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Paris pact nears ratification, summer breaks heat recordby Seth Zuckerman on
New carbon math says climate goals can’t be met if humanity burns all the oil, gas, and coal in existing wells and mines, let alone develops new ones—and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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Clean energy grows, makes fossil power less profitableby Seth Zuckerman on
Worldwide electric car sales up 49 percent in first half of 2016, designers develop wearable solar cells, Canada to set a minimum national carbon price, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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Coal power losing steam; feds plan for offshore windby Seth Zuckerman on
Obama administration halts Dakota pipeline, Uber tests self-driving cars and 18-wheelers, abandoned mine repurposed for solar power pumped storage, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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Official White House photo by Pete SouzaUS & China ratify Paris pact, Dakota oil protest heats upby Seth Zuckerman on
Grid in the eastern US could accommodate 30% renewable power, ‘sunny day’ coastal flooding already commonplace, UN body drafts rules to limit airline emissions, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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Paul K. AndersonCut climate pollution 40% by 2030? CA: “Yes, we will!”by Seth Zuckerman on
Lummi bring totem pole to Sioux pipeline protest, sea-level rise may claim 1.9 million US homes by 2100, EV is to internal combustion as cell is to landline, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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Brahm ColerSolar marks new low price, US gets first offshore windby Seth Zuckerman on
US finalizes fuel economy standards for big trucks, Louisiana floods made more likely by global warming, Washington rolls out smart grid pilot projects, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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Solar power rates rattled, China’s coal use has peakedby Seth Zuckerman on
New York passes 50% RPS and billion-dollar nuclear subsidy, Ford to test self-driving vehicles on MIT campus, Sierra Club to retire 53-million-ton coal deposit, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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Hawaii nixes power merger, rejecting BC’s LNG exportsby Seth Zuckerman on
World nears pact to phase out climate- destabilizing refrigerants, US offers $4.5 billion in loan guarantees for EV charging, 18 GW of pumped hydro storage in pipeline, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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Montana coal plant Colstrip will close two units by 2022by Seth Zuckerman on
Canada to enact national carbon price this year, Pacific island nations draft treaty to end fossil fuel extraction, Nevadans will vote whether to restore net metering, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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CA meets solar goal early, India signs for 1 GW of PVsby Seth Zuckerman on
100-MW battery outcompetes a natural-gas peaker plant in LA, Germany replaces feed-in tariffs with clean power auction, Chinese automaker unveils solar car, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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