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As Solar Capacity Grows, Some of America’s Most Productive Farmland is at Risk

Dave Duttlinger stands next to land he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC, Wheatfield, Indiana. April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska (Reuters) – Dave Duttlinger’s first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was: I warned them this would happen. About 445 acres of his fields …

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OP-ED: It’s About Reducing Emissions, Not Oil Demand – OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais

The pace at which global energy demand is growing means that alternatives cannot replace oil at the necessary scale writes OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais. Rather than calling for an end to oil, the focus should be on reducing emissions. OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais A recent report on oil demand by The …

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Trump Is Scaring Republicans Away From Saving the Planet

Most in the party accept that climate change is real, but many are retrenching from their commitments to action in fear of angering the vindictive former president.  Mary Ellen Klas is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former capital bureau chief for the Miami Herald, she has covered politics and government for …

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