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Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar energy

Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar energy

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are more about limiting renewable energy than protecting the environment.
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Warmer than normal temperatures lead to duller fall colours in Ontario

Warmer than normal temperatures lead to duller fall colours in Ontario

TORONTO — An especially warm fall in Ontario means the province may not get the colourful array of fall foliage that usually transforms treetops this time of year.
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Washington state's landmark climate law hangs in the balance in November

Washington state's landmark climate law hangs in the balance in November

SEATTLE (AP) — A groundbreaking law that forces companies in Washington state to reduce their carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for climate programs could be repealed by voters this fall, less than two years after it took effect.
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Florida neighbours band together to recover after one-two punch from hurricanes Helene and Milton

Florida neighbours band together to recover after one-two punch from hurricanes Helene and Milton

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When ankle-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Helene bubbled up through the floors of their home, Kat Robinson-Malone and her husband sent a late-night text message to their neighbours two doors down: “Hey, we're coming.
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Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office

Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office

SQUAMISH, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby is urging Green voters in British Columbia's tight election to back the NDP to keep John Rustad's B.C.
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Not exactly smooth sailing at the 52nd Albuquerque balloon fiesta after 4 incidents

Not exactly smooth sailing at the 52nd Albuquerque balloon fiesta after 4 incidents

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A drone show and a flawless mass ascension ended Sunday’s last day of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for this year’s hot air balloon event.
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Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers

Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes them about a 1980s furnace.
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Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers

Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes them about a 1980s furnace.
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Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina's mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro.
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Determination to rebuild follows Florida's hurricanes with acceptance that storms will come again

Determination to rebuild follows Florida's hurricanes with acceptance that storms will come again

VENICE, Fla. (AP) — No sooner had residents of the Bahia Vista Gulf condominium complex dug out and from Hurricane Helene than they were faced with the same daunting cleanup from new damage inflicted by Hurricane Milton.
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