February 26 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Trump EPA: Value Of Human Life Is $0” • CleanTechnica’s Zachary Shahan: “As I was reading through the Sierra Club’s response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night, one line really jumped out at me, that the US EPA under Donald Trump has ‘set the value of a human life to zero when conducting cost-benefit analyses.'” [CleanTechnica]

Life has no value? ? You kidding? (frank mckenna, Unsplash)

• “Fuel Supply Gap Could Hold Back The US Nuclear Energy Renaissance” • Soaring demand for power generation, the US goal of quadrupling nuclear electricity generation by 2050, and a looming ban on Russian nuclear fuel imports could create a bottleneck in the nuclear fuel supply chain, according to US enrichment company Centrus Energy. [OilPrice.com]
• “How Climate Change Is Impacting Drinking Water In The US” • A study that appeared in Communications Earth & Environment shows that climate change is making access to drinkable water more difficult in the US. Hazards intensified by climate change, like drought and flooding, threaten both the quantity and quality of drinking water. [ABC News]
• “How Human-Made Climate Change ‘Intensified’ Europe’s Winter Downpours” • Analysis by World Weather Attribution looked at the likelihood and intensity of the heaviest rainfall events that most severely impacted areas in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. The report found a “clear increase” in the intensity of the most extreme one-day rainfall events. [Euronews]
• “House Passes Bills That Would Worsen Energy Affordability And Reliability” • House Republicans passed HR 4626, the so-called Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act, and HR 4758, nominally the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act. They would reduce efficiency standards and incentives, adding to costs for consumers. [CleanTechnica]

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Selling at 4 Farmers Markets

In this episode, full-time nurse and part-time farmer Chett Clayton talks about the work that goes into selling at 4 farmers markets.

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The Reality of a Collaboration

In this episode, farmer Emily Erickson-Mills shares her sobering experience of starting a collaborative CSA with other farmers in their area.

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From Traditional to Regenerative Agriculture

In this episode, former big ag scientist-turned-regenerative farmer Herb Young of Squeeze Citrus shares his transition from working with traditional conventional agriculture to regenerative agriculture.

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February 22 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “US Lab Is Turning Nuclear Waste Into Electricity” • Right now, untreated nuclear fuel stays radioactive for about 100,000 years. However, by using a process called transmutation, scientists can turn that waste into different materials that are much easier to handle. This could drop the storage time from 100,000 years to just 300 years. [Tomorrow’s World Today]

Niobium-tin particle accelerator cavity (Jefferson Lab image)

• “‘Solar Sheep’ Help Rural Australia Go Green” • Australian farmer Tom Warren put in solar panels where his sheep had been grazing. Installing a 20-MW solar array added income from solar power. It also made a difference because the income he got from wool increased by 15%. The wool was better and cleaner than it had been without the panels. [The Straits Times]
• “The US Is Still Bleeding Coal Jobs, Trump Or No Trump” • Trump has been promising more jobs for coal workers since his first run at the White House in 2015. It all went swimmingly after he took office in 2016, or at least that’s how Trump depicted things in his 2018 State of The Union address. He did badly then. And he’s doing badly now. [CleanTechnica]
• “Plant Species Near Extinction Rebounded And Is Thriving After A Solar Power Project Was Installed” • A rare desert plant in Nevada, the threecorner milkvetch, increased from just 12 known plants to 93 after a large solar power project was built nearby. The project was designed in a way that allowed the plant to grow in greater numbers than it had. [Earth.com]
• “‘Cuba’s Healthcare System Is Being Pushed To The Brink By US Blockades,’ Says Health Minister” • Cuban officials say the debilitated healthcare system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the US blockading the country’s oil supply. For one example, authorities say that ambulances are struggling to find fuel to respond to emergencies. ” • [Euronews]

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February 21 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “How Space-Based Solar Could Help Us Go Past Net Zero Targets” • A space-based solar power system cosists of a large number of sizable satellites in a high-earth orbit, where the sun is visible over 99% of the time. A study commissioned by the UK’s Energy Department suggests that small-scale SBSP could be cost-competitive as early as 2040. [Euronews]

Power beaming demo (NASA, public domain)

• “RWE Signs With Vestas For 1.4-GW Vanguard West Turbine Deal” • RWE has confirmed a contract with Vestas to supply 92 turbines to its 1.4-GW Vanguard West offshore wind farm off east England. The OEM will also be responsible for delivery and commissioning of the V236-15MW units at the array. RWE aims to bring the project online in 2029. [reNews]
• “Ampyr Acquires 530-MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm” • Ampyr Solar Europe has completed its acquisition of the 530-MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm from Boom Power. Plans for the array near Howden in East Yorkshire were approved by the UK government in May 2025. It will connect to National Grid’s substation at Drax power station from 2029. [reNews]
• “Sierra Club Statement On Trump Administration Opening Millions Of Acres Of Protected Public Lands To Mining” • The Department of the Interior announced that it will revoke two public land orders to open more than two million acres of public lands in Alaska to drilling and mining. The now-rescinded public land orders date to the 1970s. [CleanTechnica]
• “Origis Completes 500-MW Swift Air Solar Project” • Origis Energy brought online three Swift Air Solar facilities in Texas. Origis planned, developed, and built the Swift Air Solar facilities in three phases, with the final phase delivered in late 2025. These solar projects represent more than $650 million in investments the region. [Solar Power World]

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Defining Biochar

In this episode, biochar scientist and citizen scientist advocate Francesco Tortorici defines what biochar is and what it can potentially do for our soils.

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