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This solar power system makes electricity and clean water at the same time
The HCPVT works on a basically the same principle as those giant fields of mirrors that concentrate sunlight at the tops of tall towers.
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Fracking waste deemed too radioactive for hazardous-waste dump
A truck full of fracking waste was turned away from a Pennsylvania landfill after it set off a radiation alarm. But, hey, nothing to worry about.
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Spilled tar-sands oil could be creeping toward the Arkansas River
ExxonMobil says it has contained the toxic gunk that spewed into small-town Mayflower, Ark. But one oil spill expert begs to differ.
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Falling prices for renewable energy could lead to a tripling of investment
Looks like it'll be cheaper than expected to transition from fossil fuels to renewables, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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Energy CEO: Solar should break up with wind, date natural gas, have distributed babies
David Crane of NRG, a supporter of distributed energy, thinks wind and solar will part ways because wind needs transmission and distributed solar doesn't.
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The smart money is on renewable energy
Fossil fuel cheerleaders take note: Clean energy ain't going nowhere -- and it may prove to be the better bet in the long run.
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The worst part about BP’s oil-spill cover-up: It worked
Here's what BP doesn't want you to know about the use of Corexit after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill.
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Facebook’s new roof is greener, more expensive than yours
Facebook is putting an amazing green roof on its new building in Menlo Park. It's going to be big and elaborate. You can only see it if you get a job at Facebook.
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Ask Umbra: Watts up with lightbulbs?
A reader wonders which type of lightbulb is greenest. Umbra sheds some light.
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Fracking drives potentially explosive demand for potentially explosive ammonia factories
You know that ammonia plant that blew up in Texas? The U.S. could soon be home to a lot more of those, thanks to low natural gas prices.