"In Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the thousands of plastic bottles thrown into the Ruzizi River routinely clog the hydropower station's turbines, shutting it down for months at a time and plunging the city into darkness."
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Stanford engineers invent a solar panel that generates electricity at night
"That temperature differential is what Assawaworrarit and his colleagues are taking advantage of. A device called a thermoelectric generator can capture some of the heat flowing from the warmer air to the cooler solar panel and convert it into electricity."
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If we want more renewables, we’re going to need a lot more mining first
"We need to be energy self-sufficient — not just for oil, natural gas, and coal, but for the raw materials needed for nuclear, solar, wind, and batteries."
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Coastal disasters to cost $100B a year by 2100
"The reports include an analysis of four federal expenditures that are expected to increase due to climate change, and they project future costs under several climate scenarios. Under each one, coastal disasters account for at least 75 percent of the total costs."
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What’s brewing? AB InBev’s zero-emissions fleet recipe
"'We believe we’re a leader, that we have a unique position to really drive innovation and impact in sustainability,' Rogers said. 'We think these investments make sense for building a company to last for the next 100-plus years.'"
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GM And Honda Partner To Create Sub-$30,000 Electric Vehicles
"The costs associated with developing EV technology will probably drive more such partnerships across automakers in the coming years. Ford is already working with Volkswagen and Toyota has partnered with Subaru."
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Ukraine War Drives Countries to Embrace Renewable Energy—but Not Yet
"For the near term, many countries are leaning even more on fossil fuels. They are in a race to lock up enough supply from non-Russian sources, including more coal, to ensure that they can heat homes, power factories and transport goods over the next few years."
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More Mining at Home Is a Win-Win for Environment and Defense
"A domestic mining and REE industry can only serve to fix long-standing dependence on China for crucial defense materials and allow for a cleaner and more efficient energy transition. Conserving the environment to the point where no mine, industrial site, or manufacturing hub can be developed in the U.S. will come back to haunt Americans."
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Energy security abroad starts at home
"It’s our job — and the job of policy leaders — to make sure that we deliver on all their priorities: reliable, affordable and cleaner power generation that keeps the lights on, homes warm in winter and cool in summer, and the economy humming."
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How Markets Make Economic Growth Sustainable
"The bottom line is that competitive markets create powerful incentives for efficient and sustainable resource use. Market-driven innovation has made it possible to provide for more people using fewer resources. Such environmental successes are often ignored because there is no policymaker or program than can take credit for them. They are the result of market processes, not governmental direction or design."
