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Brazil’s Oil Boom: Lula Pushes for Amazon Drilling Despite Environmental Concerns

Offshore oil rig near the Amazon River as Brazil expands drilling under Lula’s leadership.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pressuring the country’s environmental regulators to approve oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, arguing that revenue from this new fossil fuel supply could help finance a transition to green energy. Located in the Equatorial Margin, the offshore site, Bloc 59, is about 160 kilometers (99 miles) […]

Eastern Green Link 1: £2.5B Subsea Electricity Superhighway Breaks Ground

Subsea electricity cable installation for the Eastern Green Link 1 project.

SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission have broken ground on a 190-kilometer (118 miles) subsea electricity superhighway. The joint venture partners said in a media release that the Eastern Green Link 1 will connect the southeast of Scotland and the northeast of England. The GBP 2.5 billion ($3.15 billion) project got the green […]