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Global carbon emissions rose more quickly in 2018 than in any year since 2011

Jun 11, 2019

Last year saw the most rapid increase in carbon emissions from the world’s energy industry since 2011, BP’s latest global energy review reports. The increase came as extreme weather and temperature shifts boost...

Wind turbines don’t cause cancer, as Trump says—but coal plants do

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Apr 6, 2019

Environment, Health, Opinion, Science

President Trump has been making inaccurate statements about the environment, climate change, and renewable energy since the beginning of his campaign. But a claim he made this week at the National Republican Co...

A new carbon-neutral process can produce coal-like fuel from sewage and compost

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Nov 7, 2018

Environment, Innovation, Science

A newly developed process produces a biocarbon fuel that can replace coal, using only organic waste. The production itself is carbon-neutral, and produces lower levels of other waste like nitrogen, sulfur, and ...

Hydroelectric brings more risks than benefits, says new study

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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...

Researchers make breakthrough toward cheap, efficient organic solar cells

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Aug 12, 2018

Environment, Innovation, Science

Researchers in China have made progress toward a new, cheaper approach to producing solar panels, according to BBC News. While solar panels conventionally rely on pricier, yet efficient, silicon, the new approa...

California to require solar panels on new buildings starting in 2020

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May 10, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

California has approved the country’s first mandate for new homes to include solar panels, taking effect for new houses and low-rise apartment buildings in 2020, according to The Guardian. According to Rober...

2017 saw solar energy jobs decline for the first time in seven years

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Feb 17, 2018

Environment, Science

In 2017, jobs in the solar energy industry declined for the first time in 7 years, according to data from the annual census of the Solar Foundation. A total of nearly 10,000 jobs were lost, representing 4 perc...

Wind power overtakes hydro as leading renewable energy source in US

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Jan 29, 2018

Environment, Science

In a marker for the success of renewable energy in the US, wind power is now projected to surpass hydroelectric as the primary source for the nation’s renewable power, according to an announcement last week fro...

Trump administration to impose tariff on solar panel imports

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Jan 24, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

The Trump administration said Monday that it plans to impose tariffs on imported solar power technology, in what could be its most direct attack on renewable energy so far, according to Time Magazine. Tariff...

2017 was the best year on record for renewable energy in the UK

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Dec 30, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

Data from the UK’s National Grid showed that 2017 was the nation’s most environmentally friendly year on record when it comes to power and electricity generation. Thirteen clean energy records were broken over ...

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