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Mar 12 · For the first time since WWII, a renewable energy source has outpaced fossil fuels. When reading about climate change, good news is hard to come by - hard but not impossible. Take, for example, this new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association, which states that renewables hit a milestone not seen since World War II this year. The U.S. added 32.4 gigawatts of solar capacity, which shatters the 2021 record of 23.6 gigawatts. That represents 52 percent of all added energy capacity in the U.S., with natural gas coming in a distant second with only 18 percent. According to the environmental website Grist, California and Texas led the charge, with large ... Read more ... |