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While the World Watches Trade Wars, a Quiet Revolution Is Repricing Every Solar Project on Earth

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (458+ words) Full report: 40 pages. Three pillars. One conclusion. The era of cost-per-watt is over. The era of purely cost-driven expansion has concluded. The next chapter belongs to technologies that maximize yield per square meter, decouple from fragile supply chains, and extend…...

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starnewsonline. com > videos > news > environment > 04/29/2026 > how-development-in-brunswick-county-nc-could-endanger-a-rare-plant > 89852610007

How development in Brunswick County, NC, could endanger a rare plant

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (23+ words) Wilmington Star-News How development in Brunswick County could endanger a rare plant...

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starnewsonline. com > story > news > environment > 04/29/2026 > potential-development-in-bolivia-nc-threatens-rare-plant-flooding > 89517403007

Brunswick County residents worry development could endanger rare plant

23+ hour, 53+ min ago  (100+ words) In an effort to protect wetlands and rare species, Bolivia residents worry potential development could endanger a prehistoric plant and worsen flooding. Brunswick County residents worry development could endanger rare plant After making way for a new grocery store-anchored shopping…...

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starnewsonline. com > picture-gallery > news > local > 04/29/2026 > prehistoric-thin-walled-quillwort-found-in-brunswick-county-nc > 89825291007

This plant outdating the ice age is found in a small Brunswick town

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (28+ words) Wilmington Star-News This plant outdating the ice age is found in a small Brunswick town...

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starnewsonline. com > story > news > environment > 04/27/2026 > why-does-the-cape-fear-river-in-wilmington-nc-look-dirty-and-muddy > 89138016007

Why the Cape Fear River looks dirty and what's really in the water

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1282+ words) If you time it just right, say a few days after decent rains in central North Carolina, and head down to the Wilmington riverfront near Point Peter where the Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear rivers come together, you might…...

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starnewsonline. com > story > news > environment > 04/26/2026 > cbs-sunday-morning-on-venus-flytrap-near-wilmington-nc > 89808632007

CBS 'Sunday Morning' visits Wilmington area to cover its most exotic plant

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (253+ words) A popular Sunday morning TV show highlighted a unique plant to the Wilmington area that's become threatened. In an April 26 segment on CBS' "Sunday Morning," a crew went to Boiling Spring Lakes -- mistakenly spelled in the piece as "Boiling Springs…...

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starnewsonline. com > videos > news > environment > 04/25/2026 > how-to-coexist-with-nesting-sea-turtles-along-nc-beaches > 89741054007

Nesting sea turtles sometimes need a helping flipper. Here's how

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (22+ words) Wilmington Star-News Nesting sea turtles sometimes need a helping flipper. Here's how...

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starnewsonline. com > story > news > environment > 04/25/2026 > how-people-and-nesting-sea-turtles-can-share-nc-beaches > 89606421007

How you can protect sea turtles at NC beaches during nesting season

5+ day, 31+ min ago  (1069+ words) SURF CITY | People aren't the only folks flocking to North Carolina's beaches as the weather warms up. But sharing the beach can be a challenge, with the deck largely stacked against coastal wildlife as the lure of sand and the…...

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starnewsonline. com > picture-gallery > news > environment > 04/23/2026 > advocates-talk-wood-pellets-environmental-justice-in-wilmington-nc > 89755631007

Wood pellets, environmental justice focus of Cape Fear River cruise

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (22+ words) Wilmington Star-News Wood pellets, environmental justice focus of Cape Fear River cruise...

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starnewsonline. com > story > news > environment > 04/23/2026 > activists-talk-about-wood-pellet-industry-in-wilmington-nc > 89648905007

NC wood pellet industry put under microscope on Wilmington cruise

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (630+ words) A mix of environmentalists, community activists and students slowly boarded the Henrietta in downtown Wilmington on a warm and sunny late April morning. But the group wasn't cruising the Cape Fear River to learn about Wilmington's maritime history, view the…...