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The Texas town where all the energy is green.
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Plant more trees to combat climate change: Scientists.
OSLO (Reuters) - Planting forests and other activities that harness the power of nature could play a major role in limiting global warming under...
World petrol demand 'likely to peak by 2030 as electric car sales rise.'
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Wood Mackenzie predicts global oil growth will plateau about 2035 – earlier than some previous forecasts
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An electric car charging point. Global gasoline demand is...
Coal plant closures are coming to Texas. Now what?
Luminant, a unit of Vistra Energy Corp., said Friday it plans to close the Sandow (pictured) and Big Brown coal-fueled power plants in Texas....
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Link between forest fire smoke and pollution events discovered
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EPA warns Puerto Ricans to stop drinking water from Superfund sites, but everything's fine!
An aerial view of the damages caused by hurricane Maria in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, Oct. 11, 2017.
Image: JORGE MUÑIZ/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
By Andrew Freedman2017-10-12 15:10:02 UTC
It's been...
Desperate Puerto Ricans are drinking water from a hazardous-waste site.
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