January 3 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Trump Administration Plans 2020 Approvals For Major Projects” • The Trump administration is poised this year to do what congressional Democrats and other critics of the president’s “energy dominance” campaign have been demanding for a long time: Advance large-scale renewable energy projects on federal lands. [E&E News]

Wind turbines (Tom Brewster Photography | BLM | Flickr)

• “Belching In A Good Way: How Livestock Could Learn From Orkney Sheep” • One of the Orkney islands, North Ronaldsay, is home to 50 people and 2,000 sheep. In the 19th Century, the islanders built a stone wall to confine the flock to the shoreline, where it survived on seaweed. That special diet could hold the key more climate-friendly livestock farming. [BBC]
• “Australia Fires: Navy Rescues People From Fire-Hit Mallacoota” • The Australian navy has evacuated around 1,000 tourists and residents who were trapped in the fire-ravaged town of Mallacoota on the Victoria coast. The evacuees will be taken to Western Port, the navy said, around 16 hours’ voyage down the coast. [BBC]
• “Amazon ‘Threatens To Fire’ Climate Change Activists” • A group of Amazon employees said the company threatened to fire some of them for speaking out on environmental issues. They had called for the e-commerce giant to do more to tackle climate change. Amazon said its policy about employees making public comments is not new. [BBC]
• “Arcadia Brings Affordable Clean Energy To Methuen” • Clean energy company Arcadia launched its first community solar project for Massachusetts in Methuen. Teaming up with Madison Energy Investments, Arcadia is building a solar array on Aegean Dr for residents who aren’t able to install solar panels on their own homes. [nshoremag.com]

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