Bracing for a recession, one company out of five in the United States plans to lay off workers in the coming months, according to a new survey. The FDA is trying to simplify the COVID vaccine process to make it more like getting a flu shot every year. Social Security is running out of money….

Australia is the latest country to join the Global Offshore Wind Alliance, which plans to ramp up the development of the world’s wind power industry. Together governments and companies aim to create at least 380 gigawatts of global offshore wind capacity by 2030 through knowledge-sharing and opening up new development sites for turbines. “Australia is…

Researchers have created a composite resin they believe can be used in wind turbine blades and later recycled—or upcycled—into a variety of products, including countertops, diapers, and even gummy bears. Scientists from Michigan State University (MSU) released their findings at a meeting of the American Chemical Society (Aug. 21 to 25), saying the material can…

Businesses have yet to fully grasp the risks of relying on Chinese supply chains, an issue that will become more critical as the net-zero push sets to increase Australia’s reliance on China, according to energy lawyer Scott Schlink. Schlink, a partner at Holding Redlich, said that in the “foreseeable future,” Australia would continue to rely…

Commentary City of Ottawa politicians have done us all a great favour with their climate change plan. It is not that, at 0.014 percent of world emissions, anything Ottawa does will make any difference to world climate, of course. It is that, by enabling a plan forecast to cost over $57 billion, Ottawa has set…

Texas power regulators announced significant changes in December focused on shoring up problems with its electricity grid that narrowly escaped a catastrophic total blackout when Winter Storm Uri hit in February. With natural gas generating most of the state’s electricity, much of the talk has focused on how to make sure natural gas providers and…

Speaking at a wind industry conference held by the American Clean Power Association, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced plans by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to arrange seven offshore lease sales along the U.S.’ coastlines by 2025, in line with the Biden administration’s executive order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home…

Speaking at a wind industry conference held by the American Clean Power Association, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced plans by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to arrange seven offshore lease sales along the U.S.’ coastlines by 2025, in line with the Biden administration’s executive order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home…