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Nevada geothermal power could grow 30-fold under new Senate bill
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (328+ words) Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 2 a. m. Nevada could dramatically expand its geothermal energy output under proposed federal legislation designed to tap hotter, deeper underground resources that are now out of reach for conventional systems. Nevada already has 28 operating and authorized geothermal plants with federal…...
Fervo Energy Secures $421 Million in Non-Recourse Project Financing for Cape Station
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (225+ words) Updated 7 hours, 34 minutes ago The $421 million financing package includes a $309 million construction-to-term loan, a $61 million tax credit bridge loan, and a $51 million letter of credit facility. Together, these facilities will fund the remaining construction costs for the first phase of…...
There's already a deal to beat dirty fossil fuels
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (718+ words) Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 | 2 a. m. A United Nations climate summit has once again failed to strengthen a pledge made two years ago to transition "away from fossil fuels." Instead, these dirty drivers of the climate crisis went completely unacknowledged at last month's COP30 agreement....
Proposed deal at UN climate talks doesn't mention fossil fuels that many nations wanted
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (523+ words) Updated 25 minutes ago While guidelines wanted by 80 nations for a fossil fuel phase-out are not in the document called "Uniting humanity in a global mobilization against climate change," the Brazilian presidency has promised it will join Colombia in coming up…...
Geothermal project sues federal agencies, says there's no evidence it will drive Nevada toad to extinction
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (900+ words) Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 | 2 a. m. Three years after the federal government listed a tiny Nevada toad on the endangered species list, a geothermal company seeking to develop a project near the toad's only known habitat in Northern Nevada is suing the government over…...
In coastal Ghana, female oyster farmers try to save an old practice threatened by climate change
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) Updated Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 | 11: 10 p. m. In Ghana's coastal mangroves, oyster farming has been a key source of livelihood dominated for ages by women. Hundreds of women were trained in eco-friendly farming methods for oysters, including mangrove planting and preservation, and selective oyster…...
Why invertebrates matter in Nevada more than ever
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (743+ words) As a field biologist with a Master of Science degree, I get to see daily the vital importance invertebrates contribute to our ecosystem. The services they perform, including but not limited to pollinating, dispersing seeds, providing food for wildlife and…...