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Oil’s biggest lobbying group killed carbon prices. Now it supports them?
Why the American Petroleum Institute is doing a 180 on carbon pricing
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In GM’s new Super Bowl ad, Will Ferrell loves EVs — and hates Norway
The star-studded ad shows GM's wild turnaround on electric vehicles.
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How steel might finally kick its coal habit
Several companies are working to make the process of forging the building material cleaner
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The First 100 – Biden’s Sky-High Stack of Executive Orders
A dispatch from day 10 of the Biden administration.
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Could the world reverse climate change but still burn all the fossil fuels? Scientists humor the idea.
It would be a wildly inefficient way of tackling climate change.
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Can we really end our reliance on natural gas? These moms have a plan — and the ear of utilities.
Massachusetts nonprofit HEET wants to turn leaky infrastructure into district-wide geothermal heat-pump systems that it hopes will create a “post-gas world.”
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Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges
As wind turbines reach the end of their life, engineers are turning the blades into electrical transmission towers, bridges, cement, and more.
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![Burlington, Vermont, sources 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.]()
Can a city truly be 100% renewable? It’s complicated.
Hundreds of cities have pledged to switch to renewables -- but there's a lot standing in their way.
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The government can’t keep up with abandoned oil wells. Can these industry insiders help?
The number of abandoned oil and gas wells is on the verge of exploding. These industry insiders want to be part of the solution.
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Solar companies ask Biden to reverse Trump’s biggest blow to the industry
Solar energy companies see an ally in a president-elect who campaigned on generating 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035.
