Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

September 21 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “Over $3 Billion to Support America’s Battery Manufacturing Sector, Create Jobs, And Enhance National Security” • The US DOE announced over $3 billion for 25 projects in fourteen states to boost production of advanced batteries and battery materials in the US. The projects should support over 8,000 construction jobs and over 4,000 operating jobs. [CleanTechnica]

BlueOval City factory construction (Courtesy of Ford)

  • “Constellation Energy to Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant, Sell The Power To Microsoft For AI” • Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and will sell the power to Microsoft. This demonstrates the immense energy needs of the tech sector as they build out data centers to support artificial intelligence. [CNBC]
  • “Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet” • Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse, spelling global sea level rise catastrophe. [CNN]
  • “Chaos In The Climate System” • Catastrophic floods like those inundating West Africa and Central Europe are sometimes called “acts of God.” And in this year, likely to be the warmest in human times, extreme weather events have become so common, many people are shrugging off these signs of climate disruption with the same sense of inevitability. [Living on Earth]
  • “Six Alaska Communities Selected For Renewable Energy Projects” • Six communities in Alaska have been selected for a renewable energy program. The Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project, funded by the US DOE, focuses on rural and island communities interested in developing renewable energy sources. [KNOM Radio Mission]

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