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By DIANE CARDWELLMay 21, 2017Goldwind Americas, an arm of a leading wind-turbine manufacturer based in China, has been expanding its business in the United States. It...

Scientist spreads the word on climate change – by biking across America.

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Waste Shortcuts The human-waste bomb recently found clogging up a London sewer has an unlikely admirer – a Scottish renewable energy company <!--><!--><!--><!--> Turning fat into fuel. Photograph: Guardian...

Climate change and geoengineering: Artificially cooling planet earth by thinning cirrus clouds.

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Proposed wind tax hike refuses to blow away.

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Climate change: California carbon auction rebounds.

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Gas stations get ready for the electric future.

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Nobody in Hong Kong wants a Tesla anymore.

Hong Kong has long been one of Tesla’s biggest markets, but it may not be for much longer—not a single newly purchased Tesla model...

Could trade dispute with China bring an end to US solar boom?

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