electricity
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1 in 5 Americans now live in places committed to 100% clean power
Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation to power Washington with nothing but clean energy by 2030.
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When environmentalists busted up dams, coal moved in
Study says carbon emissions up 1,400 tons for every thwarted megawatt of hydropower.
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The open-source movement to hack your arugula
Open-source farming could challenge Big Ag and take crop production to new heights.
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California is shattering renewable records. So why are greenhouse emissions creeping up?
Here's a puzzle: California has a greener grid, but it's carbon emissions just ticked up.
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When solar and wind need a boost, nuclear might be the best option
Nuclear power is plodding and costly. Does it still belong in a climate hawk’s quiver?
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Lessons from Boulder’s bad breakup
The former mayor of Boulder wonders if corporate utilities might make better friends than foes.
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Coal’s death spiral, in 3 charts
Power companies plan to shutter more than 10 big coal plants in 2018.
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Storing clean energy in salt isn’t as crazy as it sounds
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is developing tech to solve our clean energy storage dilemma.
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For the first time, wind and solar electricity generation hit double digits
Together they produced 10 percent of U.S. energy in March.