It’s the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:
Mayors are making climate action personal. It’s working. (Grist) As the Trump administration boosts fossil fuels and rolls back regulations, mayors are greening their cities — in more ways than one.
Wind turbines power ‘surprising’ tourism boom (BBC) When Rampion windfarm was first proposed off the Sussex coast, concerns were raised that it would decimate local tourism. Critics claimed the large white structures would spoil views from areas like Brighton’s iconic beach and the South Downs National Park, ultimately deterring people from visiting. But, for some, the opposite has been true. Tim Nightingale, who was on a tour of Rampion with his wife Peggy, said he wanted to visit the windfarm as it was “unusual.”
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New horizons for nuclear power on the banks of Lake Michigan (Cipher) Eight years ago, the Palisades nuclear plant in Covert, Michigan, was slated for closure. But today, it’s humming with activity. In an industry that has been stagnant for years, Palisades is getting a second act. Instead of systematically taking it apart as originally planned, hundreds of workers are bringing the plant back to life. It’s a sign of new investment and interest taking hold in the nuclear industry.
Measuring climate tech investment yields a new shade of ‘green’ business (Newsweek) Newsweek’s 2025 ranking of the World’s Greenest Companies highlights major global companies taking action to reduce their impacts on the environment and our climate. Newsweek’s data partners, Plant-A Insights Group and GIST Impact, reviewed public information on thousands of companies and scored them on performance in greenhouse gas emissions, water use, waste generation and commitment to disclosure of sustainability data.
3 signs the renewable energy transition is here to stay (Triple Pundit) Wind and especially solar already far outpace natural gas for new power generation additions to the nation’s grid, and that trend is expected to continue as signs indicate the demand for renewable energy has nowhere to go but up.