Good News Notes: “Semi-State forestry company Coillte, which manages Ireland’s State-owned woodlands, has launched a major new strategy to optimise the benefits from forestry. The company aims to massively expand carbon capture, forestry planting, biodiversity and recreational facilities between now and 2050. Coillte manages 440,000 hectares of forest in Ireland, amounting to 7% of the…
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New wind turbine wall could harness enough energy to power your home
Good News Notes: “Wind energy has played a key role in helping national grids around the world reduce dependence on fossil fuels to generate energy, but the wind turbines for the home have encountered very slow uptake due, in part, to their intrusive physicality. The New York-based designer and entrepreneur Joe Doucet has designed the Wind Turbine…
Protective Life’s corporate headquarters powered with 100% renewable energy from Alabama Power
Good News Notes: “Protective Life Corporation’s Alabama headquarters will now have 100% renewable energy thanks to a new collaboration with Alabama Power. Protective, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, on Thursday announced the deal with the power company. Protective’s 620,000-square-foot headquarters on U.S. 280 anchors the company’s Birmingham-based workforce of 1,500 and will now…
Major Offshore Wind Project Sets Stage For Clean Energy Shift
Good News Notes: “The U.S. Interior Departmentapproved the country’s first large-scale offshore wind project Tuesday, a final hurdle that reverses course from the Trump administration and sets the stage for a major shift in the energy landscape. This “is a significant milestone in our efforts to build a clean and more equitable energy future while addressing…
Greece Approves 2.8 GW Of Renewable Energy Projects
Good News Notes: “The Greek government has approved four investments into new renewable energy projects totalling 2.8 GW of wind and solar power capacity. More than €2 billion will be spent on the four investment projects, including €888.1 million on the installation of 1.5 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) parks across 12 regions of Central and Northern…
Going Green
Good News Notes: Sydney, Australia, has ditched the fossil fuels for its power. With two solar farms and one wind farm feeding their grid, the city is now completely powered with renewable energy. Home to 250,000 people, the city is making quite a case for renewable energy. If they can do it, why not the rest…
Lowe’s donates over $24,000 for sustainable community garden at PSJA ISD school
Good News Notes: “A donation of over $24,000 by Lowe’s Home Improvement will help students at one Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District campus learn more about conservation. Buell Central Campus received two grants totaling $24,500. According to Buell Central Social Studies Teacher Stacey Proctor, the project was inspired by a lesion on the ‘Homestead Act…