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For Now, the U.S. Green Economy Is Thriving
But as government support falters, America's position as leader of the worldwide green economy may be in jeopardy
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Minnesota Homestead: It’s Not All Sunny in Net-Zero Land
Cheap electricity prices and grid access fees push our solar panel payback period to greater than 20 years
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Should We Generate Energy by Burning Our Trash?
As the world's garbage piles up, a controveresy over waste-to-energy incineration continues
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How the U.S. Power Grid Is Evolving to Handle Solar and Wind
As renewable energy sources move mainstream, electricity generation and distribution systems are getting an extreme makeover
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Could Renewable Natural Gas Be the Next Big Thing in Green Energy?
An increasing number of businesses are using small-scale biogas systems to capture methane from food waste, manure, and other sources
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How Many Solar Panels Does It Take to Power an Electric Car?
It's not rocket science, but estimating the amount of energy requires some calculations
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Architects and Engineers Must Act
Many design pros assume future weather conditions will resemble the past. They won't. As the climate changes, architects and engineers need to design buildings differently.
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Can We Turn Down the Temperature on Urban Heat Islands?
Better measuring data is being used to develop a range of innovative urban planning strategies
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How Households Drive Up Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Everything you eat or wear, and every time you drive, adds to global emissions
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Building More Resilient Communities in the Face of Climate Change
What helps us thrive in the face of floods, droughts, fires, and other disruptions and disasters?
