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Obama’s Keystone veto not an end to the pipeline
Despite the potential climate impacts of Keystone XL – and Obama’s veto of the approval bill – it’s not certain the controversial project will not go ahead.
Bobby Magill

Feb 25, 2015

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US no. 2 to China in clean energy investments in 2014
Clean energy is growing again in the U.S. as investments in renewables increased in 2014 after a two-year decline.
Bobby Magill

Feb 6, 2015

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Keystone XL pipeline would emit 1 billion extra tons of GHGs
If built, the Keystone XL pipeline would send about 800,000 barrels of Canadian tar sands oil per day to refineries in Texas.
Bobby Magill

Feb 5, 2015

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US finally opens waters to offshore wind farms
Currently, there is not a single wind turbine generating even a watt of electricity in American waters , but that could soon change.
Bobby Magill

Jan 29, 2015

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US coal in decline, heading in the same direction as compact discs
Technological progress has been brutal to the yellow pages and compact discs. Coal may be headed the same way in the U.S.
Bobby Magill

Jan 22, 2015

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Electric cars a mixed bag for health, climate
Driving an electric car could be worse for both the climate and public health if the electricity that runs it was generated at a coal-fired power plant.
Bobby Magill

Dec 17, 2014

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Clues show how green electricity may be in US by 2050
By 2050, the technology will likely be available to provide 80 percent of America’s electricity from wind, solar and other renewable sources.
Bobby Magill

Nov 26, 2014

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Post climate pact, IEA warns fossil fuel trends dire
The odds that any climate agreement among the biggest greenhouse emitters will succeed became a little greater as China & U.S. commit to slash carbon pollution.
Bobby Magill

Nov 13, 2014

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LEDs the fast-rising heroes of efficiency
Once the stuff of electronics geeks rifling through circuit board component drawers at Radio Shack, LEDs are today the rising heroes of energy efficiency.
Bobby Magill

Nov 11, 2014

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Hydropower may be huge source of methane emissions
What if reservoirs that store water and produce electricity were among some of the world’s largest contributors of greenhouse gas emissions?
Bobby Magill

Oct 30, 2014

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Drought dries up California hydropower, focus on solar, wind
As California’s historic drought dries up the state’s water supplies and withers its crops, it’s also shaking up the way electricity is produced there.
Bobby Magill

Oct 7, 2014

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New study shows relying on gas transition an impediment to renewables
New study suggests push toward natural gas is not only a distraction from “decarbonizing” the U.S., it could also make climate change worse.
Bobby Magill

Sep 25, 2014

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