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New technologies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions insufficient to cut oil production.
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$7M carbon storage test site inaugurated in southern Alberta.
Researchers behind a $7-million carbon storage test site in southern Alberta celebrated its official launch Tuesday.
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Judge rules Peabody bankruptcy blocks lawsuits.
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Yellowstone spawned twin super-eruptions that altered global climate
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The oceans were colder than we thought
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A drier south: Europe’s drought trends match climate change projections
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Puerto Rico’s solar future takes shape at a children’s hospital, with Tesla batteries.
Solar panels began filling a parking lot outside a children's hospital this week as Elon Musk's first major solar-plus-storage project in Puerto Rico took...
Firm with 2 employees won a huge electricity contract in Puerto Rico.
Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Oct 15, 2017.
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6,000-year-old skull could be from the world’s earliest known tsunami victim
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