Tag: Energy
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5 Great Lakes Species Facing a New Threat From Big Oil
With a recent increase in oil surging through aging pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac—the narrow waterway connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron—the chance of a devastating spill in the Great Lakes has greatly increased …
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EPA Announces Limits to Greenhouse Gas Emissions on New Power Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today proposed carbon emissions standards for new power plants. The Clean Air Act standards are an effort to combat climate change …
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Coal Exports Face Unprecedented Opposition in the Pacific Northwest
The Longview project is the second proposed coal export facility in the state of Washington to make its way to the environmental impact statement scoping period …
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Renewable Energy and Economic Growth Go Hand in Hand for Massachusetts
As the American economy begins to recover, some might argue that renewable energy has played a role. In Massachusetts, the clean energy industry has caused significant growth. Jobs in the state’s clean energy sector have …
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USEC’s Tsunami: Uranium Company Washes Out
USEC should ditch the uranium enrichment business entirely and play to its demonstrated competence in fields like Internet gambling or telemarketing to members of Congress.