Headline News:
- “Should Food’s Environmental Damage Be Included In Its Purchase Cost?” • What would food cost if its environmental damage were to be factored into its actual retail price? If grocers and manufacturers took into account the environmental impact of meat, milk, cheese, and other foods, they would actually cost much more than they do. [CleanTechnica]
Farmer and tractor tilling soil (Image from Climate.gov)
- “Shanghai Electric Wind Power Orders Soar 505%” • Shanghai Electric reported orders for wind power equipment were up over 505% in the first six months of 2020, compared with the same period last year. The company signed a licensing agreement with Siemens Gamesa in 2018 to produce and sell the latter’s 8.0-167 DD turbine in China. [reNEWS]
- “The Fires Raging Out West Are Unprecedented. They’re Also A Mere Preview Of What Climate Change Has In Store” • Over 3 million acres have burned in California. Three of the five largest fires in state history are burning now, as are huge swaths of Oregon and Washington. In most years, this would be when the fire season gets active. [CNN]
- “Solar Power Was 60% of New US Power Capacity in June” • In June, 60.1% of all new power generating capacity added in the US was solar power plants. Another 37.5% was wind power plants. And 2.4% was hydropower. A quick look at the math on that shows that 100% of new power capacity came from renewable energy sources in June. [CleanTechnica]
- “US Showers Tiny Wind Turbines With Big Love” • A recent development for the turbine cost-cutting is that NREL selected seven US wind firms for funding through its Competitiveness Improvement Project. The CIP funding will enable a Vermont company, Star Wind, to take steps toward certifying its uniquely styled 45 kW turbine. [CleanTechnica]
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