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Climate change in the US: the dangers and the solutions
Trump’s climate plans have sparked anger and upset – but businesses are finding alternative...
Combining 3 vehicle technologies could nearly eliminate auto emissions.
Imagine jumping into a self-driving car with two other commuters in the morning, the electric engine humming as you drive through smooth traffic and...
These Kentucky coal mines could become a massive solar farm.
In the mountains near Pikeville, Kentucky, two coal mines may soon become the state’s largest solar farm.
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Climate of unintended consequences.
Op-Ed ColumnistMay 4, 2017Bret Stephens“Converting biomass feedstocks to biofuels is an environmentally friendly process. So is using biofuels for transportation. When we use bioethanol...
Mangroves optimized: How to make coastal habitats sequester even more carbon.
Of all the carbon buried in the floors of Earth’s oceans, most of it is found in the narrow strip of tidal marshes, seagrass...
Two thirds of Canada’s electricity now comes from renewable energy.
CALGARY — Canada substantially boosted its renewable electricity capacity over the past decade, and has now emerged as the second largest producer of hydroelectricty...
US wind energy installations surge: A new turbine rises every 2.4 hours.
Every two and a half hours, workers installed a new wind turbine in the United States during the first quarter of 2017, marking the...
Can India save the warming planet?
A shimmering waterfall beckoned visitors into the India pavilion at the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference. Inside, multimedia exhibits and a parade of panelists proclaimed...
Federal bill would establish competition for coral recovery ideas.
HONOLULU — There could be a prize for creative solutions to the declining health of the world’s coral reefs.
That’s if Congress approves the newly...
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