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By Richard Valdmanis (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s return to the White House will refocus the nation’s energy policy onto maximizing oil and gas production and away from fighting climate change, but the Republican win in Tuesday’s presidential elections is unlikely to dramatically slow the U.S. renewable energy boom. That is…
If you have a lot on your plate at work, then your desk, office, or cubicle is likely less than beautifully organized.While we’re not all going to maintain pristine workspaces, you will most likely be more productive at work if your desk is clean and organized.I’m a professional declutterer specializing…
By David Lawder RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday warned that any attempts to roll back the Biden administration’s clean energy tax credits would raise costs for families and jeopardize new investments in U.S. manufacturing that are creating jobs. Yellen told an audience at…
This summer, three generations of my family — from my grandmother to my mom and aunts down to me — got together at my grandmother’s house to put on a two-day garage sale. The goal was to declutter my grandmother’s house, which has been bursting with things since she moved…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump would rescind many of President Joe Biden’s clean energy rules while also speeding approvals of power plants to meet the nation’s rising electricity demands, the Republican’s presidential campaign said on Thursday. Should he win the Nov. 5 election, Trump would axe clean…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jobs in the U.S. clean energy industry in 2023 grew at more than double the rate of the country’s overall jobs, and unionization in clean energy surpassed for the first time the rate in the wider energy industry, the Energy Department said on Wednesday.…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brian Deese, an economic adviser for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, called on Thursday for an economic program to loan allies money to buy U.S. green energy technologies as part of a wider strategy intended to fight climate change. Deese, who was an…
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) – Utilities in Portugal have cut the proportion of electricity production from fossil fuels to just 10% so far in 2024, leap-frogging neighbour Spain to emerge as western Europe’s second-cleanest large power sector behind France. Total clean electricity generation through the first seven months…
Industrial manufacturers make materials like aluminum and glass for everything from beverage containers to aircraft parts. They’re also responsible for 17% of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to recent research published in PNAS Nexus.That’s a problem. Countries are struggling to cut CO2 emissions as the climate crisis worsens. And switching…
By Christoph Steitz and Greta Rosen Fondahn FRANKFURT/GDANSK (Reuters) – European companies focused on clean energy are abandoning expansion plans, bracing for lower sales or see funding of U.S projects in doubt because of fears over what a potential election victory for Donald Trump could mean for their sector. Trump…
