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In One Year, China Will Add More Solar Capacity Than Any Other Country Has — Ever

China’s investment in solar in 2017 is yet more evidence that the country is dead serious about being the world’s clean energy leader.

November 28th, 2017

By Zachary Davies Boren @zdboren

In One Year, China Will Add More Solar Capacity Than Any Other Country Has — Ever

It’s no secret China has been installing solar panels at a record-breaking rate — it’s been happening for years now.

But in 2017 China took its solar drive even further, deploying more PV capacity in one year than any other country has — or at least had at end of

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Is Erik Prince Helping China Build Concentration Camps For Muslims?

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Total’s Report On Amazon Reef Drilling Reveals Oil Spill Risk To Nearby Countries

The Amazon reef itself also faces significant spill risk, with the modelling commissioned by Total showing there could be an up to 30% chance of oil reaching the reef.

August 18th, 2017

By Zachary Davies Boren @zdboren

Total’s Report On Amazon Reef Drilling Reveals Oil Spill Risk To Nearby Countries

The controversial offshore oil project in the mouth of the Amazon river could pose significant spill risk to nearby countries, according to documents from drilling giant Total. The findings have led to the company to disown key parts of its own Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). In a statement to Energydesk, Total said:

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The Top Five Real Reasons the US Wants Regime Change in Venezuela

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Everyone Has Fallen for the Lies About Venezuela

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Petrodollar Warfare: The Common Thread Linking Venezuela and Iran

As UK Effectively Bans Onshore Wind Power, Study Shows It’s True Promise

Despite the dramatic cost gains made in recent years, onshore wind is no longer in the running for subsidies following a decision made after the UK’s Conservatives won the 2015 general election.

July 24th, 2017

By Zachary Davies Boren @zdboren

As UK Effectively Bans Onshore Wind Power, Study Shows It’s True Promise

The government has come under fire over its ‘short-sighted decision’ to effectively ban new onshore windfarms after the release of a report that shows they could actually produce the cheapest electricity in the country — even cheaper than gas.

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Re-Colonization: France, Turkey and England Return to their Colonial Ambitions

Facebook | Social Media

Anonymous Exposes Clandestine UK Social Media Manipulation Campaign

Prominent British Neocon Think Tank Claims Half of UK’s Russians Are Kremlin Moles

Oil Giants Admit Risk Of Spill In Drilling Project Near Amazon Reef

The reef – which is largely undocumented – is believed to be more than a thousand miles long, stretching from the southern tip of French Guiana to Brazil’s Maranhão State.

July 04th, 2017

By Zachary Davies Boren @zdboren

Oil Giants Admit Risk Of Spill In Drilling Project Near Amazon Reef

The controversial offshore oil drilling project in the mouth of the Amazon river could pose a significant risk to the mysterious nearby coral reef, according to documents filed by Total and BP. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for drilling blocks shared by the European oil giants claims there is an up to 30% chance that a prospective

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An anti-government protester holds a shield brandished with photos of President Nicolas Maduro, government officials and a gun sight, during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, July 22, 2017. Fernando Llano | AP

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What The Leaked EU-Japan Trade Deal Tells Us About Brexit

JEFTA will soon become the EU’s biggest ever free trade deal, covering a trade volume twice as large as CETA, the recently negotiated agreement with Canada.

June 27th, 2017

By Zachary Davies Boren @zdboren

What The Leaked EU-Japan Trade Deal Tells Us About Brexit

As Brexit talks begin in earnest, the European Union’s army of trade negotiators is finalizing what is set to become their biggest deal yet — JEFTA, a wide-reaching financial agreement with Japan. But hundreds of documents from the top secret deal – obtained and published over the weekend by

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EU Launches INSTEX To Facilitate Trade, Bypass US Sanctions on Iran

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Australia’s Coal Export Industry Is Threatening The Climate Crisis

According to a new report, Australia’s ambitious coal export plans threaten to overwhelm any emissions gains made as part of the Paris climate agreement.

June 09th, 2017

By Zachary Davies Boren @zdboren

Australia’s Coal Export Industry Is Threatening The Climate Crisis

Australia is powering a global surge in an especially polluting type of steel production, and exporting a massive amount of greenhouse gases — 88% as much as it produces domestically. According to a new report from Greenpeace Australia

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Corporations See a Different Kind of “Green” in Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal”

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Pentagon Climate Change Report Ignores Its Own Role in Fueling the Crisis

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UK’s Coalition Government Is Finally Kicking Coal To The Curb

The UK’s electricity mix looks very different today than it did seven years ago, when the Conservatives first entered a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

June 07th, 2017

By Zachary Davies Boren @zdboren

UK’s Coalition Government Is Finally Kicking Coal To The Curb

Wind, solar and energy efficiency have replaced the vast majority of power previously provided by the UK’s coal fleet, a new analysis shows. Since the start of the coalition government in 2010, coal’s role in the generation mix has fallen to historic lows, culminating in

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