Climate

Les Californiens sommés de ne pas recharger leurs voumes électriques à reason de la chaleur

France Press agency , publié le jeudi September 01, 2022 to 08h18 Les Californiens ont été sommés de ne pas charger leurs voumes électriques mercredi, afin de ne pas accabler davantage un réseau d’électricité vieillissant, mis sous tension par une redoutable vague de chaleur. La semaine dernière, l’Etat avait annoncé bannir la vente de voumes …

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Texas’ drought is costing the state’s cotton farmers billions of dollars

Texas’ drought is costing the state’s cotton farmers billions of dollars

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. LUBBOCK — Cotton production has been decimated by drought and extreme heat this year, costing Texas High Plains farmers and other agricultural industries at least $2 billion, according to one estimate. “There’s just not much …

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First Solar to build new panel factory following Inflation Reduction Act

First Solar to build new panel factory following Inflation Reduction Act

Connie Black makes adjustments to the manufacturing line for the series 6 solar panels seen during a tour of a First Solar plant in Walbridge, Ohio, October 6, 2021. Dane Rhys | Reuters First Solar announced Tuesday that it will build a new solar panel manufacturing facility in the U.S. on the heels of the …

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