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Inside Clean Energy: Denmark Makes the Most of its Brief Moment at the Climate Summit The Scandaniavian nation is building an “energy island,” the latest step after decades of being ahead of the curve. April 29, 2021 Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen smiles as she stands on a boat with wind turbines of the Middelgrunden offshore wind farm in the background, in Oeresund between Denmark and Sweden, outside Copenhagen, on April 22, 2021. Credit: Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Related Share this article At the climate summit last week, Denmark’s prime minister spoke...

Vilsack confirms that USDA research arms will not return to Washington, D.C. USDA Now headquartered in Kansas City, former staff hope that remote work flexibilities—made possible by the pandemic—can help the agency rebuild expertise, following a controversial Trump-era relocation. One and a half years ago, the Trump administration controversially relocated two Department of Agriculture (USDA) research agencies out of the Beltway—a move that many suspected was an attempt to undercut their findings, which at times conflicted with the president’s political stances. Now, the Biden adminis...

“Everybody likes and needs and understands the importance of expanding broadband,” he said when asked about his pitch.  “Whether you’re a farmer who’s interested in precision agriculture with drones and sensors … or you’re a teacher that would love to have the ability to provide distance learning opportunities for your students, or you’re a doc who wants the ability to consult with an expert who is 200 miles away with telemedicine, or … you’re a farmer who wants to have real time market information, all of that is dependent on broadband,” he added.  Biden’s $2.3 tril...

Inside Clean Energy: Some Straight Talk about Renewables and Reliability A former watchdog for Texas’ grid operator speaks out on legislation that would penalize wind and solar. April 22, 2021 Blades from a wind turbine rotate in a field, April 16, 2021 near Eldorado, Texas. Credit: Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images Related Share this article Five hours into a Texas legislative hearing this month, it was Beth Garza’s turn to talk. Anybody who had dozed off was about to wake up. Garza approached the lectern and gave her credentials. She was, until 2019, the director of the office that ser...

Texas Politicians Aim to Penalize Wind and Solar in Response to Outages. Are Renewables Now Strong Enough to Defend Themselves? Proposed legislation would shift costs to wind and solar power plants, even though gas plants played a larger role in the February power crisis. April 17, 2021 People wait in line for Fiesta Mart to open after the store lost electricity in Austin, Texas on Feb. 17, 2021. Credit: Montinique Monroe/Getty Images Related Share this article Texas lawmakers are pushing legislation aimed at what they see as the culprit in the massive power outages and more than 100 deaths d...