"Countries seem to be waking up to the realization that they can’t meet their climate, energy, and national security goals without nuclear energy."
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Green dreams collide with energy crisis reality
"Instead of frightening the public with prophecies of ecological disaster, our leaders should level with voters – and activists – about the role legacy fuels are bound to play for decades to come, in our country and especially the rest of the world. That will help them set a more realistic and politically sustainable pace for America’s clean energy transition."
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Gas crisis spurs Germany to mull extending life of nuclear plants
"Germany's remaining nuclear plants are scheduled to be shut down by year-end after former Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to phase out nuclear power following the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in 2011."
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We can grow the farm economy while reducing emissions
"People want policies that lower food prices, strengthen supply chains, and benefit the environment. House Republicans’ commitment to conservation with a purpose will achieve that by fighting for rural America by empowering farmers, ranchers, and foresters to continue harnessing the carbon-reducing potential of their lands while increasing the global economic competitiveness of U.S. agribusinesses."
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This startup just raised millions to make cement more climate friendly
"The startup’s process partly replaces Portland cement, the limestone-based 'glue' in concrete, with silicate rocks that are dug up in aggregate mines, which are already in operation all over the country."
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Twelve is recycling captured CO2 into fuel, sunglasses and more
"Based in Berkeley, California, Twelve says it has already partnered with Mercedes-Benz, Procter & Gamble, Shopify, NASA and the Air Force to create products for the automotive, household and governmental spaces, though it declined to answer how many products it has sold or share its revenue."
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Sri Lanka’s Green New Deal Was a Human Disaster
"Sri Lanka must now turn to better ways: accountability, democracy, the rule of law and yes, modern scientific farming that can feed all of its 22 million people."
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Here’s How California Is Protecting Yosemite’s Famous Sequoia Trees From Wildfires
"The fire jeopardizes the safety of the hundreds of sequoia trees, some of which are believed to be thousands of years old. Giant sequoias are the biggest trees on earth and native only to California, specifically on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature."
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Beware of Energy Isolationism
"The right course of action, and the necessary one, is for policymakers to develop policies that focus on long-term solutions, namely empowering the ability of the industry to respond to market signals by increasing domestic production and refining capacity, thereby bringing stability and relief to consumers."
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Panasonic plant in De Soto will be ‘largest private investment’ Kansas history
"The state competed against Oklahoma for the investment as well as hundreds of new jobs that are expected to come with the plant."