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- Solar energy helps US farms stay afloat – but Republicans’ bill could change that 29 May 2026Installing solar panels to offset electricity costs helps farms during financial strain. But the House version of the farm bill would limit their useTwelve years ago, George Hunt needed a new roof on his cow barn in Orange, Massachusetts. Solar was “hot” back then, Hunt said, thanks to federal and state commitments to increase renewable […]Lela Nargi
- The Guardian view on energy shocks: winter is coming – and Labour needs a plan | Editorial 28 May 2026Clean power remains essential. But until it arrives, Britain must stop LNG made scarce by the Iran war setting gas and electricity prices The US-Israel war on Iran will drive household energy costs in Britain to their highest level in two years over the summer. This has given fresh impetus to calls for the energy […]Editorial
- Blair’s fossil fuel ideas ‘bizarre’ in face of energy and climate crises, experts say 28 May 2026Energy specialists say abandoning net zero and increasing oil and gas drilling would cause more instability for BritonsUK politics live – latest updatesAbandoning net zero and drilling for more oil and gas in the North Sea would be a massive setback for the UK and would not help the economy, leading experts have said in […]Fiona Harvey Environment editor
- The race for oil: will Jamaica be the next country to drill and what does that mean for its green pledges? 28 May 2026With early tests suggesting the presence of crude oil, the Caribbean island has begun to debate whether it could justify becoming a producerJamaica is closer than ever to drilling for oil. Tests on samples from the seabed off the Caribbean island’s south coast earlier this year identified hydrocarbons, which suggest the presence of crude oil […]Sarah Johnson
- Power to the people: how ‘balcony solar’ could help fight rising US utility costs 27 May 2026More Americans are using small solar panels in their back yards or balconies as a clean way to cut their electric billsIf you feel like your electricity bill just keeps climbing, you aren’t imagining it. Since 2020, US residential energy prices have surged by about 30%, making power the largest household energy expense behind gasoline, […]Ben Tracy of Climate Central