In win for tribe, court says wind farm counts as 'mining.'
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Little-known lender’s stand threatens a $29 billion solar market.
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The sharing economy helps fight climate change (but not as much as you think).
A driver takes the wheel of a self-driving Uber car last September in Pittsburgh. (Angelo Merendino/AFP/Getty Images)The rise of the sharing economy — via Uber, Craigslist, Airbnb...
Alan Finkel urges Turnbull to adopt clean energy target before states act.
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Chief scientist says conflicting targets at different levels of government could strangle investment and worsen power supply problems
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Australia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel, says...
Renewables to provide bulk of Finland's energy next year.
The Äänekoski bioproduct mill. Image: Sami Karppinen
Finland's energy market is poised to shift into a new gear next year. Renewable energy sources are expected...
A new plan to protect the water around the Seychelles.
THE Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 mostly tiny islands, whose collective area, at 460 sq km, is only about a third of London’s....
Westinghouse CEO looks beyond bankruptcy.
As the start-up of the world's first AP1000 unit approaches, Westinghouse is using the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process to transform itself. The company...
Mississippi Power: Kemper plant was, will remain asset to state.
As Mississippi Power Co., Public Utilities Staff and others struggle to come to an equitable agreement, the utility’s CEO maintains that the power plant...
General Motors chief, in China, challenges planned bans of gasoline cars.
By KEITH BRADSHERSeptember 15, 2017SHANGHAI — Cars should run on gasoline for a little while longer.So argued Mary Barra, the chief executive of General Motors, who...
After 30 years, the Montreal Protocol Is paying ozone dividends.
On rare but breathtaking occasions, waves of opalescent clouds paint the twilight Antarctic sky in a mix of pastel hues. These “nacreous” clouds float...
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