Tribe Builds Microgrid: "Amid Shut-Off Woes, A Beacon Of Energy"
A Native American tribe has insulated itself from California’s blackouts by creating a microgrid utility".
Source: Washington Post, 01/02/2020
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"Trump Administration Says It Will Approve Largest U.S. Solar Farm"
"Federal officials plan to approve a massive solar farm with energy storage in the desert outside Las Vegas, paving the way for a $1-billion project that will provide electricity to Nevada residents served by billionaire Warren Buffett’s NV Energy."
Source: LA Times, 01/02/2020
"Denmark Sources Record 47% Of Power From Wind In 2019"
"Denmark sourced almost half its electricity consumption from wind power last year, a new record boosted by steep cost reductions and improved offshore technology."
Source: Reuters, 01/02/2020
"Austrian Conservatives And Greens Strike New Year's Coalition Deal"
"Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz struck a coalition deal on Wednesday with the Greens to ensure his return to power and bring the left-wing party into government for the first time, three months after Kurz won a parliamentary election."
Source: Reuters, 01/02/2020
Trump-Picked Science Panel Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor
"A top panel of government-appointed scientists, many of them hand-selected by the Trump administration, said on Tuesday that three of President Trump’s most far-reaching and scrutinized proposals to weaken major environmental regulations are at odds with established science."
Source: NY Times, 01/02/2020
Australia Govt Steers Mass Evacuation As Wildfires Raze Holiday Towns
"Tens of thousands of holiday makers fled seaside towns on Australia’s east coast on Thursday ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters began rescuing thousands more trapped by the blazes."
Source: Reuters, 01/02/2020
Reporting in Indigenous Communities
Duncan McCue, a reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, created this online educational guide to assist journalists who report in Indigenous communities. Find out how to research and pitch stories, and gather information for and present these stories.
"Jim Beam Fined In Massive Bourbon Spill That Killed Fish"
"Jim Beam was fined $600,000 earlier this month after a July warehouse fire sent a nearly 23-mile plume of alcohol into the Kentucky and Ohio rivers, killing fish."
Source: AP, 12/31/2019
Mozambique Racing To Adapt To Climate Change. The Weather Is Winning
"In early March, people who live along Mozambique's long coastline began to hear rumors about a cyclone."
Source: NPR, 12/31/2019
"Plenty of Contaminants Found At Detroit-Area Industrial Site"
"High levels of multiple contaminants have been found in soil and groundwater at an old industrial site in suburban Detroit, state regulators said, after an inspection that was triggered by the discovery of a yellow-green substance along a major interstate."
Source: AP, 12/31/2019
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