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Over half of all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 are expected to be electric vehicles. That could put a major strain on our nation's electric grid, an aging system built for a world that runs on fossil fuels.Domestic electricity demand in 2022 is expected to increase up to 18% by 2030 and 38% by 2035, according to an analysis by the Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Analysis Toolkit, or REPEAT, an energy policy project out of Princeton University. That's a big change over the roughly 5% increase we saw in the past…

Renewable energy scored a big win this week in Massachusetts. A federal judge in the state’s district court rejected a lawsuit brought by an alleged group of Nantucket residents, which sought to stop the first major U.S. offshore wind project from moving forward.Rare Polar Bear Attack in Canada | Extreme EarthVineyard Wind, a $2.8 billion endeavor expected to generate enough energy to power 400,000 homes, was approved by Joe Biden in May 2021. But the proposal has faced multiple legal challenges since—from climate…

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.How Can You Be a Steward of Good Tech in 2023? | Gizmodo InterviewAfter a nearly two-decades-long permitting process, a 732-mile transmission line capable of sending power from what will be the largest onshore wind farm in North America to Western states got a green light last week.The Bureau of Land Management, or BLM gave final approval to begin building the $3 billion TransWest Express high-voltage transmission line. The…

Pentagon pushback could imperil national plans for a sustainably powered future. Maps from the Department of Defense show that the U.S. military has serious concerns about planned offshore wind development, according to a Monday report from Bloomberg.How Can You Be a Steward of Good Tech in 2023? | Gizmodo InterviewAcross vast expanses of ocean off the mid-Atlantic, the Pentagon has apparently indicated it would prefer there to not be wind turbines. In an annotated graphic shown in the Bloomberg report, four big sections…

Readers of the daily email newsletter of one of the country’s leading right-wing, fossil fuel-funded think tanks were treated to a bizarre sight this week: an AI-generated image of a dead whale washed ashore on a beach in front of wind turbines, above a fearmongering story about offshore wind. Unfortunately, what is isolated to one newsletter today could spread around the right-wing ecosystem tomorrow.I cover climate and read breaking news about renewable energy every day; if there were a real photo of a dead whale in…

Greenwashing should be seen as a positive sign that companies are moving in the right direction, according to the founder of British energy firm Ecotricity."It's everywhere," Dale Vince told CNBC's Tania Bryer. "But you know, I take it as a good thing. People say to me, 'oh, there's greenwashing, it's a bad thing'.""And I say, do you know what, it's not a bad thing because 10 years ago, these companies that are greenwashing today, didn't care, right?""Now they care. They see that they have to do something and so they…

A golden eagle photographed in Scotland. The bird of prey is protected under the U.K.'s Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesPlans for an onshore wind farm in Scotland have been revised after a number of concerns, including those related to how the project might affect golden eagles. If built, the Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm will have 60 turbines instead of the 75 that were originally proposed.The tip height of four turbines in the development, in Dumfries and…

From the United States to the European Union, major economies around the world are laying out plans to move away from fossil fuels in favor of low and zero-carbon technologies.It's a colossal task that will require massive sums of money, huge political will and technological innovation. As the planned transition takes shape, there's been a lot of talk about the relationship between hydrogen and natural gas.During a panel discussion moderated by CNBC's Joumanna Bercetche at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,…

An Orange-Bellied Parrot perched on the edge of a feeding bowl. The species is listed as being critically endangered.Margot Kiesskalt | Istock | Getty ImagesPlans for a major new wind farm in Australia were given the thumbs up this month — on the provision its turbines go offline for five months a year to protect a parrot species.In an environmental assessment report of the Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority said its board had "determined to approve the proposal" for the…

Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency "expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three years, overtaking coal."Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty ImagesRenewables are on course to overtake coal and become the planet's biggest source of electricity generation by the middle of this decade, according to the International Energy Agency.The IEA's Renewables 2022 report, published Tuesday, predicts a major shift within the…