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Jerry Brown's tunnels would cement his family legacy.
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Shell plans to spend $1 billion a year on clean energy by 2020.
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Gov. LePage vetoes solar 'net metering' bill, again.
AUGUSTA — As expected, Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a solar energy bill strongly supported by environmental groups and solar installation companies.
The bill, L.D....
Why subsidies for electric cars are a bad idea for Canada.
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Jerry Brown, lawmakers announce California climate deal.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers late Monday announced a proposal to extend through the next decade California’s landmark program to regulate climate-warming...
South Korea’s energy shift targets increased LNG supply.
Global supplies of LNG are set to expand by almost 50 per cent between 2015 and 2020 © Bloomberg
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Is a car maker about to save the planet?
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Zoe Williams
Volvo’s move to electric demonstrates the role ethical business can play in shaping our society for the better• Zoe Williams is a Guardian...
Are we as doomed as that New York Magazine article says?
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I don’t have an idea about where to begin, and I write about it...
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