opinion: America’s electric grid is on the brink with Biden’s Clean Power Plan 2.0

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Michael E. Mann offered a terrifying analysis of what a second Trump administration would mean for both the American and global fight against climate change.

Top Climate Scientist Sums Up Second Trump Term With 2 Chilling Words

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Business Insider

Researchers found a motherlode of around 230 million metric tons of minerals on the seabed off a remote island nearly 2,000km from Tokyo, per Nikkei.

Japan found enough minerals off a remote Pacific island to fuel its EV plans for over a decade

The Bluetti AC240 portable power station has a 26% discount for Amazon Prime Day, down to just $1,399. The Bluetti AC240 solar generator was available on Amazon for $1,399. It's a powerful, high-quality unit with an IP65 durability rating to shrug off the elements. It weighs over 70 pounds, bringing...

One of the most durable power stations I've tested is not made by Anker or Jackery, and it's 26% off for Prime Day

Scripps News

White House officials hope the sale of 1 million barrels of gas from the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve will lower prices heading into July 4.

Biden administration to sell 1 million barrels of gas from reserves to lower prices

The national power grid again collapsed on Saturday, throwing the country into total darkness. Our correspondent reports that the grid collapsed around. has confirmed the development. In a statement, the DisCo said all its interface in the. Transmission Company of Nigeria. stations are out of supply, saying it is unable...

JUST IN: National power grid collapses again

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China announced an investigation Wednesday into whether the European Union has adopted unfair trade practices in its probes of Chinese companies bidding on projects in the 27-nation bloc. The move is the latest in a brewing trade war between the two economic giants. The investigation will focus on wind power, photovoltaics, security equipment and electric trains, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said. The EU has used a new regulation to investigate companies bidding for projects within the European Union. These include a probe into whether Chinese subsidies give wind turbine companies an unfair advantage in the competition for projects in Spain, Greece, France, Romania and Bulgaria.  China accused the European Union of protectionism and “reckless distortion” of the definition of subsidies in response to that investigation. The EU has also investigated Chinese companies bidding for a 455-megawatt solar park in Romania and for the procurement of 20 electric trains in Bulgaria.

China launches investigation in response to EU probes of solar, wind power and other products

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

A bright future is dawning in China as the world's largest solar tower project (by expected tower capacity) recently broke ground — and it's a major win for people and the planet alike. Recently, Northwest Engineering Corporation Limited announced that construction has officially begun on the milestone 200-megawatt solar...

Engineering corporation breaks ground on world's largest solar tower — and it has remarkable powering potential

Comments on California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule and the state’s waiver request to let it implement the rule are being taken by the Environmental Protection Agency. A virtual public hearing on the issue is set for Aug. 14 at 10 a.m., according to an announcement from the...

EPA taking comments on California waiver for Advanced Clean Fleets rule

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Three Mile Island, site of 1979 nuclear disaster, could reopen

If you remember seeing Alien in theaters, your least favorite nuclear plant might be headed for a comeback. Energy company Constellation is in talks with Pennsylvania...

Three Mile Island, site of 1979 nuclear disaster, could reopen

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