NextEra recently added 1,450 megawatts of solar projects to its growing queue of renewable energy. NextEra /Facebook The world’s largest renewable developer is eyeing transmission project opportunities as the Biden administration focuses on adding large amounts of wind, solar and storage to the nation’s grid in the coming decades. “We’re looking Read more…
Tim Kaumo grew up in the shadow of Wyoming’s imposing Jim Bridger Power Plant, with its four towering exhaust stacks and rumbling trains delivering a steady stream of coal feeding the hungry boilers converting carbon into electricity.© Trevor Hughes, Trevor Hughes-USA TODAY NETWORK Coal-fired power plants next to the WyoDak mine east of Gillette, Read more…
Recently ARE and City and University leaders spoke with the City Climate Corner podcast to share how Laramie is taking action on reducing our city’s carbon emissions, even in coal-country Wyoming. Listen to the podcast episode using the link below and share with your friends, family and neighbors! https://www.cityclimatecorner.com/episodes/laramie-wy-coal-country-climate-action?fbclid=IwAR3b3o6MhDPriStvWQzPRzUhJgaSRpDeqkkTgLWizEBszuu99I1e9lY_S4c
Wyoming Public Radio | By Maggie MullenPublished June 18, 2021 at 1:14 PM MDT Heat waves, like the one felt across the West this week, are expected to happen more frequently and to last longer because of climate change. But a lot of homes in the region don’t have air conditioning. According to federal data, Read more…
By Brad PlumerMay 18, 2021, 1:00 a.m. ET Nations around the world would need to immediately stop approving new coal-fired power plants and new oil and gas fields and quickly phase out gasoline-powered vehicles if they want to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change, the world’s leading energy agency said Read more…