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US expected to become net energy exporter by 2020

Jan 27, 2019

New projections from the Energy Information Administration show that the US is on course to become a net exporter of energy for the first time in almost 70 years, according to CNBC. The nation is expected to...

Hydroelectric brings more risks than benefits, says new study

West Side Story

Nov 5, 2018

Environment, Science

The environmental risks of hydroelectric power outweigh its benefits for the developing world, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The re...

Trump’s proposal for an emergency coal bailout is built on some dubious assertions

West Side Story

Jun 3, 2018

Environment, Opinion, Policy, Science

The Trump administration announced plans Friday for a regulatory bailout to prevent the closure of coal and nuclear power plants, according to Politico. The president “directed Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to...

Environmental study of Greenland Ice Sheet can change the landscape for renewable energy stocks

Cody Gash

Dec 17, 2014

Innovation

At least two new reports have surfaced concerning the situation of the Greenland ice sheet. The two separate studies are more of new warnings concerning global warming than fresh environmental updates. The rese...

Researchers found a way to store solar energy in dark

Abby Smith

Apr 16, 2014

Innovation, World

Till today people knew that solar energy can be stored in the presence of sunlight but scientists have found a way to generate solar power in the dark. Researchers from MIT and Harvard used nanotubes to absorb ...

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