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- “Earth to Pruitt: Americans Say Keep Clean Power Plan – Again” • One thing echoing through the halls of Capitol Hill is that Scott Pruitt is far out of touch with both the public he is supposed to protect and the mission of the EPA. That is clear in his remorseless defense of efforts to dismantle the Clean Power Plan. [Natural Resources Defense Council]
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- North Korea has hailed its summit with the South as “new milestone” in the history of the two countries after the two leaders pledged to pursue a permanent peace and rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons. The official KCNA news agency said the meeting opened the way “for national reconciliation and unity, peace and prosperity.” [The Guardian]
- With the dust settling from President Trump’s PV tariff, it looks like we have a winner: First Solar hopes to open a 1.2-GW factory in Ohio to make thin-film solar PVs. “Roll” is the key word here. The film PV can be made with low cost, fully automated, high output roll-to-roll systems. In other words, most jobs go to robots. [CleanTechnica]
- The 21-MW Icebreaker offshore wind farm in Lake Erie, a project of Fred Olsen Renewables and LEEDCo, is back in action after the US Fish and Wildlife Service said the project poses little threat to wildlife. The Ohio Power Siting Board re-commenced its review of the project’s application ahead of a public hearing on 19 July. [reNews]
- A study from researchers at MIT found that if China follows through on its climate policies targeting the reduction of CO2 emissions, the monetary savings stemming from air quality and human health will greatly exceed the cost of meeting those goals in the first place. The study was published in the journal Nature Climate Change. [CleanTechnica]
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April 28 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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