Headline News:
- “Renewable Energy Sources Now Generate One-Third Of UK Energy” • Renewable sources generated 33% of the UK’s energy in 2018, according to statistics published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The proportion of energy from renewable sources generation rose by 3.8% from 29.2% in 2017. [Power Technology]
Tummel hydroelectric station in the UK (Peter Ward, Wikimedia Commons)
- “Renewable Natural Gas Close To Taking Off In US” • RNG, Renewable natural gas, is methane collected from waste and manure. It is a popular source of energy in Europe, but is just establishing itself in the US. New York City joined a growing network of 530 RNG fueling stations run by a T Boone Pickens company, Clean Energy Fuels. [OilPrice.com]
- “War On Science: Trump Administration Muzzles Climate Experts, Critics Say” • According to whistleblowers, Trump officials are censoring warnings about the climate crisis, moving critical agencies out of Washington and enacting far-reaching changes in what facts regulators can consider when they choose between industry and the public good. [The Guardian]
- “European Investment Bank Proposal Would End Funding Of Fossil Fuels” • A draft proposal to end investments in fossil fuels is circulating among the heads of the European Investment Bank for discussion at a September board meeting. If approved, EIB would stop funding fossil fuel activities at the end of 2020, Oil Change International reported. [CleanTechnica]
- “Lawmakers Propose Clean Energy Victory Bonds In Fight Against Climate Change” • The Clean Energy Victory Bond was introduced in the House by Reps Zoe Lofgren and Doris Matsui and in the Senate by Sen Tom Udall. It calls for the government to issue up to $50 billion per year in bonds people could buy for as little as $25 per bond. [Windpower Engineering]
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July 27 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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