Wind Turbine Technician Fastest-Growing US Job

Wind energy is booming in Middle America and creating a huge demand for workers who can keep turbines spinning.

Oct 19th, 2017

Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Sept. 17, 2021.

Biden, World Leaders Vow Methane Cuts

Officials aim to slash methane emissions 30% by the end of this decade.

The U.S. military has developed an Active Denial System that aims microwaves at people to cause pain without injury.

Directed Energy Weapons Shoot Painful but Non-Lethal Beams

Are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?

Britain's Prince William at a joint session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Business and Youth forums at the QEII Centre, London, April 17, 2018.

Environmental Prize Finalists Unveiled

Fourteen global companies have agreed to support and scale the ideas developed by the finalists.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of a life-size replica of the next high-speed train TGV, at the Gare de Lyon station Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 in Paris.

France's Macron Unveils Model of New, Green High-Speed Train

It will carry 740 passengers.

Tyler Campbell uses an electric hedge trimmer at the New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx, New York.

American Yards Quietly Go Electric

The quality of low-emission electric landscaping equipment has rapidly improved.

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Pritzker: Illinois a 'Force for Good' by Cutting Carbon

The newly signed law aims to eliminate the state's carbon emissions within a quarter-century.

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Utility to Partner on Coalfields Solar Project

A nonprofit and Virginia's largest electricity utility announced plans for a large-scale solar project on former surface mines.

This undated photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shows LDWF personnel triage an oiled tricolored heron recovered at the Alliance Refinery oil spill in Belle Chasse, La. Louisiana wildlife officials say they have documented more than 100 oil-soaked birds near after crude oil spilled from a refinery flooded during Hurricane Ida. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 that a growing number of oiled birds had been observed within heavy pockets of oil throughout the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse, as well as nearby flooded fields and retention ponds along the Mississippi River.

Oil-Soaked Birds Found near Oil Spill at Refinery after Ida

A growing number of oiled birds had been observed within heavy pockets of oil throughout the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery.....

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Why Get LED High Bay Lighting for Warehouse Operations?

Sugar Hill Solar Site, Clifton Park, N.Y., June 15, 2021.

Solar Could Power 40% of U.S. Electricity by 2035

But meeting that goal would require massive changes in policy and billions in federal investment.

Workers secure a central solenoid magnet for the ITER project as it departs from Berre-l'Etang in southern France, Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The first part of a massive magnet so strong its American manufacturer claims it can lift an aircraft carrier arrived Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at a high-security site in southern France, where scientists hope it will help them build a 'sun on earth.' Almost 60-feet tall and 14 feet in diameter when fully assembled, the magnet is a crucial component of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, a 35-nation effort to develop an abundant and safe source of nuclear energy for future generations.

Magnet Milestones Move Nuclear Fusion Dream Closer

Countries are making progress on an energy source key to the fight against climate change.

In this image from video, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Lydie Evrad speaks to media via video conference, Sept. 9, 2021.

Agency Says Science, Objectivity Key to Fukushima Water Release

The water was once used to cool the plant's reactors, but started to leak after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.