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Cobalt and tungsten key to cheaper, cleaner hydrogen
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Robotics principles help wave energy converters better absorb power of ocean waves
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US’ power supply has capacity to adapt to climate change
Scientists have found that climate change ultimately will have a negative effect on the reliability of electricity generation in the United States, but today's...
Building a sustainable future: Urgent action needed
We need to act urgently to increase the energy efficiency of our buildings as the world's emerging middle classes put increasing demands on our...
Cover crops provide bed and breakfast layover for migrating birds
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Pumpkin genomes sequenced, revealing uncommon evolutionary history
For some, pumpkins conjure carved Halloween decorations, but for many people around the world, these gourds provide nutrition. Scientists have sequenced the genomes of...
How fossil fuel allies are tearing apart Ohio's embrace of clean energy.
This story was also published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—On March 30, Bill Seitz, a charismatic Republican, took to the floor of the...
Californians are keeping dirty energy off the grid via text message.
When Julie Waltz Madziarczyk's phone chirps to tell her that the electricity grid needs her to save power for an hour the next day,...
How cities are defending themselves against sea level rise.
By Wayne Parry | AP,
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Superstorm Sandy and a series of lesser coastal storms since that 2012 disaster compelled some coastal communities to defend...
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