What Houston doesn't need: Sniping between mayor and governor over Harvey funds.
After weeks of solidarity among leaders in Texas and Houston to help victims of Hurricane Harvey, what a pity to see sniping break out...
Puerto Rico’s slow-motion medical disaster.
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Rick Perry just proposed a massive change in electricity policy to help coal and...
In this 2015 photo, a plume of steam billows from the coal-fired Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H. (Jim Cole/Associated Press)Energy Secretary Rick Perry...
U.S. offers Vogtle nuclear plant $3.7 billion in loan guarantees.
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Why James Dyson could steal Elon Musk’s electric car throne.
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Fish may stall Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
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Compound from oilseeds may be high-value product
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Helium found in coal seams could aid safe shale gas extraction
Natural deposits of helium gas found in UK coal seams could help scientists monitor the secure recovery of coal or shale gas from underground...
New study changes our view on flying insects
For the first time, researchers are able to prove that there is an optimal speed for certain insects when they fly. At this speed,...
Erosion from ancient tsunami in Northern California
Geologists use ground-penetrating radar to determine the breadth and depth of erosion from an ancient tsunami in Northern California.
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