Headline News:
- “Disaster could be a turning point in energy debate” • Arguing that money would be better spent shifting to renewable energy, environmentalists have been prodding Massachusetts for years to move away from natural gas. The recent gas fires and explosions in the Merrimack Valley have renewed debate over the use of natural gas. [Eagle-Tribune]
Massachusetts boy wearing a gas mask to avoid smoke (Paul Bilodeau | Eagle-Tribune Staff photo)
- “UN report under review presents nations with tough choices on climate” • The world’s nations will gather at a UN conference in South Korea on Monday, October 1, to review and approve a 20-page bombshell, distilled from more than 6,000 scientific studies, laying out our narrowing options for staving off a climate catastrophe. [The Japan Times]
- “Report: Don’t bother to fight climate” • Deep in a 500-page environmental impact statement, the Trump administration made a startling assumption: On its current course, the planet will warm a disastrous 7° F (4° C) by the end of this century. But the paper justifies reduced transportation fuel efficiency, saying acting will not help. [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette]
- “Nigeria Doubles Down On Mini-Grids” • The development potential of Nigerian mini-grids supplying up to 1 MW of capacity from renewable sources, is valued at up to $20 billion, according to a report issued by private sector think tank Nigerian Economic Summit Group and the US-based sustainability NGO, Rocky Mountain Institute. [OilPrice.com]
- “Elon Musk Settles With SEC, Will Stay On As CEO But Step Aside As Chairman” • Reports say that Elon Musk and Tesla have settled the lawsuit the Securities & Exchange Commission brought alleging fraud because Musk said the words “funding secured” in a tweet about taking Tesla private. He did not admit fraud in the settlement. [CleanTechnica]
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September 30 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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