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- Leaked: US power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy Wed, 27 Jul 22, 9:00pmOne industry consulting firm has influenced politics across Florida, Alabama and at least six other states
- SilviaTerra wants to bring the benefits of carbon offsets to every landowner everywhere Sat, 9 Jan 21, 1:33amZack Parisa and Max Nova, the co-founders of the carbon offset company SilviaTerra, have spent the last decade working on a way to democratize access to revenue-generating carbon offsets...
- Investors and utilities are seeding carbon markets with new startups Wed, 8 Jan 20, 7:02amWhile most of the world agrees that carbon dioxide emissions from human activity are creating a climate crisis, there’s little consensus regarding how to address it...
- If You Put Junk Science In, You’ll Get Junk Science Out Wed, 18 Sep 19, 11:00amBy Chris Martz | September 16, 2019 There are plenty of climate scientists in the world that I highly respect, many of whom I don’t share the same views with on climate change...
- Architecture students transform an old Alabama bank into a town library Thu, 14 Dec 17, 9:30pmA historic bank in a tiny Alabama town has been reborn into a surprisingly elegant library with looks rivaling a chic retail store. The project, called Newborn Library, was completed in 2013 as part of Rural Studio, an Auburn...
- Google to convert Alabama coal plant into renewable-powered data centre Fri, 26 Jun 15, 2:01amTechnology company says it will open 14th data centre at Widows Creek site in Jackson County that will be powered with 100% renewable energy
- BP's reckless conduct caused Deepwater Horizon oil spill, judge rules Fri, 5 Sep 14, 2:11amJudges ruling that BP bears 67% of blame for Deepwater Horizon disaster could nearly quadruple amount of civil penalties
- Largest US public utility votes to close six coal-powered plants in Alabama Fri, 15 Nov 13, 9:13amTwo more coal units in Kentucky to be replaced with natural gas plants as utility cites strict environmental regulations in closures
- Open House Renovates an Abandoned Building into a Transforming Open Air Theater Sat, 3 Aug 13, 1:56amMatthew Mazzotta, an artist whose practice focuses on participatory community design, has teamed up with the Coleman Center for the Arts and people of York, Alabama to transform a blighted downtown property into a new public...
- Renewable Energy Could Be Stored in Facilities Deep Underground Fri, 24 May 13, 2:30amPhoto via Shutterstock A new study by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bonneville Power Administration finds that two underground sites in the Pacific Northwest are ideal for storing...
- BP and government lawyers prepare for battle over environmental cost of spill Sat, 23 Feb 13, 5:33amBritish oil giant faces Deepwater Horizon court case determined to dispute level of culpability and reduce finesDolphin calving season has just begun in the Gulf of Mexico and marine biologists are reporting an alarming trend...
- As billion-dollar BP court case nears, scientists count cost to Gulf of Mexico Sat, 23 Feb 13, 5:33amDolphin deaths are just the latest indication something is seriously wrong in one of the world's most complex ecosystemsDolphin calving season has just begun in the Gulf of Mexico and marine biologists are reporting an alarming...
- BP should pay $25bn on top of likely fines for Gulf spill, activists say Fri, 22 Feb 13, 7:15amEnvironmental groups say oil giant in court next week must be held responsible for all damage from 2010 disasterBP should be on the hook for an additional $25bn to restore environmental damage from the Gulf of Mexico oil...
- Rare Christmas Twisters Thrash the Deep South, Winter Storm Heads Northeast Thu, 27 Dec 12, 12:11amA massive storm system that unleashed rare winter twisters on Christmas day is now heading northeast, NPR reports. After pummeling America’s midsection with torrential rain and snow, the storm then dumped on the deep...
- A Fish Named Obama – to Honor the President Sat, 1 Dec 12, 12:13amEtheostoma obama, a new species described by Mayden and Layman. Copyright: Joseph R. Tomelleri There’s nothing fishy about naming a new species of fish after the President of the United States, especially since he’s...