Headline News:
- “Navajo Nation Company Ends Bid To Buy Power Plant, Mine” • One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the West will close this year as planned, as a Navajo Nation company ended its long-shot bid to acquire it. The Navajo Transitional Energy Company had looked into buying the power plant and the coal mine to save revenue and jobs. [Associated Press]
Navajo Generating Station (Ross D Franklin | AP File Photo)
- “California In ‘Extreme Peril’ From Fire Threat, Gov Gavin Newsom Says, Declares Statewide Fire Emergency To Prepare” • California Gov Gavin Newsom declared a statewide wildfire emergency, citing “extreme peril” to life and property. The declaration suspends environmental and bidding practices to speed forest clearing. [The Weather Channel]
- “Electric Buses Avoid Three Times More Fossil Fuels Than Electric Cars, Finds BNEF” • A new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance claims electric buses displace far more fossil fuels than electric cars. China leads the way when it comes to reducing the use of fossil fuels, most importantly diesel, in its transportation sector. [CleanTechnica]
- “Banks Funneled $1.9 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Agreement” • A new report published this week shows that 33 global banks provided $1.9 trillion to fossil fuel companies since the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement at the end of 2015 and that the amount of fossil fuel financing has increased in each of the past two years. [CleanTechnica]
- “The Potential Of Ammonia As Carbon-Free Fuel – Major New Research Project At The University Of Aarhus” • A major new research project at the Department of Engineering at Aarhus University could revolutionize production of ammonia. And ammonia has the potential to revolutionize the entire energy and transport sector. [CleanTechnica]
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March 23 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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