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- Ørsted shares at all-time low after Trump halts work on US windfarm Mon, 25 Aug 25, 10:28pmShares drop by 17% after stop-work order on $1.5bn project off Rhode Island, which was 80% complete
- Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’ Fri, 22 Aug 25, 1:00amResearchers also suggest system could resolve problems with irregular and weather-dependent Earth-based supply
- US pipeline protester’s obstruction conviction overturned by appeals court Tue, 19 Aug 25, 7:02amNew trial for Mylene Vialard after Minnesota judges find ‘pervasive’ prosecutorial misconduct in Line 3 protest case
- Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says Thu, 14 Aug 25, 7:42pmBeate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaos
- ‘It’s destruction disguised as progress’: how the oil industry is sucking Iraq’s ancient wetlands dry Wed, 13 Aug 25, 5:00pmHawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the water
- Iraq’s marshes were considered an Eden. Now the oil industry is sucking them dry Wed, 13 Aug 25, 5:00pmHawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the water
- Wind generator Ørsted blames Trump as shares sink to all-time low Mon, 11 Aug 25, 9:46pmDanish company makes $9bn cash call as it says business model has been derailed by US policies
- Wind generator Ørsted’s shares sink as it makes $9bn cash call Mon, 11 Aug 25, 9:46pmDanish company blames Donald Trump for derailing its business model after market value drops by a third
- ‘We’ve begun oil spill response training’: Patagonia prepares for the largest crude oil export port in Argentina Fri, 8 Aug 25, 8:00pmWildlife experts warn huge facility on the Valdés peninsula in Patagonia could be devastating for ‘a treasure chest of wildlife’
- ‘Where’s the money going?’: why Brazilian towns awash with royalties from oil are still among the poorest Wed, 6 Aug 25, 9:00pmSince the first big finds in the 1940s, Brazil’s politicians have vowed all of its people would benefit. But in some oil towns, one in four people still live below the poverty line
- BP makes its biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off coast of Brazil Mon, 4 Aug 25, 11:56pmCompany to carry out more tests on its Santos basin find as it continues shift from renewables back to fossil fuels
- BP makes major oil and gas discovery off Brazil coast Mon, 4 Aug 25, 7:01pmCompany renews focus on fossil fuels and believes Santos basin could be its largest find since 1999
- He may talk rubbish but Trump has an eye for beauty, and that is a breath of fresh air | Simon Jenkins Fri, 1 Aug 25, 7:32pmThe US president promotes classical architecture and loathes ‘ugly’ wind turbines. Keir Starmer would dismiss him as a nimby, but on this Trump has a point
- Countries failing to act on UN climate pledge to triple renewables, thinktank finds Thu, 31 Jul 25, 9:01amFossil fuel reliance likely to continue and Cop28 target of limiting global heating to below 1.5C will be missed
- We face daunting global challenges. But here are eight reasons to be hopeful | John D Boswell Wed, 30 Jul 25, 12:00amAlthough the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change