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Adding Worm Castings to the Soil
In this episode, agronomist and principal consultant at Soilsmith Ag Bruce Davison tsheds light on why worm castings are an excellent addition to soils.
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Saturday, June 20, 2026
June 20 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Energy Access In Rural North Carolina Grows Through Solar” • In North Carolina, a transformation is taking place that goes far beyond hardware and wires. A partnership between Footprint Project, Sugar Hollow Solar, and PODER Emma is providing clean energy as a vital tool for innovative community resilience and displacement prevention. [CleanTechnica]
Asheville, North Carolina (Michael Tracey, public domain)
- “Spain Faces First Major Heatwave Of The Year, Highs Up To 45°C” • Summer has not officially begun yet, but the heat has been in place over much of Spain for weeks. That situation will only intensify in the coming days. On Sunday 21 June, Spain will be in a heatwave that experts describe as intense. It could push temperatures above 40°C (104°F). [Euronews]
- “Amazon Signs 600-MW PPA For Gennaker” • Amazon and Skyborn Renewables signed a 600-MW PPA for the 976-MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The PPA is the largest ever in Germany. It will feature 63 Siemens Gamesa turbines rated at 15 MW each, in waters of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. [reNews]
- “Germany Is A Leader In Renewables, So Why Does It Have One Of The Highest EU Electricity Prices?” • Despite Germany’s renewables boom, the price of electricity is still tied to fossil fuels due to what is called the merit order principle. It ensures that electricity prices are based on the most expensive power plant still needed to meet demand. [Yahoo News Canada]
- “US Rescinds Its Plan To Dismantle The Ocean Observatories Initiative” • Last month, the US government announced it was ending the Ocean Observatories Initiative and removing the hundreds of sensors in the ocean that provide crucial data about the world’s oceans. But now, it is changing that stand in favor of keeping OOI going. [CleanTechnica]
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Friday, June 19, 2026
Crop Planning Backwards
In this episode, Chef and farmer Mikey Russo of Chef's Harvest talks about how he meets with his biggest clients before the start of the growing season to project which crops they'll need when.
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Thursday, June 18, 2026
June 18 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Trump Pays Off Energy Company In Grudge Match Against Offshore Wind” • Reportedly, Donald Trump is paying $765 million to get Invenergy to abandon four offshore wind leases. This comes days after the US voluntarily dismissed its own appeal in an ongoing legal challenge against Trump’s executive order to ban US wind development. [CleanTechnica]
Seagreen wind farm in Scotland (Courtesy of TotalEnergies)
- “After Months Of War, Trump Says Iran Has Right To Nuclear Program” • This seems to be a sharp departure from Trump’s previous claims. After months of insisting that the purpose of the war was to end any nuclear capability by Iran, and demanding “zero enrichment,” Trump is now saying that the country can use nuclear power for electricity. [The New Republic]
- “Ireland Quadruples Solar Energy Capacity In Three-Year Period” • Ireland’s solar sector nearly quadrupled its total energy capacity to 2.7 GW over the past three years, according to Solar Ireland’s annual ‘Scale of Solar’ report on the industry. Ireland’s total connected solar capacity is now predicted to exceed 3.3 GW by the end of this year. [Silicon Republic]
- “New Fleet Of Electric Hydrofoil Boats To Be Deployed In The Maldives” • Travel between islands in the Maldives could soon be smoother and more sustainable. The US maritime technology company Navier and Dubai-based JIH Global Investment have confirmed a $100 million partnership to establish the Navier Network to connect the islands. [Euronews]
- “DOJ Seeks To Dismiss Air Pollution Lawsuit Against xAI” • The US DOE is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion Mississippi data center. The NAACP suit says xAI is running dozens of portable turbines without proper emissions controls. [ABC News]
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
June 17 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Solar-Powered Fridges Are Boosting Farmers’ Incomes By 50%” • Solar-powered, off-grid cold rooms, warehouses and cooling hubs allow farmers and traders to preserve perishable goods without relying on expensive and unreliable electricity grids. This shift is gaining momentum across Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda and South Africa. [Euronews]
Farmland in Kenya (Joe Ol, Unsplash)
- “Solar Manufacturing Capex In The USA Exploded From $150 Million In 2020 To $2.5 Billion In 2026” • US solar PV making has gone from small potatoes to a giant industry since Joe Biden took office in 2021. Here’s a whopper of a stat: The capex of US solar manufacturing burgeoned from $150 million in 2020 to an estimated $2.5 billion in 2026. [CleanTechnica]
- “Nuclear Reactor Discussed For VT Yankee Site” • The Vernon Selectboard is to hear plans by a Texas company to redevelop the site where the Vermont Nuclear Power Plant was. The agenda reads: Planning Commission-NorthStar/Power Transitions Proposed Site Development; Battery Storage, Data Center and mini nuclear power plant. [Vermont Daily Chronicle]
- “European Energy Inaugurates Solar Park In Latvia” • European Energy is inaugurating the 148-MW Tārgale Solar Park in Ventspils Municipality, its first completed and fully grid-connected renewable energy project in Latvia. The €80 million project is expected to generate around 154,550 MWh annually. The project is supported by a 10-MW PPA with Apple. [reNews]
- “Massive Chunk Of Antarctic Sea Ice Didn’t Refreeze, Satellite Images Show” • Every winter, Antarctic sea ice grows and decays. But since 2015, the sea ice has entered a “new, much reduced state,” in which less and less is re-freezing due to rising air and sea temperatures. Now an amount of sea ice in West Antarctica about the size of Montana is missing. [ABC News]
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June 15 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Wind Farms Lift Irish Rates Income” • Wind farms in Ireland will contribute almost €75 million in commercial rates to local authorities in 2026. Wind Energy Ireland said analysis compiled by Halpin’s showed annual rates payments from wind farms increased from €69.27 million in March 2025 to €74.87 million in March 2026. [reNews]
Wind turbine (FuturEnergy Ireland image)
- “Electricity Scarcity Will Shape AI’s Future Trajectory” • The race for supremacy in artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a contest of intellectual prowess: better models, faster chips and more sophisticated algorithms. But this perspective misses a harder, less glamorous truth. The real frontier of AI isn’t the silicon. It’s the electricity. [China Daily]
- “New World Record Set For Solar Module With Perovskite” • Another day, another reason why fossil fuels are toast. Persistent innovation in solar cells has sent the conversion efficiency in the industry through the roof. Last week some new world efficiency records were set, one of which is for solar modules made tandem perovskite-silicon cells. [CleanTechnica]
- “Italy’s Cinque Terre Coastline Could Be Flooded By 13-Meter Waves By 2150 As Sea Levels Rise” • In the Italian region of Liguria, the Cinque Terre National Park is known for its colorful houses, fishing harbors, steep cliffsides, and hiking trails. But analysis suggests its villages could be at serious risk of flooding in the next 125 years. [Euronews]
- “Energy Experts Warn Of Slow Oil And Gas Supply Recovery After Iran Deal” • It will likely take months for energy companies to resume operations and meet global demand fully, according to energy experts. The slow pace of shipping and refining crude oil, along with uncertainty over safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, means relief will take time. [Euronews]
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Sunday, June 14, 2026
June 14 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Trump Allows Iran Civilian Nuclear Program In Peace Bid” • Donald Trump agreed to a major concession to end the war in Iran: allowing the Islamic Republic to retain some of its civilian nuclear program. The Trump administration gave Iran a green light to hold onto its civilian nuclear power plants as long as they can’t be used to create a nuclear weapon. [MSN]
Guided-missile destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz (Cpl Gary Jayne III, public domain)
- “Clean Energy Investments Surge, But That Is Only Part Of The Story” • The general perception is that the US massive push favoring the dirtiest forms of energy means global investments in fossil fuels are soaring. The reality is quite different. According to the IEA, clean energy investments last year were $2.2 trillion, while $1.2 trillion went into fossil fuels. [CleanTechnica]
- “Inner Mongolia To Turn Its Vast Renewable Energy Into An Edge In Green Computing” • AI makes power supply, cost, and carbon emissions key concerns for the industry. As AI pushes demand for data centers, China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region is seeking to turn its vast renewable energy resources into a competitive edge in green computing. [China Daily]
- “US Democratic Lawmakers Pledge To Help Speed Up Disaster Recovery In Puerto Rico” • A group of US Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans that they would try to speed up the slow recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds. There have been a number of factors slowing down the response. [ABC News]
- “Gas Prices Are Falling Toward $4 Per Gallon But Outlook Is Uncertain, Analysts Say” • Gas prices have fallen toward $4 per gallon in recent weeks, nearing the milestone as oil costs have eased in response to negotiations between the US and Iran. The US average price of a gallon of gas stands at $4.10, after declining 40¢, or 8.8%, over the past month. [ABC News]
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Saturday, June 13, 2026
June 13 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “SpaceX Soars After Trading Begins In Largest IPO Of All Time” • Rocket and AI company SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, soared in trading on Friday, moving well above an initial public offering price of $135 per share. The IPO made Musk the first trillionaire, vaulting the world’s richest person further ahead of other financial titans. [ABC News]
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Mission (SpaceX, Unsplash)
- “UK Sprints Forward With Grid Connections for 700 Clean Energy Projects” • The UK’s system for grid connections was “first come, first served.” That may not sound too bad, but it led to major bottlenecks for grid connections. The UK implemented some reforms, and now it’s getting clean power projects the grid connections they need. [CleanTechnica]
- “Renewables Meet All Growth In China’s Electricity Demand In 2025” • China reached a historic climate milestone in 2025 as its additional renewable energy covered the entirety of China’s growing power needs. The country’s newly installed renewable power generating capacity also accounted for more than 60% of global additions. [Xinhua]
- “Rare Coastal Floods Now 12 Times More Likely – Human-Driven Climate Change Is A Major Contributor” • Once rare extreme floods in coastal communities are far more common than they had been. Human-caused climate change makes sea levels higher, research shows, and when higher sea levels add to high tides, storm surges are worse. [Euronews]
- “Largest Wind Farm In The United States Is Slated To Begin Commercial Operations” • The SunZia Wind Project, the largest wind farm in the US, is slated to begin commercial operations this month. The wind farm, which is in New Mexico, has a total net summer generating capacity of 3,650 MW. It is composed of 916 wind turbines. [CleanTechnica]
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Friday, June 12, 2026
June 12 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Anthropic CEO Calls For Stronger Regulation Of AI” • AI has advanced at an exponential pace. Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, an AI company based in San Francisco, is calling for stronger regulation of the technology. In an interview with ABC News, he said AI has to be developed with the proper guardrails to ensure it has a positive impact. [ABC News]
Dario Amodei (TechCrunch, CC BY-SA 2.0)
- “France To Publish 10-GW Offshore Tender” • The French Government is publishing the specifications for a 10-GW French offshore wind tender. The Ministry of Energy already published the tender itself on the Official Journal of the EU website. The offshore tender will cover a mixture of eleven bottom-fixed and floating projects. [reNews]
- “The Threat To Nuclear Power Plants Around The World” • The “vulnerability” of the civilian energy infrastructure was exposed this week when a drone strike on the United Arab Emirates cut off power to a nuclear reactor, Bloomberg said. It’s the first time a fully operating nuclear plant had to rely on back-up generators because of a military attack. [MSN]
- “El Niño Returns, Likely Will Intensify Into A Strong Event This Year, NOAA Says” • El Niño conditions are present and expected to strengthen in the coming months. They can bring potentially significant impacts to our weather, the upcoming hurricane season, and global temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the NOAA. [ABC News]
- “Balcony Solar Bill Is Moving Forward In California” • The California Supreme Court just decided to kill efforts to appeal the California Public Utilities Commission’s net metering cuts, but perhaps balcony solar can help boost the industry a bit. No need for a permit. No need to wait. You just plug in your solar panels and collect the energy. [CleanTechnica]
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
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June 8 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Elon Musk Said He Wouldn’t Take SpaceX Public, But Two Things Changed His Mind” • The stress of taking Tesla public seems to have worn Musk down tremendously. He said he would not do that again. But he needs money for SpaceX, and with the IPO that is coming, he will be able to retain control of 85% of the company’s stock. [CleanTechnica]
Lift off (Kim Shiflett, NASA, public domain)
- “How Hot Conditions Could Impact The World Cup” • The World Cup is set to begin during one of the hottest times of year in more than a dozen cities in Canada, the US and Mexico, and several of the host cities may see high temperatures during the soccer tournament. High temperatures that may put athletes and even spectators at risk. [ABC News]
- “Mexico Reaches 5 GW Of Distributed Solar Power” • Mexico has reached another renewable energy milestone. From 600,368 installations across the country, Mexico reached 5,164.98 MW of small-scale, distributed solar power capacity by the end of 2025. Net metering has been a key driver of small-scale solar growth in the country. [CleanTechnica]
- “Nordex Wins 255-MW German Haul” • Nordex Group has secured orders totalling 255 MW for fourteen wind projects in Germany during the first two months of the second quarter. The orders cover 39 turbines, including nineteen N163/6.X units, eleven N175/6.X units and nine N149 turbines, according to the company. [reNews]
- “Greek Solar Producers With CfDs To Get Paid When Prices Reach Zero” • Currently, when prices are zero or lower for two consecutive hours, solar power producers with contracts for difference (CfDs) don’t get paid. The Greek Energy Ministry decided that renewable energy producers will be paid when the price is zero. [Balkan Green Energy News]
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Sunday, June 7, 2026
June 7 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Fuel Prices Are Shaping Summer Plans As US Boaters Get Ready To Hit The Water” • Recreational boaters, like motorists, are feeling a pinch from the Iran war. US gas prices have come down in recent weeks, but a gallon of regular gas still cost an average of 34% more than it did a year earlier, according to motor club AAA. [ABC News]
Motorboat at sunset (Zia Ur Rehman, Unsplash)
- “Heat Map Shows Most Of Spain In Intense Heat” • Clear skies will dominate almost everywhere in Spain, and 34ºC (100°F) will be reached in much of central and southern regions. Madrid will hover around the high, and Seville and Córdoba will reach 36ºC at noon. And even along the Cantabrian coast temperatures will rise sharply. [Euronews]
- “CATL Developing 12,000 Wh Per Kg Lithium-Air Battery” • Now that CATL, the largest battery manufacturer in the world, has begun mass production of sodium-ion batteries, it is turning its attention to the batteries it will manufacture in the future. And reportedly, the company’s long-term focus is on lithium-air battery technology. [CleanTechnica]
- “Scientists Blame Climate Change For UK Heatwave And Say 35°C In Spring Is ‘Absolutely Astonishing'” • The UK is in the midst of a spring heatwave, in which the temperatures in parts of the country are hitting highs of 35.1°C (95.2°F). As people struggle to find some relief, scientists are blaming climate change for the blistering heat. [MSN]
- “Why Solar Power Is Booming Under Trump” • The Trump administration may pivot away from renewable energies, but solar still rules. Newly released data from FERC shows that at the close of last year, solar energy additions were the single largest form of new energy capacity installations for the 28th straight month, starting in September of 2023. [MSN]
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