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What’s up in coal country: Alternative-energy jobs.

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Paris experiments with ‘car-free day’ across city.

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‘Coal is dead’ and oil faces ‘peak demand,’ says world’s largest investment group.

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U.S. offers Vogtle nuclear plant $3.7 billion in loan guarantees.

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Why James Dyson could steal Elon Musk’s electric car throne.

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Storm-ravaged Caribbean is eyeing solar, but it won’t come cheap.

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