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China studying when to ban sales of traditional fuel cars: Xinhua.
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China formulates national smart car industry strategy.
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Chocolate maker Mars to spend $1 billion tackling climate change and social problems.
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There are over 341,000 wind turbines on the planet, why they matter.
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Citing social equity issues, Illinois utility seeks to cut efficiency targets.
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New cooling method literally sends heat out of this world.
Stanford University researchers have developed roof-mounted cooling panels that could help air-conditioning systems by beaming excess heat into outerspace.
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Silicon fires up renewable energy revolution.
Large blocks of silicon storing wind and solar power as heat are the latest innovation in the battle to replace all fossil fuels with...
Amid nuclear setbacks, Virginia utility pauses plans for new reactor.
Dominion Energy has paused development activities on a fifth reactor at a Virginia nuclear power plant, according to a company spokesperson.
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