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While headlines focus on daily energy policy debates, a much larger transformation is quietly reshaping the global power landscape: solar energy is rapidly moving toward dominance of the world’s energy system. According to energy analyst Dan Gearino, we have officially…
Indonesia has officially abandoned its commitment to shut down the Cirebon-1 coal-fired power plant by 2035, marking a significant retreat from the country’s climate pledges. Chief Economics Minister Airlangga Hartarto announced in December that closing the 660-megawatt facility seven years…
A massive data center development in central Alabama is expanding its footprint, with plans to convert nearly 900 more acres of agricultural land for industrial use. Logistic Land Investment LLC, the company behind the $14.5 billion “Project Marvel” data center…
Environmental campaigners are raising serious concerns about BP’s growing influence over science education in the United Kingdom, alleging the oil giant has strategically positioned itself to shape how thousands of teachers approach STEM subjects through its partnership with the prestigious…
Indonesia’s ambitious plan to transform Flores into a showcase “geothermal island” has hit a wall of community resistance, highlighting the complex tensions between renewable energy goals and indigenous rights. In 2017, the government identified 21 potential geothermal sites across the…
Doug McConnell, the iconic television host who spent nearly half a century introducing viewers to Northern California’s hidden natural treasures, died on January 13th, 2026, at age 80. The veteran broadcaster dedicated his career to something deceptively simple yet profoundly…
Researchers have successfully mapped the landscape hidden beneath Antarctica’s massive ice sheet with unprecedented detail, creating what could be a crucial tool for understanding how the continent will respond to accelerating climate change. The groundbreaking map reveals the complex terrain…
Guinea reached a long-awaited economic milestone on December 2, 2025, when the first shipment of iron ore from the massive Simandou deposits departed for China. The 200,000-tonne cargo left from the newly built port of Morebaya, marking the culmination of…
Scientists have opened a groundbreaking “frozen library” in Antarctica designed to preserve ice samples from melting glaciers before they disappear due to climate change. The Ice Memory Foundation, a consortium of European research institutes, inaugurated this first-of-its-kind global repository at…
Russian authorities have jailed Daria Egereva, a prominent Indigenous climate advocate who has spent years fighting for Indigenous rights at the United Nations. The Selkup woman from western Siberia was arrested on December 17 following a home search where officials…
