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Renewable energy capacity tops coal

by Andy Uhler
Oct 25, 2016
Renewable energy just overtook coal as the world’s largest source of electricity capacity, but the U.S. still lags. Why is that, and what will it take to bring the U.S. into line with the rest of the world? CORRECTION (Oct. 27, 2016): This story’s headline was updated to reflect that renewable energy is the largest source […]
   
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First renewable energy boat to sail around the world

by Donna Tam
Sep 12, 2016
The “Solar Impulse of the seas” starts a historic 6-year journey next year.
A man works on the hull of the Energy Observer on Sept. 6 in Saint-Malo, western France. The Energy Observer will be the first autonomous boat powered by hydrogen and renewable energy.
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The cost of cleaner power

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 14, 2015
The climate agreement in Paris on Saturday was a sign of global solidarity, but back in the U.S., conflict over curbing pollution still remains.
A plume of exhaust extends from the Mitchell Power Station, a coal-fired power plant located 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh in New Eagle, Pennsylvania. 
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Tom Steyer talks climate change and the 2016 election

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Nov 20, 2015
The billionaire energy investor hasn't picked a favorite candidate yet.
Tom Steyer introduces a panel during the National Clean Energy Summit 6.0 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on August 13, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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States wavering on standards for renewable energy

by Adam Allington
Jul 24, 2015
Each has its own requirements.
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IBM uses big data to get smarter on energy

by Molly Wood
Aug 15, 2013
How the company translates tidal waves of real time data to make renewable energy plants more efficient by predicting the weather.
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Poop power: A new generation of companies bet on a different renewable energy (Infographic)

by David Weinberg
Jun 12, 2013
It's been tried before, but a new generation of companies is hoping that manure will become the next solar.
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Does the fracking boom kill renewables?

by Scott Tong
Jan 25, 2013
We ask Ethan Zindler of Bloomberg New Energy Finance if a clean energy boom and the expansion of fracking are mutually exclusive.
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Major wind farm opens in Oregon

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 26, 2012
One of the world's largest wind farms officially came online this week in Eastern Oregon, with 300 giant turbines spread over dozens of miles. But the announcement comes at a time of uncertainty for the industry.
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U.S. pledges $2 billion loan to South Africa for clean energy

by Jeremy Hobson
Aug 7, 2012
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in South Africa this morning along with other U.S. leaders. Among them, the head of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, which has just announced a $2 billion loan to South Africa. That's to help the country fund green energy projects with U.S. companies.
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