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Monday, July 13, 2026

Fungi Living in Competition and Community


In this episode, an authority on mycology Dennis Desjardin talks about how fungi live with their neighbors: either in competition or forming beneficial communities.

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Sunday, July 12, 2026

July 12 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “US Blade Manufacturer Exits Chapter 11” • US blade maker TPI Composites has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 under the ownership of Energy Capital Partners. The company’s Iowa and Juarez, Mexico manufacturing businesses will continue to operate under the TPI brand, as will its global field services business. [reNews]

Wind turbine blades (TPI image)

  • “No Place For Science, With Trump’s Mad Growth Obsession” • Among his many gifts to big business, President Trump made it a mission to squash science wherever he can. He has undertaken an effort to demolish federal agency scientific integrity policies, paving the way for new levels of political interference in science, deleting data and cutting budgets. [Monthly Review]
  • “Eiffel Tower And Other Paris Landmarks To Close Early As Another Heatwave Hits France” • Paris’ Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum will close early as yet another heatwave grips western Europe. Temperatures of at least 35°C (95°F) are expected across most regions, with highs of up to 39°C (102°F) forecast from Pays de la Loire to Burgundy. [Euronews]
  • “Cinergy Mobile Power Debuts Smart, Clean Mobile Energy Solutions For South Africa’s Film And Live Events Industries” • With low-cost LFP batteries, South African company Cinergy Mobile Power recently launched smart, diesel-free mobile power solutions, aimed to support the country’s film, television and live outdoor events industries. [CleanTechnica]
  • “The Escalating Energy War Between California And The White House” • Over the recent years, California has grown increasingly progressive in its energy policy, shifting away from fossil fuels toward renewable alternatives. It is a trend that is seen as positive by millions of Californians. Donald Trump, however, is not so sure. [OilPrice.com]

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Saturday, July 11, 2026

July 11 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “Clean Energy Helped The Grid Avoid Heat-Wave Failure” • Last week brought soaring temperatures to much of the US, forcing Americans to switch on their air conditioners. To meet demand, the US power grid delivered more electricity than ever, a feat that would have been impossible without clean energy’s massive growth in recent years. [Canary Media]

Wind turbines in Oklahoma (USGS, public domain)

  • “Sweeping Victory For Europe As Fifteen Nations Top Climate Scoreboard” • Europe dominated global sustainability rankings, but experts warn that all nations are “still far from critical goals” to tackle climate change. The report warns that China and the US look likely to “fall far short” of the global target of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. [Euronews]
  • “In Portugal, 75% Of Electricity From Renewables In H1” • Renewable energy sources accounted for 75.6% of the electricity produced in mainland Portugal in the first six months of the year, according to the June 2026 Renewable Electricity Bulletin by the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association. Costs were among the EU’s lowest. [Essential Business]
  • “Global Oil Demand Set For First Annual Drop Since 2020” • Global oil demand will fall by one million barrels per day in 2026, the IEA said. The change is the first annual contraction since COVID lockdowns grounded aviation and shuttered industry, underlining how much closing the Strait of Hormuz damaged the global economy. [Euronews]
  • “Sierra Club Wisconsin And MEA File Lawsuit After State Regulators Abandon Required Environmental Review” • Midwest Environmental Advocates filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sierra Club Wisconsin contesting a Wisconsin DNR decision to issue permits for a massive data center without fully evaluating the project’s environmental impacts. [CleanTechnica]

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Friday, July 10, 2026

July 10 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “Collett Completes Dual Blade Lifter Operation” • Collett has completed the first dual blade lifter convoy operation in the UK, transporting wind turbine blades for the Sanquhar 2 Wind Farm using two blade lifter trailers operating simultaneously. The company said the operation also is the first project to use its new Goldhofer blade lifter. [reNews]

Goldhofer blade lifters in use (Collett image)

  • “From Sewers To Swimming Sites: How European Cities Reclaim Their Rivers” • Europe’s cities are opening their rivers back to swimmers. From Paris to Berlin, officials are racing to clean up centuries-old waterways, betting that a swimmable river is now essential, not a luxury, as heatwaves get more intense and summers get harder to survive. [Euronews]
  • “US Accounted for Nearly 50% Of World’s CO₂ Emissions Growth In 2025” • A report from the Energy Institute, the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy, is thoroughly damning for the US. One big thing Robert Rapier of OilPrice.com noticed is that the US dominated the world’s increase in carbon emissions in 2025. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Drax Power Station’s Carbon Emissions Hit A New High In 2025 While Receiving Record Public Subsidies” • Ember analysis finds that Drax biomass power station was by far the UK’s largest emitter for the eleventh year running. Drax emitted more than the top six gas power stations combined. But it got a record £999 million in subsidies in 2025. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Leyte Geothermal Power Plant Eyed To Ease Rising Electricity Costs” • Amid a major increase in electricity bills due to higher generating costs, the Regional Development Council approved a resolution urging that electric cooperatives in Eastern Visayas be allowed to purchase power directly from the Leyte Geothermal Power Plant. [Philippine News Agency]

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

July 9 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “US Airlines’ Monthly Fuel Spend Topped $6 Billion Again In May, Up 84% From Year Ago” • US airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, government data shows. The May figure was higher than a year earlier by 84%. The higher cost was due to pricier jet fuel rather than increased traffic. [ABC News]

Airplane landing (Amsterdam City Archives, Unsplash)

  • “Nordex Books 3.1 GW In Q2 Haul” • Nordex Group booked 3.1 GW of order intake in its projects segment during the second quarter of 2026, up 32.2% from 2.3 GW year over year. Nordex said first-half order intake totaled 4.9 GW, an increase of 9.6% from 4.5 GW in the first half of 2025. The average sales price remained at €0.97 million/MW. [reNews]
  • “June 2026 Broke Heat Records In Europe And Oceans” • This year’s June was the hottest ever recorded in western Europe and the second-warmest globally at 1.39°C above the estimated pre-industrial average, according to the EU climate change services. And June’s extreme heat may be becoming a regular feature of European summers. [Euronews]
  • “Oil Prices Climb And Stocks Fall After Trump Says He Thinks Iran Agreement ‘Over'” • Amid an exchange of strikes in the Middle East, in which President Donald Trump said he believes an agreement with Iran is “over,” oil prices climbed and stocks closed lower. Brent crude climbed more than 6%, pushing the price up to about $79 a barrel. [ABC News]
  • “UK’s Second Largest Solar Farm Approved” • Families and businesses will benefit from more solar power, one of the least costly forms of power available, as the government approves a major solar power project. One Earth Solar Farm is set to be the second largest solar farm in the UK. The developer says it can yearly power needs for over 200,000 people. [GOV.UK]

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

July 7 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “Why Soy Biofuels Must Be Considered A High Deforestation Risk” • Adopted by the European Commission in April 2026, the revision of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 now classifies soybean oil as an indirect land use change biofuel feedstock with high risk, making it ineligible to count toward renewable energy targets by 2030. [CleanTechnica]

    Amazon rainforest destruction (Ibama, CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • “The Alps Are Drying Out: EU-Funded Project Assesses The Future Of Europe’s ‘Water Tower’” • According to the IPCC, the melting of Alpine glaciers threatens the water supply of the mountain communities and the millions of people who live downstream. The Alps are estimated to be warming roughly twice as fast as the global average. [Euronews]
  • “New US Generating Stations For AI Will Create Emissions Equal To Australia’s” • No matter what your opinion of AI might be, there is no argument about the amount of electrical power that will be required to run all of its data centers. A report claims the US plans to build or expand 74 gas-fired generating stations to power them. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Renewables Are Still The Cheapest New Power Option, And Avoided $480 Billion In Fossil Fuel Costs In 2025” • A report has revealed that 90% of new utility-scale renewable energy capacity added in 2025 was cheaper than the lowest-cost new fossil fuel alternative, helping to avoid an estimated $480 billion in fossil fuel costs by year’s end. [Renew Economy]
  • “Can India And Europe Produce Solar Energy Without China?” • In December 2025, Italy awarded over 1.1 GW of solar capacity in the country’s first auction restricted to projects built without Chinese-made equipment. The winning bids had a premium for solar hardware from anywhere other than China at a time when China supplies 90% of the solar modules. [DW.com]

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Sunday, July 5, 2026

The Role of Animals in Grasslands


In this episode, Dr. David Eldridge of the University of New South Wales shares the large part that various sizes of fauna play in grassland succession.

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Saturday, July 4, 2026

Expectations from Humic & Fulvic Acids


In this episode, Live Earth Products President Russell Taylor tells us what we can expect humic and fulvic acids to do on our farms.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Fungi Evolutionary Pathways


In this episode, mycology expert Dennis Desjardin sheds light on how and why fungi develop different evolutionary traits.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

June 30 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “Trump Killed Climate.gov Last Summer. Scientists Have Just Brought It Back” • Last summer, Trump shuttered climate.gov, NOAA’s portal on climate science. Now a team of roughly eighty volunteer scientists and former NOAA staffers has resurrected climate.gov as the nonprofit climate.us, crowdfunded with over $321,000 in donations. [Gizmodo]

Atmospheric river (NOAA, public domain)

  • “Power From Here: Most Of Humanity Already Lives Where Solar And Wind Are Strongest” • Most of the world is already rich in the two energy sources we need to decarbonize fast: sun and wind. The global shift to renewables is not constrained by resource scarcity, but by whether planning and investment move fast enough. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Europe’s Record Heatwave Is Shifting East” • Europe is still going through its most severe heatwave on record, with all-time highs shattered by temperatures across the continent. The death toll is more than 1,300. Now the heat is shifting east towards the Balkans and Ukraine, and Ukraine’s war-damaged power grid is bracing for the heat’s next phase. [Euronews]
  • “Solar Power: From Intermittent To Reliable Power” • Global solar demand is growing dramatically. China is by far the largest investor in solar PV generation and the largest producer of solar panels. In contrast to many other markets, solar truly is a global growth industry, now representing over 40% of the investment in global power generation. [McKinsey & Company]
  • “Duke Energy Latest Company to Accept Trump’s Dirty ‘Deal’ to Scrap Offshore Wind” • Duke Energy accepted $129 million in taxpayer money to end an offshore wind lease. The company is the latest to accept such an offer from the Interior Department. California and northeastern states are suing the US government over such agreements. [CleanTechnica]

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Sunday, June 28, 2026

June 28 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “A ‘strategic mistake of colossal proportions’ Why Trump is losing the war on renewables” • Despite the Trump regime, solar overtook coal in the US electricity mix for the first month on record in May. According to energy think tank Ember, sunlight supplied a record 12.8 % of US electricity, while coal fell to 12.2%, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever. [Euronews]

Protest sign (Leo_Visions, Unsplash, cropped)

  • “Climate-Tech Claims Need A Red-Flag Pass Before They Get Money” • Climate-tech claims usually arrive with a promise of a solution for some hard part of decarbonization and a request for support. Sometimes the claim deserves serious diligence. Other times it deserves a narrow demonstration. And there are times it deserves a polite but firm no. [Cleantechnica]
  • “The Next Frontier: Offshore Wind Power” • Besieged by high electricity costs and heavy reliance on fossil fuels, the Philippine archipelago is positioning itself as a prime destination for Asian offshore wind investment. With massive coastal wind resources, the Philippines recognizes that offshore wind offers the path to energy independence with lowest cost. [MSN]
  • “Europe Is Still Sweltering With Record-Breaking Heat” • The brutal heatwave is still griping Europe. Paris banned drinking alcohol in public over the weekend, while the city’s Pride March has been postponed, and the Louvre museum and the Eiffel Tower are closing early. Temperatures in the French capital has touched 39°C (102°F). [Euronews]
  • “China Is Quietly Winning The Clean Energy Trade War” • China’s clean energy dominance is growing. Buoyed by fast rising energy needs and the projected demands of the artificial intelligence boom, clean energy projects are getting greenlit at a breakneck pace. Beijing has near-total control of global supply chains for clean energy tech. [OilPrice.com]

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

June 27 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “Solar And Wind Each Produced More Electricity Than Coal In USA In April” • Solar and wind power plants are growing rapidly in the US, as coal keeps declining despite the federal government putting its thumb so heavily on the side of coal. In April alone, wind and solar each produced more electricity than the nation’s coal plants. [CleanTechnica]

Solar, wind, and coal (Arno Senoner, Unsplash)

  • “Rooftop Solar Systems Can Provide Five Hours Of ‘Free’ Air Conditioning Per Day. But Is It Green?” • AC has consistently been proven to reduce heat mortality during heatwaves. The 2021 Lancet Countdown report estimated that cooling units prevented nearly 200,000 premature deaths in 2019. But with greater demand comes greater emissions. [Euronews]
  • “Iron-Air Battery Project Aims To Cut Emissions And Boost Renewable Power” • Dutch startup Ore Energy secured what could be Europe’s largest iron-air battery agreement. The firm has signed a deal with energy supplier Budget Thuis to deploy 1 GWh of long-duration energy storage, starting with 400 MWh to be delivered in 2028. [Energy Live News]
  • “The Nuclear Renaissance Is Missing One Key Ingredient” • The Trump administration is all-in on nuclear energy. It has committed to loaning a total of $17.5 billion to companies that build new reactors. But utilities don’t appear to have much interest. Their investors are too worried about the high cost and long delays of nuclear construction. [MSN]
  • “Swiss Nuclear Plant Shut Down As River Temperature Rises Amid Heatwave” • In Switzerland, the Beznau nuclear plant, the world’s oldest active nuclear power facility, was temporarily shut down due to high water temperatures in a river used for cooling, the operator said. The water temperature in the Aare river has been measured at 25°C (77°F). [Yahoo]

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