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Why Don’t We Know the Leading Cause of Oil and Gas Spills?

When the oil and gas industry spills or leaks toxic fluids like oil or chemically-infested wastewater into the ocean, local ecosystems can be damaged for decades. So why don’t we know why most spills happen?

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Tell Me About Tesla: Is the Powerwall Battery Worth It?

There’s been a lot of news going around about the Tesla Powerwall Battery. Wall-mounted, with a clean design and smooth surface, not to mention that...

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Wendy's Gets Recognized by the Energy Department

Back in 2011, the Obama Administration set up the Better Buildings Challenge as part of an effort to cut energy waste in American restaurants and...

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Want To Support Solar? Vote NO on 1

You may have recently heard something about a deceptive solar ballot. But which one is which? And why is it so bad?

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Solar Wins by A Landslide!

Yes on 4. Yes on 4. Yes on… you get it. It’s a mantra people in the solar industry have been saying for months. It describes the proposed Amendment 4...

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Energy Department Announces Solar Decathlon 2017

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 student design competition (yes, it’s a mouthful), will take place in early October 2017 in...

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Scientists Use Solar to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Fuel

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Chicago recently came out with a new study illustrating...

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What If All Coal Workers Were Retrained to Work in Solar?

This is the worst year in decades for U.S. coal. In the first six months of 2016, coal production plummeted 28 percent compared to the same time in...

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Mexico Announces Launch of Cap-And-Trade Program

In a recent press release, Mexico announced a year-long cap-and-trade program to begin in November. In the program, the Mexican government will...

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The Passive House

“Passive houses” and “passive solar” are terms that have been popping up, maybe as frequently as the word “green.” But what does “passive” really...

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