For years, Donald Trump has made wind power a personal foil — a hostility said to date back to the sight of turbines near his Scottish golf course — and his objections have become a familiar part of his political playbook. The president has long derided windmills, as he calls them, as "ugly," "noisy" and "expensive," while also insisting they are deadly to birds. "Want to see a bird graveyard?" he said. Wind turbines do kill birds, that much is true. But according to the American Bird Conservancy, the toll is far lower than…

Wind and solar power outpaced fossil fuels in EU electricity for first time, Ember says Wind and solar power generated more of the European Union’s electricity than fossil fuels for the first time in 2025, marking a milestone in the bloc’s shift toward low-carbon energy despite political resistance and infrastructure strains. Wind and solar supplied 30% of EU electricity in 2025, edging past the 29% produced by power plants burning coal, gas and oil, according to new data from energy think tank Ember. The surge was driven by…

"79.32% of the votes in favor of Idriss Déby", it is to be read this Tuesday morning on Alwihdainfo. "The Election Commission yesterday unveiled the overall preliminary results of the presidential election" on April 11, the Chad website explains.More than 3.5 million votes: "It is not surprising that Idriss Déby Itno will still rule for six years", specifies Tachad. In any case, the outgoing president is far ahead of the…