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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 art of repeal: illustrating Trump’s toxic legacy — and Biden’s daunting task ahead
Illustrating Trump's toxic legacy -- and Biden's daunting task ahead
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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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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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How 100% clean energy could power our cities and towns
We built this tiny model town to show what it would look like if we tried to transition to 100% clean energy.
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![Burlington, Vermont, sources 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.]()
![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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Most of America’s dirty power plants will be ready to retire by 2035
Shutting down the nation’s fossil fuel–burning power plants in the next 15 years wouldn't be as economically risky as previously thought, a new study shows.
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‘Natural gas’ or ‘methane’? Americans see a big difference.
One thing that unites the country: a preference for "natural."
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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.
