clean energy

Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower over the water on October 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island.

Biden's offshore wind plan could create thousands of jobs, but challenges remain

1:26pm January 24, 2023

by H.J. Mai

When President Biden talks about tackling climate change, he talks about economic opportunities. Offshore wind promises to provide many opportunities, but it's not for everyone.

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N.C. A&T receives $10M for clean energy research

11:09am August 29, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a $10 million grant to open a clean energy research center.

NC A&T receives $23.7M federal grant for clean energy workforce training

11:30am August 03, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

The federal government is awarding North Carolina A&T State University $23.7 million to develop a clean energy workforce training program.

Winston-Salem prepares first solar panel project for city-owned buildings

2:25pm April 22, 2022

by Keri Brown

The City of Winston-Salem is investing in solar power to help meet future clean energy goals. The first project is slated for one of its main downtown facilities.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media about the cruise industry during a press conference at PortMiami in April. DeSantis faces criticism for failing to do all he could on Florida's biggest environmental threat: climate change.

Ron DeSantis Pushes Coastal 'Resilience' While Doing Little To Tackle Climate Change

4:29pm May 05, 2021

The Florida governor has made the environment a priority, dedicating millions to water quality and coastal infrastructure. But critics say he ignores the biggest threat: carbon emissions.

Environment

Forsyth County Sets 2050 Goal For Complete Clean Energy Use

10:58pm December 05, 2019

by Paul Garber

Forsyth County has taken a step to go green as commissioners on Thursday approved a proposal to address the possible effects of climate change.

Idaho Power says it already gets nearly half its energy from hydroelectric dams such as the Swan Falls Dam on the Snake River, just south of Boise. The utility plans to phase out its use of coal power plants.

Idaho Utility Spurns Coal, Pledges 100 Percent 'Clean' Energy By 2045

4:32pm March 27, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Idaho Power plans to stop using coal power plants. The news comes as a U.S. energy agency says renewable sources produced a record amount of electricity in 2018.

Governor Roy Cooper Issues Executive Order To Cut Greenhouse Gases

7:58am October 30, 2018

by Associated Press and Eddie Garcia

Governor Roy Cooper issued an

Court Tests NC Ban On Selling Solar Power To Greensboro Church

1:41pm April 17, 2018

by Associated Press

North Carolina's highest court is considering whether a clean-energy advocacy group illegally sold solar power to one church to undercut the monopoly power of the state's electric utilities.

Kelp plants grow on a 30-foot-long, white PVC pole suspended in the water. If this is successful, instead of just one row, there would be a whole platform, hundreds of meters across and hundreds of meters deep, full of kelp plants.

Scientists Hope To Farm The Biofuel Of The Future In The Pacific Ocean

6:08pm August 22, 2017

International research labs are using seaweed to make biofuel, but little progress has been made in the U.S. Now scientists in California are developing a prototype to enable vast open-ocean farming.

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