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Can We Dare To Be Hopeful About Clean Energy?

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A voiceover previewing a new sci-fi movie narrated, “The newcomers had killed their planet, just like we are.” The ominous fiction rings true to today’s reality. US President Donald J. Trump has rejected any gesture of global climate cooperation from allies and has withdrawn the US from the Paris climate … [continued]

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The energy boom is coming for Great Lakes water

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This is the first article in our “Shockwave” project, a series of reports that will investigate the rapid evolution of the energy landscape in the Great Lakes region and the consequences the new era will have for one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water. Produced by the five partners of the Great Lakes News Collaborative — Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now, Michigan Public and The Narwhal — Shockwave will document the depth and breadth of the region’s energy transformation and its influence on water use and pollution.

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Solar Power Provides Benefits To Northern Cheyenne & Kenyan Communities

4 min read

Clean, renewable energy is cost competitive with fossil fuels, and in some cases costs less. Factoring in all the costs, including climate change impacts and harm to human health from fossil fuels, clean renewables make even more sense. In some cases where remote communities need to be able to generate … [continued]

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