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How utilities can add capacity in months, not years
For utilities managing surging electricity demand, a scalable, non-wires approach to expanding grid capacity can be depl...
A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines
A March 2025 ice storm crippled northern Michigan, exposing the grid’s vulnerability to climate‑driven storms. Utilities are grappling with steep undergrounding costs—$400,000 per mile in rural areas
Dutch Court: Mime Pedaling Counts as Real E‑Bike Pedaling
A Dutch court ruled that 'mime pedaling' — short up-and-down pedal movements that activate an e-bike's cadence sensor without completing full revolutions — still qualifies as pedaling under EU law, or
2025 Study: 335 M ha Burned, Fires Hit Wealthy Areas
A 2025 study finds that despite a record‑low 335 million hectares burned, wildfires caused disproportionate devastation in wealthier regions, driving high insured losses and prompting calls for greate
Noctilucent Clouds: Pollution, Krakatoa, or Climate Change?
Researchers are still debating why noctilucent clouds — the highest known clouds in Earth's atmosphere — have no recorded sightings before 1885, with industrial pollution, the Krakatoa eruption, and c
Aberdeen South Byelection Tests North Sea Energy Politics
The Guardian's editorial argues the Aberdeen South byelection on 18 June has become a pivotal test of North Sea energy politics, with soaring prices, oil-sector job losses, and Reform UK's 'drill, bab
NGL Energy Partners Blowout Sends Water Into Ditch
An accidental blowout at an NGL Energy Partners well in Carlsbad sent a 70‑foot plume of toxic produced water spewing onto a highway, prompting a local engineer and a rancher to alert emergency respon
Nest belonging to 'remarkable' endangered bird found
A video of the curlew that has a nest and eggs was posted by the Sliabh Beagh Curlew Conservation Trust.
Horseshoe Whip Snake Filmed Swimming to Ibiza Islet, Dooming Lizards
A grainy April 2024 video confirmed what researchers feared: a horseshoe whip snake swam 450 meters from Ibiza to the islet of Santa Eulària, opening a new front in an invasion that has already driven
‘It’s a great healer’: why being outdoors in nature means so much to us
Many of those who love spending time in Britain’s green places say it is awe-inspiring, calming and therapeuticAs a rece...
Wildfire Experts Warn 2026 Fire Season Looks Severe
Wildfire experts are warning that 2026 is shaping up to be a dangerous fire year, with a historically light mountain snowpack, record-dry national conditions, and a weakened federal firefighting appar
Okefenokee Swamp Nears UNESCO World Heritage Decision
Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, North America's largest blackwater swamp, is awaiting a final decision in July on its nomination to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a designation th
JBS to Build 6 Nigerian Slaughterhouses in $2.5B Move
JBS, a Brazilian beef company linked to Amazon deforestation, is investing $2.5 billion to build at least six slaughterhouses in Nigeria, marking its first African expansion as Greenpeace prepares leg
Okefenokee Refuge Targets UNESCO Heritage Status by July
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a vast Georgia swamp of blackwater channels and peat wetlands, is on track to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site by July — but the bid's fate is compli
Hindhead Tunnel Opens, A3 Road Closed, Rewilding
The 2011 opening of the Hindhead Tunnel let the A3 road be permanently closed, unlocking a large‑scale rewilding effort on Hindhead Common and the Devil’s Punch Bowl. Backed by a Countryside Stewardsh
Juiced Bikes Begins Shipping Scrambler E‑Bikes in US
Juiced Bikes has moved from pre‑order to full production, shipping its new Scrambler Hardtail and Full Suspension e‑bikes in the United States. The models deliver 750 W motors, up to 1,700 W peak powe
Australia Drives Home Battery Boom, Cuts Power Prices
While headlines elsewhere track geopolitical flashpoints and football title races, Australia is quietly reshaping the energy landscape. A surge in home‑battery installations—about 415,000 units since
'Killer fungus' could be good news for habitats decimated by invasive moss
A newly discovered species raises hope that some native British habitats could be restored.
Study: 5 2026 World Cup Games Could Hit Unsafe Heat
Researchers from Imperial College London found climate change has nearly doubled the number of 2026 FIFA World Cup matches likely played in unsafe heat—five games projected to cross the danger thresho
Garden Grove Tank Crisis: Expert Faults Air Testing Methods
Roughly 50,000 residents in Garden Grove, California evacuated for nearly a week after up to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate overheated in a tank at the GKN Aerospace plant, and while officials n
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