Category Archives: energy

A Superpower is Dying by Suicide

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S. National Security Council had sent to European ambassadors in Washington a message that President Donald J. Trump … Continue reading →

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The Crazy Comes for Clean Energy

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Jim deMaine

by Paul Krugman (thanks to Diana C.) I do three things every morning: I start a pot of coffee, I feed the cat, and then I fire up my laptop. The first two are calming routines. The third is a … Continue reading →

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These stunning photos show how nature came back after the world’s largest dam removal project

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Jim deMaine

by BY Adele Peters thanks to Pam P. It’s been less than a year since the world’s largest dam removal project was completed along 420 miles of the Klamath River, near the border of Oregon and California. But if you look … Continue reading →

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A whopping 80% of new US electricity capacity this year came from solar and battery storage

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Jim deMaine

From Techspot – thanks to Bob P. In a nutshell: Solar and battery storage are having an absolute field day this year in the US. According to fresh numbers from the Energy Information Administration, the two sources accounted for a staggering … Continue reading →

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Are offshore wind turbines in Washington’s future?

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Jim deMaine

If voters decide in November to keep the cap-and-invest program, the state has plans that could bring the technology to its coastal waters. by John Stang in Crosscut/ July 23, 2024 In an August 2016 photo, three wind turbines from Deepwater Wind … Continue reading →

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