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Washington Examiner Senate appropriators advance $38.4 billion energy spending billWashington ExaminerSenate appropriators on Thursday sent a $38.4 billion energy and water spending bill to the chamber’s floor that is $4 billion more than President Trump’s budget request. The Appropriations Committee approved the Energy and Water Development …Senate panel rejects Trump funding cuts on Energy Department programsThe…

New York Times Why Fight Solar Power?New York Times“After Rapid Growth, Rooftop Solar Programs Dim Under Pressure From Utility Lobbyists” (news article, July 9) got it right that traditional utilities are fighting to undercut competition and customer choice by targeting state solar policies … and more »

Space.com Enjoy an Eclipse Safari! Total Solar Eclipse App Features Interactive Map and Space.com NewsSpace.com21, 2017 total solar eclipse. It’s with that goal in mind that we decided to partner with Simulation Curriculum — the creators of the amazing astronomy and skywatching mobile app SkySafari — on their new total solar eclipse mobile app, Eclipse…

Where Are The Solar Roofs?Seeking AlphaIn May 2017 Tesla began taking pre-orders for the product, and was reportedly sold out until mid 2018. Installations were supposed to start in California in June 2017, now it’s late July and we still have no word on the first Solar Roof installations … and more »

PRI California’s electrical grid can’t handle all the solar energy the state is producingPRIBut the state’s solar boom isn’t all sunshine, as the Los Angeles Times energy reporter, Ivan Penn, laid out in a recent investigation. To avoid overloading its electrical grid, California has actually paid neighboring states like Arizona to take …Clarksville Solar Facility…

Vox Donald Trump’s plan to build a solar border wall, explained with mathVoxLast week, President Donald Trump insisted that he really isn’t joking about putting solar panels on the border wall he’s promised to build between the United States and Mexico. “There is a chance that we can do a solar wall. We have major…

UPI.com Global warming, rising seas may encourage parasites – UPI.comUPI.comA study of ancient clam fossils suggests rising seas could once again encourage parasite infestations in brackish water ecosystems. and more »

A Cheap Fix for Climate Change? Pay People Not to Chop Down TreesNew York TimesThe idea of paying people in poorer countries to protect their forests has long attracted interest from those concerned about climate change. The United Nations set up a program, known as REDD Plus (for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest … and…

The Guardian Plastic pollution risks ‘near permanent contamination of natural …The GuardianPlastic bottles and other debris gather on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington DC. Plastic has now outstripped most other man-made materials.Earth is becoming ‘Planet Plastic’BBC NewsEnvironment | World’s plastic waste could bury Manhattan 3km deepMacau Daily Times8.3b tonnes of plastic causing…

The Independent Michael Gove to pledge ‘Green Brexit’ in first keynote environment speechThe IndependentBut the Environment Secretary, a leading figure in the campaign to leave the European Union last year, has been warned by environmental campaigners not to “water down” EU rules and regulations aimed at tackling air pollution and climate change.Michael Gove promises brave…