Poland Pushing Back Against EU Goal to End Coal-Fired Generation

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:01:56 +0000

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Polish officials have said it is “not possible” for the country to meet the European Union’s (EU’s) goal of cutting net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, and as such the government will continue to

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The Best Electric Vans — CleanTech Talk with Tomek Gać

Credit to Author: Winter Wilson| Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 06:07:39 +0000

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Tomek Gac, Co-Founder of Tesla Shuttle and founder and CEO of Quriers.pl and Energia Słonca, to discuss the successes, challenges, and future of electric delivery vehicles

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POWER Notebook: Investment in Renewables Down in 1H2019

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:47:21 +0000

Investments in renewable energy projects slowed in the first half of 2019, primarily due to a 39% year-over-year drop in China, the world’s largest renewables market, according to data published July 10 by BloombergNEF (BNEF). BNEF said investments in China dropped to $28.8 billion, the lowest figure for any six-month period since 2013. China is […]

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Czech Republic Plans to Expand Nuclear Power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:43:23 +0000

The Czech government on July 8 gave preliminary approval for Elektrárna Dukovany II, a subsidiary of utility ČEZ, to build at least one new nuclear power unit in the country, along with as many as three more at existing nuclear power plants at Dukovany and Temelín. The country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade made the […]

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US ambassador’s Passover wishes in Polish met with anger

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 23:05:34 +0000

US ambassador's Passover wishes in Polish met with anger

The U.S. ambassador to Poland wished Jews a happy Passover in Polish, and the reaction was a wave of angry comments on Twitter.

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Polish priest ‘very sorry’ for Harry Potter book burning

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:13:56 +0000

A Polish priest has apologized for burning “magic” Harry Potter books, after his actions sparked a wave of protest and comparisons with totalitarian regimes and the Inquisition.

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US man charged with trying to steal item from Auschwitz

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:40:53 +0000

Man charged for trying to steal item from Auschwitz

A visitor to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp attempted to steal a part of the historic rail tracks where prisoners were unloaded.

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