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Climate advocates in Atlanta call on Congress to protect clean energy jobs

Clean energy advocacy groups in Georgia are calling on Congress to ensure that clean energy initiatives continue to be funded.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Ewes and lambs stand inside of a pen in the Silicon Ranch lambing barn on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at Houston Solar Project in Elko, Georgia. The lambing barn, which finished in late 2023, currently holds hundreds of sheep and lambs, which are monitored, recorded and then released out to the pasture. Silicon Ranch breeds its own sheep to enhance parasite resistance and to adapt to the climate in the southeast. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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  • Energy

Why 1,000 sheep graze this Houston County solar farm, and why it helps economy

The Houston Solar Project is a 68-megawatt, 705-acre solar farm that is also home to Katahdin sheep.

February 19, 2025
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By:
  • Margaret Walker
A 2025 model Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric SUV is seen Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, after being unveiled at an auto dealership in Savannah, Ga. The car, made at Bryan County’s Hyundai Metaplant, qualifies for the $7,500 federal tax rebate for US made EVs. That rebate is a likely target for President Elect Trump.

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  • Economy

Report: Georgia leads nation in clean energy job growth

Georgia continues to lead the nation in the growth of clean energy transition related jobs. The federal spending spurring that growth is a likely target of the new Trump administration.

January 15, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
EU Commission Margrethe Vestager speaking to the media in Brussels in March 2024. On Tuesday April 9th she announced an investigation into Chinese wind turbine subsidies.

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  • Economy

Why the EU is investigating China's wind turbines

Europe wants clean energy, but it's struggling to compete with the low cost of China's green technology. The E.U. just announced it's investigating the subsidies received by Chinese wind turbine suppliers, which play a part in those low costs.

On today's episode, we speak with Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, about how the E.U. is trying to build and maintain a competitive green tech industry in the face of low-price Chinese imports. And we ask how the U.S.'s climate industrial policy fits into all this action.

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April 10, 2024
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  • Darian Woods,
  • Wailin Wong,
  • and 2 more
A proposed new law would generate more solar power from Georgia rooftops

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Solar power net metering got a boost. But incentives still lag for many homeowners, advocates say

Getting solar panels installed on your home can decrease your carbon footprint, but it can be expensive. One way to lower that cost is by selling some of the excess power generated by those panels back to the grid. That's called net metering. GPB's Peter Biello spoke with Dr. Marilyn Brown, a professor of sustainable systems in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech about the policy.

January 18, 2023
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By:
  • Peter Biello
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The U.S. is divided over whether nuclear power is part of the green energy future

Nuclear power is emerging as an answer as states transition away from coal, oil and natural gas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off climate change.

January 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Bretto Jackson runs a program called Leaders Become Legends in Portland, Ore. He and a partner mentor people involved in gun violence and help them get jobs in green energy.

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Startup Helps Those Affected By Gangs And Gun Violence Find A Way Out

One small startup in Portland, Ore., is helping place former gang members and others involved in gun violence into well-paying green energy jobs.

May 29, 2021
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By:
  • Katia Riddle

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  • Environment

It's Always Sunny in Georgia: Creative Solar Solutions in the State

Cooperative solar allows customers who couldn’t normally participate, those with shady yards or rental properties, to take advantage of solar. Walton...

July 12, 2019
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By:
  • Jake Troyer and
  • Virginia Prescott
A Nissan Leaf charges at an electric vehicle charging station in Portland, Oregon.

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  • Economy

Addition Of Electric Vehicles To City Fleet Helps Push 'Savannah Forward'

Transportation — trucks, trains, planes and automobiles — is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Electric vehicles offer a less...

July 08, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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On Second Thought For Monday, July 8, 2019

The new head of the American Academy of Pediatrics is from Fayetteville, Georgia. Meet Dr. Sara Goza and hear about her recent visit to the U.S.-Mexico...

July 08, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 5 more

On Second Thought For Tuesday, July 25, 2017

First, the fate of the police department in the small town of Varnell in Whitfield County is suddenly uncertain. Earlier this month, the city council...

July 25, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

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