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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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Australia can get to zero carbon emissions, and grow the economy
Australia could go to zero net emissions by 2050, without compromising prosperity or economic opportunity, if the world goes low carbon.
Anna Skarbek and Frank Jotzo

Sep 23, 2014

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Solar and the new (democratic) energy economy
Solar power is the spark to energize a new energy economy from the bottom up.
John Farrell

Sep 23, 2014

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China shows there’s more to renewable energy than fighting climate change
China’s large investments in renewables are as much about energy security as a means of reducing carbon emissions.
John Mathews & Hao Tan

Sep 12, 2014

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Fact Check: Does Australia have too much electricity?
Australia has the capacity to produce more electricity than it needs – but that’s not a reason to scale back the Renewable Energy Target.
Dylan McConnell

Sep 11, 2014

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Post-Fukushima Japan turns to offshore wind and solar
As the government attempts to get at least some nuclear plants online by the end of 2015, an energy swell has been building off Japan’s coast.
Ari Phillips

Sep 10, 2014

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China may be ready to kick coal habit
Signs are hopeful that China, No.1 emitter of greenhouse gases, will be less reliant on polluting coal that powered its rapid economic rise.
Kieren Cooke

Sep 8, 2014

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NSW, SA to suffer most from cuts to Renewable Energy Target
Reducing the RET is a step back from a clean energy economy that rewards coal and gas power companies at the expense of households and small business.
The Climate Institute

Sep 2, 2014

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Commentary

Abbott’s environment agenda is even harsher than he promised
Environmental protection is being given a lower priority than it has by any federal government since first environmental legislation was introduced 40 years ago.
Ian Lowe

Sep 1, 2014

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Could an independent Scotland deliver a low carbon future?
As Scottish voters decide whether their country should remain part of the UK, what difference will the vote make to the energy future of these isles?
Mat Hope

Aug 28, 2014

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Rooftop solar: Grid parity coming in more than half of US states
For more than 120 years, homes and businesses have been buying electricity. Now rooftop solar is changing the way hundreds of thousands of homeowners get energy.
Mike Jacobs

Aug 22, 2014

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