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Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy

May 1, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on April 30, 2025. By Matt Simon Around the world, farmers are retooling their land to harvest the hottest new commodity: sunlight. As the price of renewable energy technology [Read more]

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U.S. capacity to produce biofuels increased 7 per cent in 2023

October 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 17, 2024. By Chris Buckner Capacity to produce biofuels increased 7 per cent in the United States during 2023, reaching 24 billion gallons [Read more]

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Bacteria-powered batteries help farmers collect data, improve efficiency and yields

August 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 1, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia A new startup is using soil microbes to power agricultural sensors that inform farm management practices, potentially raising yields, reducing [Read more]

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Ontario bars solar on prime farmland, misses middle ground in agrivoltaics

June 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 19, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia The Ontario government is drawing a line against solar farms on prime agricultural land as it considers its next wave [Read more]

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Extreme heat drives up food prices. Just how bad will it get?

March 27, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 27, 2024. By Kate Yoder Sometimes climate change appears where you least expect it — like the grocery store. Food prices have climbed 25 per cent over the past [Read more]

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U.S. delivers $2B boost to rural renewables

March 21, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 20, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently abated fears that essential farmland could become overrun with solar and wind farms, [Read more]

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How drinking sustainable wine can help vineyards and the planet

January 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Jan. 4, 2023. By Gary Pickering, Kerrie Pickering The current global food and beverage system is unsustainable. In 2023, world leaders issued a declaration at the UN climate change [Read more]

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The world now has a roadmap for food and climate. But it’s missing a few things.

December 14, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Dec. 14, 2023. By Max Graham The first-ever day devoted to food and agriculture at the United Nations’ annual climate conference was expected to be momentous. But some [Read more]

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Mixed-use solar and agricultural land is the silver bullet Alberta’s Conservatives have wished for

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Sept. 5, 2023. By Joshua M. Pearce, John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University The Alberta government recently announced a much-maligned seven-month [Read more]

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Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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  • EIA forecasts world oil consumption growth to slow amid less economic activity
  • Oneida Energy Storage, Canada’s biggest, goes online ahead of schedule, under budget
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