Scientists have shown that mineral carbonation can permanently capture and store carbon quickly enough and safely enough to rise to the challenge of climate change.
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Integrating Input to Forge Ahead in Geothermal Research
A road map for a major geothermal energy development initiative determines proposed priorities and goals by integrating input from stakeholders, data, and technological assessments.
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Clean Energy Gains Ground
A new report documents the rise of clean energy despite the Trump administration’s focus on fossil fuels. Several Congress members call renewable energy a bipartisan issue that’s good for the economy.
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Scientific Row over Renewables Leads to Free Speech Legal Fight
A Stanford University climate researcher’s $10 million defamation suit could test a First Amendment defense in science litigation.
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EPA Proposes Repealing Its Own Obama Era Clean Power Plan
The action of the agency, now realigned by the Trump administration, “just begins the battle,” according to environmentalists and others who plan to challenge EPA’s proposed repeal of the rule.
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Offshore Wind Turbines Can’t Yet Withstand Category 5 Hurricanes
A new study suggests that more robust turbine design is needed to weather high winds.
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Monitoring Wind in Portugal’s Mountains Down to Microscales
Researchers are now gathered for the Perdigão field campaign, an effort to study wind flow physics at scales down to tens of meters. The effort should help engineers harness wind energy in Europe.
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Policy Experts Debate Trump Energy Plan
Lauded by free-market proponents at a policy forum, the White House plan sparked disagreements among panelists about climate implications, the potential for a coal comeback, and carbon taxes.
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Five States Put Energy and Environmental Issues on the Ballot
From banning plastic bags to regulating solar power, states across the country asked voters to make important decisions on energy and the environment.
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Interior Approves Wind Farm Leasing Offshore from New York City
The proposed wind farm, which commercial fishermen oppose, could produce at least 70 megawatts of energy annually, enough to power a quarter of a million homes.