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Ohio Democrats say the state needs to do more to become friendly to alternative energy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Democrats want the state to do more to make sure that a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Fayette County isn’t the… Read More
![A tractor plows a field of corn with a wind turbine in the background.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ap23135827461674-99681978659bbfe2cffbeeef53ec0bde39dcd7a4-scaled-e1684607430876-900x422.jpg)
Biden administration announces nearly $11B for renewable energy in rural communities
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WASHINGTON, D.C. O (NPR) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country…. Read More
![This picture shows a large field with solar panels under a lightly cloudy sky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/0b6a9047-b752642a51120e6f384aef656c776f0ec233b6e3-e1676850588393-900x422.jpg)
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
By: Miranda Green | Michael Copley | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Roger Houser’s ranching business was getting squeezed. The calves he raises in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley were selling for about the same price they had a few years… Read More
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Athens to go renewable with the addition of solar panels
By: Zack Mothersbaugh
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — After nearly six years spent buying and a year and a half of setting up, Deputy Service Safety Director Andrew Chiki and Third Sun Kokosing Solar… Read More
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Renewable energy is maligned by misinformation. It’s a distraction, experts say
By: Laura Benshoff | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — You can generally trust that when you flip a light switch in the U.S., the power will come on. But earlier this year, a forecast by… Read More
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Coal subsidies and gutted renewable standards remain two years after Householder’s bribery arrest
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It was a balmy Tuesday morning two years ago when federal agents arrived at the rural Perry County home of Ohio House Speaker Larry… Read More
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Large solar projects in southeast Ohio spur conflicting feelings for local landowners
By: David Forster
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WOUB Digital · Large solar projects in southeast Ohio spur conflicting feelings for local landowners ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Many years ago, Dan Abraham bought some land in Vinton County… Read More
![Some of the 1,000 solar panels that are part of a green energy project on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation frame the landscape near Cannon Ball, N.D., where the grand opening for the energy farm that was borne partly out of protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017 was held. Revenue generated from the 30 kilowatt farm is currently being used to power a community center and gymnasium in Cannon Ball. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap-image-solar-farm--e1634075131531-900x422.jpg)
Appalachian Solar Dreams Become Realities As Money Flows In To A Community In Kentucky
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The promise of solar energy for small, rural communities, and particularly those recovering from the decline of the coal industry, is twofold: job creation, and… Read More
![Workers next to solar panels in an integrated power station in Yancheng, China, in October. An unprecedented amount of renewable power came online in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. China alone added more than 92 gigawatts of capacity, more than triple the amount it added in the fourth quarter of 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/renewable-energy-10dfb2c99b726ec691ffe1719bc7a3ed254f0945-e1620918182273-900x422.jpg)
Renewable Energy Growth Rate Up 45% Worldwide In 2020; IEA Sees ‘New Normal’
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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In 2020, renewable power was “the only energy source for which demand increased … while consumption of all other fuels declined,” the International Energy Agency says.
![Tyler Hollon, who works for a construction company in Utah, says eliminating natural gas from apartment buildings can reduce costs. Hollon's company now shares its designs and budgets with other builders. "The reason we're giving it away is to clean up the air," Hollon says. "We want everybody to do it. It's everybody's air that we're all breathing. Makes my mountain bike ride that much easier."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carbonneutral0029-1ee98e7833828674d2a51ecce12c8bc094fc7366-e1614031726721-900x422.jpg)
As Cities Grapple With Climate Change, Gas Utilities Fight To Stay In Business
By: Jeff Brady | Dan Charles | NPR
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Natural gas utilities face a bleak future in a world increasingly concerned about climate change. An NPR investigation shows how they work to block local climate action and protect their business.
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Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark… Read More
![Snow covers the ground in Waco, Texas, on Feb. 17. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed renewable energy sources for the blackouts that have hit the state. In fact, they were caused by a systemwide failure across all energy sources.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gettyimages-1231228864-dfabe408ba922a2a528950cecd5ba45e8e87ebb6-scaled-e1613757717171-900x422.jpg)
No, The Blackouts In Texas Weren’t Caused By Renewables. Here’s What Really Happened
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Some prominent Republicans have blamed wind and solar power for the blackouts in the storm-stricken state. But the truth is that every source of generation fell short.
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Waste to Energy – Intro to Biogas
Have you heard of biogas and wondered if you could turn your own food scraps and other organic wastes into FREE cooking fuel? Now you can! In this introductory lecture-format… Read More
![Kevin Butt, Toyota's regional environmental sustainability director, at a facility that uses methane to generate clean electricity to help run Toyota's auto plant in central Kentucky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_4862-ac2093868b324c5c5ad10bbdd3ffff3f9fe81c19-e1557504996890-900x422.jpg)
Big Business Pushes Coal-Friendly Kentucky To Embrace Renewables
By: Jennifer Ludden | NPR
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Nearly 90 percent of Kentucky’s electricity is from coal — the cheap energy source that helped build its manufacturing economy. Now it’s struggling to respond as more businesses want clean energy.
![Power lines and power-generating windmills rise above the rural landscape on June 13, 2018, near Dwight, Ill. Driven by falling costs, global spending on renewable energy sources like wind and solar is now outpacing investment in electricity from fossil fuels and nuclear power.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-974537326-bbe0287ec4c09bb0e7779b42257b32bd75022e4e-e1553794753842-900x422.jpg)
From Walmart To Google, Companies Teaming Up To Buy More Solar And Wind Power
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers.
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Environmental Group Teams Up With Coal Company To Support Ohio Solar Energy Farm
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Natural Resources Defense Council and Boich Companies, a coal investor, are calling on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to approve what would be the largest solar farm in Ohio. The… Read More
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Future Murky For Bill That Rolls Back Renewable Energy Standards
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Lawmakers are pushing bills through the General Assembly as the clock winds down on this session, which ends next month. But it appears one high-profile issue may be left out… Read More