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    Next-generation geothermal systems challenge fossil fuels●Next-generation geothermal energy systems are coming for your fossil fuels... https:// cleantechnica.com/2026/09/26/g eoMmastodonEnvironmentEnergy829 min ago

    CleanTechnica reports that next-generation geothermal energy systems are advancing as a serious alternative to fossil fuels in the United States. The article frames the technology as renewable and sustainable, and ties its prospects to US energy policy, suggesting geothermal could play a growing role in the country's power mix as policy shifts support cleaner sources.

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    Fossil Fuel Industry Accused of Shifting Goalposts on Renewables●The Fossil Fuel Industry Keeps Shifting the Goalposts How denial tactics have evolved as renewable energy succeeds... ThMmastodonEnvironmentEnergy929 min ago

    Commentary is revisiting the fossil fuel industry's changing arguments against renewable energy, highlighting how denial tactics have evolved as clean energy keeps outperforming skeptics' predictions. One example cited: Barnaby Joyce said during a 2013 Australian Senate debate that a 5% solar target was never going to happen, a claim since overtaken by solar's rapid growth. Critics argue industry messaging now shifts from outright denial to attacking the pace and cost of the transition.