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@EnvDefenseFund
Using bold solutions to build a cleaner, healthier world. We're finding the ways that work.
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  • @EnvDefenseFund
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    @EnvDefenseFund
    Aug 30
    Amazing success of home battery incentives further solidifies Australia as rooftop solar model & shows staying power of sensible clean energy policies. Installs topped 500K, prices dropped ~50%, demands on grid eased & free surplus power became available.
    In Australia, a Home Battery Boom Has Helped Cut Wholesale Power Prices in Half
    From e360.yale.edu
  • @EnvDefenseFund
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    @EnvDefenseFund
    Aug 30
    Latest NJ clean energy project shows how a focused & versatile community solar strategy cuts utility bills & bolsters grid capacity. Households saved ~$18M since first arrays came online in 2021 and mirrors models expanding across U.S. bit.ly/4y6KtSx
  • @EnvDefenseFund
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    @EnvDefenseFund
    Aug 29
    Battery boom keeps bucking trends with more install records as homeowners embrace affordable clean energy to fight soaring bills. States like CA & HI are "another reminder that batteries are fast becoming a critical part of the U.S. electricity story."
    Canary media logo in type with yellow circle period.
    Home battery installations climb despite loss of federal incentives
    From canarymedia.com
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  • @EnvDefenseFund
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    @EnvDefenseFund
    Aug 29
    Champagne harvests came early again in France—a week earlier than last year. "Back in the late 1990s, if someone had told me I'd be harvesting grapes before August 15, I would have said, 'Come on, let's be reasonable."
    A drone view shows grape pickers harvesting fruit from the vines at the Champagne Jean Velut vineyard during the early start of the Champagne harvest, in Montgueux, as heatwaves accelerate grape harvest across French vineyards, France, August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
    Record-early champagne harvest highlights climate change impact on French vineyards
    From reuters.com
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  • @EnvDefenseFund
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    @EnvDefenseFund
    Aug 29
    Revealing study drills down into hourly vs. daily temp metrics and finds 80% of land added 62 hours per decade of extreme heat from 1981-2023. 4 more hours expected on hot days by 2100 shows need to "support more effective heat risk management."
    Climate change could mean four extra hours of extreme heat on hot days
    From phys.org
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