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Renewable Energy Made Up 62.7% of Germany’s Electricity in 2024

Renewable Energy Made Up 62.7% of Germany’s Electricity in 2024

Renewables are now making up a majority of the net public electricity generation in Germany, according to a new report by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE). As Fraunhofer ISE reported, renewable energy sources accounted for 62.7% of the net public electricity generated in Germany in 2024. Wind energy made up the […]
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In Conservation Success Story, Massachusetts Piping Plovers Have Their Second Record Nesting Year in a Row

In Conservation Success Story, Massachusetts Piping Plovers Have Their Second Record Nesting Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Massachusetts beaches have recorded more nesting Piping Plovers than anytime in the last four decades — 1,196 nesting pairs, a 1.5 percent increase over 2023 and a 500 percent jump since the program began, according to preliminary data gathered by MassWildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program and […]
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Near Liverpool, a One-of-a-Kind Art Environment by Ron Gittins Is Saved

Near Liverpool, a One-of-a-Kind Art Environment by Ron Gittins Is Saved

Few people were granted the privilege of seeing Gittins’ creations during his lifetime, but a new initiative is restoring and preserving this unique home.
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Most Costly Climate Disasters of 2024 Killed 2,000 People and Inflicted $229 Billion in Damages

Most Costly Climate Disasters of 2024 Killed 2,000 People and Inflicted $229 Billion in Damages

The most financially costly climate disasters around the world in 2024 produced $229 billion in damages and killed 2,000 people, according to Counting the Cost 2024: A year of climate breakdown, the most recent analysis of insurance payouts by nonprofit Christian Aid. Three-quarters of these calamities occurred in the United States, reported The Guardian. “Behind […]
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