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Is this the beginning of the end for coal?
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From a failed coal auction in Wyoming to slowing demand in China, times are tough for the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. And that’s before we even get to EPA’s new proposed power-plant rules. The U....
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Sep.23.2013
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U.S. Military Helps Advance Energy Technologies
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The US military’s efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels may help to advance emerging energy technologies by providing them with coveted assets, such as financial backing and testing opportun...
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Sep.11.2013
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US, Sweden unveil $25 mln clean water technology grant
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The US Agency for International Development and the Swedish government announced a $25 million grant program Monday to increase access to clean water for farming. The Securing Water for Food progra...
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Sep.3.2013
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U.S. Bike-Sharing Fleet More than Doubles in 2013
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The opening of the San Francisco Bay Area bike share on August 29, 2013, brings the combined fleet of shared bikes in the United States above 18,000, more than a doubling since the start of the yea...
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Aug.29.2013
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Battles Escalate Over Community Efforts to Ban Fracking
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Obama’s trip to fracking territory underscores the controversy. As President Obama visits upstate New York and northeastern Pennsylvania this week to discuss his education agenda, a separate...
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Aug.26.2013
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One of the first fruit trees planted in America is still alive and well at age 383
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When the first European settlers stepped foot on Plymouth Rock in 1620, the landscape they encountered must have felt like the epitome of wildness. In time, of course, cottages and farmhouses, road...
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Aug.26.2013
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Shale Grab in U.S. Stalls as Falling Values Repel Buyers
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Oil companies are hitting the brakes on a U.S. shale land grab that produced an abundance of cheap natural gas — and troubles for the industry. The spending slowdown by international companie...
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Aug.22.2013
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Leading the Way: 5 Eco-Friendly Colleges in the United States
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The need to be green has permeated all aspects of life, whether you live in a Glen Cove rentals property or not. Colleges and campuses are no exception. In fact, many higher education facilities ha...
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Aug.21.2013
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EIA: Shale gas boom countering production decline on federal lands
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Natural gas production continues to be strong in the U.S. as firms tap shale plays that are largely on private lands, even as production on federal lands has fallen, an Energy Information Administr...
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Aug.16.2013
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Microgrids Get Big Test In Connecticut
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One of the most underreported stories in the U.S. energy industry today is Connecticut’s ambitious electricity pilot project—one that could have a widespread ripple effect across the country. On Ju...
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Aug.16.2013
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Lawsuit Challenges Plan to Log 150,000 Acres of California Old Growth Forests
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Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit earlier this week against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for approving a 50-year plan by Fruit Growers Supply...
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Aug.16.2013
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Feds approve third project to export US natural gas
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The Obama administration licensed a third company to broadly sell U.S. natural gas overseas on Wednesday, renewing fears that widespread exports of America’s bounty could spike domestic prices for...
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Aug.8.2013
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Big nuke company decides renewables are a better bet in the U.S.
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The world’s largest operator of nuclear power plants is dumping its stake in American reactors, turning its focus instead to wind and solar power. French utility company EDF announced this week tha...
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Aug.5.2013
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Fusion Energy Quest Faces Boundaries of Budget, Science
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Part of our weekly “In Focus” series—stepping back, looking closer. A large banner hangs from the front of the stadium-size building that houses the world’s most powerful array of...
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Jul.31.2013
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US oil and gas will surge for years, firm projects
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Eagle Ford Shale production will jump 50 percent this year, hitting an average 844,000 barrels per day, according to an analysis by research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie. And despite slumping...
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Jul.31.2013
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The Best Place for Solar Power is… New Jersey?
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The Arizona desert may enjoy nearly endless sun, but is it the really best place for solar panels? Maybe not. A new study suggests that cloudier New Jersey is actually the state that will get the m...
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Jul.31.2013
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U.S. Cities Are Getting Water Smart
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In the U.S., our infrastructure isn’t designed to handle the increased floods and droughts that come with global warming. Consider Florida, where coastal cities are spending billions of dollars on...
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Jul.30.2013
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Goldman Sachs says coal-export terminals are a bad investment
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No less an investor than the mighty Warren Buffett has proclaimed that the decline of coal in the U.S. will be gradual but inevitable. Given flat demand for electricity, cheap natural gas, burgeoni...
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Jul.30.2013
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What Cities Are Doing To Become Water Smart
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In the U.S., our infrastructure isn’t designed to handle the increased floods and droughts that come with global warming. Consider Florida, where coastal cities are spending billions of dollars on...
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Jul.26.2013
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Renewables growing but world still on course to smash 2°C – EIA
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Energy Information Administration report illustrates how ‘business as usual’ policies equal dangerous warming levels New US Government data reveals investment in renewables and nuclear is rising fa...
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Jul.26.2013
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