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Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs
By Dharna Noor

Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a growing labor movement has addressed the climate crisis and economic inequality

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/wind-energy-unions-trump

#USunions #Windpower #USnews #Environment #Climatecrisis #Renewableenergy #USpolitics #DonaldTrump #Energy #TheGuardian #DharnaNoor

Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/wind-energy-unions-trump #UsUnions #WindPower #UsNews #Environment #ClimateCrisis #RenewableEnergy #UsPolitics #DonaldTrump #Energy

Onshore windfarm applications hit 10-year high in England
By Jillian Ambrose and Alex Clark

Surge in proposals follows Labour’s lifting of de facto ban, with about 45 plans submitted in the year to March

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/23/onshore-windfarm-applications-10-year-high-england

#Windpower #Energy #Environment #Renewableenergy #UKnews #England #Planningpolicy #Politics #Greenhousegasemissions #Energyindustry #TheGuardian #JillianAmbrose #AlexClark

Onshore windfarm applications hit 10-year high in England https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/23/onshore-windfarm-applications-10-year-high-england #WindPower #Energy #Environment #RenewableEnergy #UkNews #England #PlanningPolicy #Politics #GreenhouseGasEmissions #EnergyIndustry

Take down #BigOil & #BigTech. Down to the ground. May #Solar rule. The universe knows what it is doing. Have you thought about the fact that almost every #watt of #energy you have experienced is legacy solar (oil) or direct solar energy? #CleanEnergy #WindPower #SolarEverything

Hook, hold, harvest and hide: ...

Wind Blows Strong – Amid Political Turbulence

https://cepa.org/article/wind-blows-strong-amid-political-turbulence/ #windpower #wind #offshorewind

Swedish utility chosen to construct two #OffshoreWind farms that will power 1.8 million homes in Denmark.

#WindPower #WindEnergy

https://www.oedigital.com/news/541751-vattenfall-secures-rights-to-build-two-offshore-wind-farms-in-denmark

https://www.nyteknik.se/energi/vattenfall-vinner-jaetteorder-bygger-rekordstora-vindparker-i-danmark/4483364

New 4000 km #HVDC line will transport #WindPower electricity between Canada and Europe: 6 Gigawatts (3 pairs of 2GW conductors).

“Interconnection would help immensely with both demand and supply variability, really smoothing out grids on both sides of the Atlantic... Europe is asleep when North America is still awake and vice versa, so contrasting power demand profiles match up well too.”

#ElectricGrid #ElectricityGrid #Energy #PowerTransmission #HVDC

https://web.archive.org/web/20250410153017/https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/07/analysis/canada-europe-green-powerline-under-atlantic

Planning continues for Northern California offshore wind terminal at former paper mill site (will be much lower impact than the mill was).

#WindPower #WindEnergy #OffshoreWind #OffshoreWindPower #FloatingOffshoreWind #NorthernCalifornia #HumboldtCounty

https://www.ijpr.org/environment-energy-and-transportation/2026-08-11/humboldt-county-offshore-wind-marine-terminal

Wind industry welcomes German govt plan to stick to long-term offshore wind target

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/wind-industry-welcomes-german-govt-plan-stick-long-term-offshore-wind-target #offshore #windpower #energytransition #renewables

Deerness Over 60’s Trip to Burgar Hill.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/08/11/deerness-over-60s-trip-to-burgar-hill/

The #TrumpAdministration war on #WindPower is costing jobs. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082026/us-offshore-wind-disappears-leaving-workers-behind/

Trump Quixote has taken a loss in his battle against windmills.

"A (federal district) court rules that a hold on all #wind projects clearly violates the law."

#USA #US #USpol #environment #energy #WindPower
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/trump-is-losing-his-war-on-wind-power/