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Wind Power’s Strong Grid Potential In The Mid-Atlantic

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Adding more wind power to the grid in the Mid-Atlantic power pool consisting of 13 states and Washington, DC can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices

Reality Of Clean Energy Needs Creeps Closer

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Scientists from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii are set to announce that levels of atmospheric CO2 are reaching 400ppm now.

Global Clean Energy Grows Even As Investment Drops

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The global clean energy sector is undergoing geographic and technological shifts as new markets emerge and renewable capacity grows.

Wind Energy Foes Sometimes Grasp For Straws

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When it comes to wind power, we have to be careful to sort fiction from fact on impacts to things like the environment, animals and possible effects on health.

Clean Energy Surges In Domestic Electrical Generating Capacity

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Renewable energy sources accounted for 82 percent of all new domestic electrical generating capacity installed in the first three months of 2013.

Renewable Standard Reminds Ohio Senator Of Stalin

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A Republican senator in Ohio who is trying to get rid of the state’s renewable energy standard says it reminds him of Stalin’s five-year plans.

Northeast States Fight Carbon Emissions With Renewables

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If the 10 Northeast states from Maryland to Maine were a country, they would be the tenth largest emitter of climate-altering carbon pollution in the world.

Greenpeace: Apple Moves Towards Cleaner, Better Energy

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Apple released an environmental report Friday showing that it has made real progress in its effort to power the iCloud with renewable energy—not coal.

Koch Industries’ Clean Energy Assault Reaches Far And Wide

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States around the country, including Texas, Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina are poised to cut back on government support for clean energy jobs using model legislation influenced by Koch.

The Rise Of Solar Power And Wind Energy

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While ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has said the oil sector risks future credit downgrades, the news from the renewables energy market looks much better.