Tag: Energy
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Hawai’i Leads the Way with Cutting-Edge Solar Energy Policy
EARTHJUSTICE — This proactive approach to distributed solar is the next evolutionary step toward transforming the grid to enable homes and businesses to produce their own clean power …
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Up & Coming Solar PV Innovators Aim To Grow Markets & Drive Costs Even Lower
This story on solar innovators comes from Andrew at Clean Technica.
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China Consumes Nearly as Much Coal as the Rest of the World Combined
ECOWATCH — robust coal demand growth in China is the result of a more than 200 percent increase in Chinese electric generation since 2000, fueled primarily by coal. China’s coal demand growth averaged …
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Texas Wind and Solar More Competitive Than Natural Gas
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND — As state leaders look for ways to encourage new capacity in the midst of a drought, it’s important to realize that renewable energy is now competitive over the long term with conventional resources. The fact that renewable energy resources can reduce our water dependency …
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New Video Explains Climate Threat from Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL — A new video released by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and 350.org explains how the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is a lynchpin enabling the climate intensive tar sands industry to grow unimpeded. The video discusses cutting edge research …