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India’s Coal & Gas Decline Signals Accelerating Renewable Energy Transition

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India’s energy landscape is at a pivotal crossroads, exemplified by the notable recent decline in coal- and gas-fired power generation, which in May 2025 marked the steepest year-over-year drop since COVID-19. The rapid contraction in coal usage, attributed to an amalgamation of economic slowdowns, surging renewable deployment, and increasingly cost-competitive … [continued]

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What Would Private Ryan Say about the State of the World?

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The following is an excerpt from an upcoming book that will be published by CleanTechnica…. Sign up for our Substack to be notified when it’s out! Something’s always bugged me about the movie Saving Private Ryan. I was finally able to put my finger on it as I sat down … [continued]

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Case Western Reserve University alumni roll out microplastic filtration system for washing machines

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Case Western Reserve University alumni roll out microplastic filtration system for washing machines

By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media

This story was originally published by Ideastream.

Case Western Reserve University is set to install filters to washing machines across campus to reduce microplastic pollution during the laundry cycle.

Microplastics can be found virtually anywhere, and studies have found that wastewater from washing machines is a primary source.

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Another Electric Vehicle Benefit: No Motor Oil Leaks

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Internal combustion engine and diesel engine vehicles use motor oil, and unfortunately, many such vehicles leak their oil onto driveways, garage floors, roads, highways, interstates, and parking lots. They can also leak oil into dirt roads, gravel roads, and off-road. One city in Washington, Kirkland, estimates that every year about … [continued]

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Hidden Super-Emitters: The Climate Imperative Of Addressing Abandoned Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

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Methane, long overshadowed by carbon dioxide in global climate discussions, is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Recent research, including a just published critical global inventory, A global inventory of methane emissions from abandoned oiland gas wells and possible mitigation pathways by Lei et al., highlights methane emissions from the … [continued]

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