Lexington Herald Leader Pruitt’s climate denial serves politics not millions threatened by raging environmentLexington Herald LeaderIt’s hard to know where to start with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s insistence that it’s — what? insensitive, gauche, opportunistic? — to talk about climate change in the wake of the untold damage to life and property …EPA…

Citizen Zuma attends AU climate summit in New York | The CitizenCitizenPresident Jacob Zuma attended the Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State/Government on Climate Change in New York in the US on Monday. and more »

What’s Driving The Turn Of Events For Energy?ForbesStock prices followed, with producers up 6.2%, broad energy higher by 3.5%, and MLPs notching a 1.1% gain. As mentioned, the IEA raised its crude oil demand expectation to year-over-year growth of 1.6 million barrels bpd. It is now clear the globe may … and more »

What ‘Energy Security’ Looks Like In The 21st CenturyForbesFor nearly a decade, lobbyists, academics and politicians alike have hailed the shale revolution as the guarantor of U.S. energy security. U.S. President Donald Trump has even taken their expectations a step further, envisioning a world of American … and more »

Energy-efficient green buildings may emit hazardous chemicalsReuters(Reuters Health) – Newly renovated low-income housing units in Boston earned awards for green design and building but flunked indoor air-quality tests, a new study shows. Researchers found potentially carcinogenic levels of toxic chemicals in the … and more »

Department of Energy Announces 18 New Projects to Accelerate Production of Macroalgae for Energy and Other UsesEnergy.gov (press release)WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $22 million in funding through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for 18 innovative projects as part of the Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy … and more »

Barron’s Gogoro’s Intriguing Scooter Crusade for Greener EnergyBarron’sGogoro is pursuing an interesting approach to making more greener the world’s transportation system, offering an electric scooter for urban environments, and a network of stations that let you drive up and swap your scooter’s battery pack for a fresh one. and more »

Investorplace.com Cloudy Times Ahead For US SolarSeeking AlphaThe US solar industry, on the face it, looks to be on a tear: capacity has increased from only 0.1% of total electricity generation in 2010 to 1.4% today; and in 2016, solar accounted for 39% of all newly installed capacity in the US. The numbers may …First…

Smithsonian These New Solar Cells Are Modeled After a Fly’s Eye | Innovation …SmithsonianStanford University researchers may have found a way for perovskites to compete with silicon in the solar panel market. and more »

CleanTechnica World’s tallest solar tower will cap off the world’s largest solar park in DubaiDigital TrendsMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, a giant single site solar park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is set to become even bigger courtesy of a new 700-megawatt solar extension. A contract to build the extension was awarded over…