Opinion:
¶ “Trump Has No Clue What He’s Doing In The Saudi Nuclear Deal” • The weirdly out-of-the-blue, ill-timed announcement of a sweeping, decades-long, multibillion-dollar nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia just keeps getting more haphazard and nonsensical as we learn more about it. It is not normal to add a condition to a deal after it is signed. [Daily Kos]
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World:
¶ “Wildfires Up 57% In Europe In Just Four Years, WHO Warns” • Wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense in Europe, WHO Europe said. Since 2022, the number of wildfires has risen by 57% across the WHO European Region. Portugal and Spain have each reported a 100% increase in wildfires this year from the same period in 2025. [Euronews]
¶ “Wildfires Trigger Mass Evacuations In Both France And Spain” • French forces have joined operations near Bordeaux after blazes forced 110,000 to flee the south-west. In Spain, military units are leading efforts under a national emergency as merged fires near Madrid and Ávila displaced or confined 60,000 people. [Euronews]
¶ “At Least Fifty People Killed And 700,000 Displaced By India Floods” • Flooding in India’s northeastern Assam state killed at least fifty people and displaced 700,000 after days of heavy monsoon rain that overflowed the Brahmaputra River, officials said. Experts say human-caused climate change is intensifying South Asia’s monsoons. [ABC News]
¶ “Volvo Electric Heavy Trucks Are Being Built In Queensland For Australia” • Volvo Group Australia has just announced that the first units of electric semi-truck trailers have rolled off the production line at the Volvo plant in Wacol, Queensland. The trucks will mainly be used for metro runs, and they have a range of about 300 km. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ford Partners With Geely To Produce “Multi-Energy” Cars In Valencia” • Ford and Geely announced that they plan to create a joint venture at Ford’s assembly plant in Spain to build a new generation of “multi-energy” vehicles for the European market under both brands. It looks like “multi-energy” is another way of saying “plug-in hybrid.” [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Net Zero Committee Launches Energy Cost Inquiries” • The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee in Parliament has launched a new inquiry into the link between high UK energy costs, decarbonization, and economic growth. The committee is calling for evidence on the high cost of energy in the UK and its impact on growth and decarbonization efforts. [reNews]
¶ “Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Partially Loses Access To Water Supply After Attacks Near Enerhodar” • Continued military activity in Enerhodar and the surrounding area has disrupted the water supply to both the city and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Water is needed to cool the reactors and meet other critical requirements. [Ukrainska Pravda]
US:
¶ “Ebikes Transform Transportation Options In Hilly Places” • A trip to North Carolina makes the value of electric bikes clear. Biking in the hills found there would be out of the question for many people. Ebikes make biking a real option all of a sudden, and bring the opportunity to bike for transportation purposes to whole regions of people. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “CS PowerTech Launches Solar Cell Factory” • CS PowerTech Inc, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc and the largest PV solar maker in the US, announced the opening of the first phase of its flagship PV cell making facility in Indiana. The plant is the first American PV cell facility designed to produce heterojunction bifacial N-type solar cells. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Trump Administration Admits To Retaliatory Grant Cancellations” • The New York Times uncovered recent court filings where the Trump administration admitted to targeting states that voted for Vice President Kamala Harris and are represented by Democrats when cancelling billions of dollars of clean energy investments. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Fulcrum Point Partners With Rodatherm Energy Corporation On Geothermal Projects” • Fulcrum Point Holdings announced an MOU with Rodatherm Energy Corporation to explore the development of next-generation geothermal energy projects in Utah. They will start with a flagship geothermal project in the Brigham City region. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
¶ “Plug-In Solar Takes Step Forward With First National Safety Certification” • Two companies, Hoymiles and APSystems, announced that their micro-inverters for plug-in solar systems had been certified as complying with national product safety standards. The certification was done by the testing laboratory, CSA Group. [Environment America]
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