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The Coal ParadoxThe current business case for carbon sequestration? Burning coal to make oil.
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Going PrivateTo undertake a massively ambitious energy project, you don’t need the government anymore.
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Divestment Isn’t the AnswerTo destroy demand for fossil fuels, universities can do a lot better than just selling some stocks.
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FurtherForget Tesla. If you really want to reduce vehicle emissions, it’s unglamorous buses, not flashy sedans, that need to go electric.
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Partly SunnyAmerica is making lots of solar energy. What’s holding it back from making solar panels?
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Russia Is Europe’s Gas StationAnd that’s why you won’t see European leaders calling for action against Putin.
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Kosher ChineseWhat I learned about globalization when I spotted an Orthodox Jew on a plane to Wuhan.
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America Will Likely Close Out 2014 as the World’s Reigning Oil ChampionAnd at the same time we’re pumping more, we’re using less—and using it more intelligently.
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Can China Be Green?Believe it or not, there’s a case to be made that the nation can develop a low-carbon economy.
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EPA to Energy Industry: Stop Being So Lazy!The new emissions rule is a kick in the pants that will lead to long-term economic benefits.
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Palo Alto’s Electric Supply Is 100 Percent Carbon-NeutralCan other cities follow its example?
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The War on Coal in the American MidwestOne of the nation’s biggest power producers is aggressively ramping down its reliance on coal.
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Flywheel of FortuneBeacon Power was just another failed recipient of a Department of Energy loan. Now it’s roaring back.
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Beyond Energy EfficiencyWe’re not just reducing demand for electricity—we’re destroying it.
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The Other Sunshine StateNorth Carolina is an environmental nightmare—except when it comes to solar.
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“Almost Everything It Wanted”A slight setback at the Supreme Court doesn’t change the fact that we’re winning the war on carbon pollution.
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The Efficiency ExpertsAutomakers have made huge progress on emission standards, without harming the industry.
TODAY IN SLATE
Technology
Driving in Circles
The autonomous Google car may never actually happen.
Where Ebola Lives Between Outbreaks
Gunman Killed Inside Canadian Parliament; Soldier Shot at National Monument Dies
Sleater-Kinney Was Once America’s Best Rock Band
Can it be again?
Paul Farmer: Up to 90 Percent of Ebola Patients Should Survive
Is he right?
“I’m Not a Scientist” Is No Excuse
Politicians brag about their ignorance while making ignorant decisions.
