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Energy Secretary Rick Perry visited a coal mine in Pennsylvania last week. @SecretaryPerry/Twitter
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US tax reforms would leave renewable energy out in the cold.
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Divided US solar sector spars over trade relief at hearing.
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China will meet 2020 carbon reduction target, Xie Zhenhua says.
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