Headline News:
- A coalition of 13 different environmental groups advocating for “clean” transportation solutions has sent an open letter to the United States Postal Service calling for the next-generation delivery vehicles to be of a plug-in electric design. The USPS fleet currently uses over 180 million gasoline gallon equivalents of fuel per year. [CleanTechnica]
USPS delivery vehicle (Image: Elvert Barnes, some rights reserved)
- “Michael Howard: Low-carbon wind is set to power Brexit Britain. The work that Thatcher, Major and I undertook is paying off.” • John Major, and Michael Howard signed the UN climate change convention for Britain 25 years ago. Three years earlier, Margaret Thatcher was the first world leader to call for such a convention. [Conservative Home]
- The re-election of Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in Saturday’s nail-biting poll will guarantee the medium term future of the solar industry in Australia, along with several large scale wind developments, hybrid projects, and some key energy storage installations. It is also likely to have a bearing on federal politics. [RenewEconomy]
- Cabo Verde is a remote island nation of 550,000 people spread over 10 islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 370 miles from the coast of West Africa. It announced it intends to be 100% reliant on renewable energy sources by 2025, a report in the Independent said. Cabo Verde is considering solar, wind, marine energy, and storage. [TravelPulse]
- “Wine and the Weather – How Will a Changing Climate Affect Santa Barbara’s Wine?” • Climate change can be very different for neighboring microclimates. With more warming, vineyards near the coast it may see more fog, while those farther inland may see warming weather that requires shading grape clusters. [Santa Barbara Independent]
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November 26 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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