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Cheap Oil Might Not Be the Worst Thing
In addition to putting the Keystone XL project on pause, oil price fluctuations mean a destabilized, less-powerful oil industry.
China's Three Gorges Dam Is Its Own Special Kind of Dystopia: Photos
The Chinese megaproject just set a new record for annual hydropower production.
Unprofitable Oil Fields Are Hiding Nearly a Trillion Dollars in Investment
The booming and busting continues, forever.
The Fracking Future Is a Big Myth
A series of reports suggests that natural gas production estimates have been wildly overoptimistic.
MIT Thinks It Has Discovered the Perfect Solar Cell
'Thermophotovoltaics' offer the possibility of "ideal" solar efficiency.
In the Energy Shadows, the US Continues Push Toward Nuclear Fusion
The US Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee recommends going all-in on Europe's ITER reactor project.
The United States' Pacific Coal Export Pipeline Just Took a Major Hit
Last week, Oregon shut down a key coal export project. But dirty energy isn't going down without a fight.
Stop Fracking 'In the Dark,' Say Biologists
"We can't let shale development outpace our understanding of its environmental impacts."
The Solar Future May Still Hinge on Old-School Centralized Power Generation
A new study outlines the very large-scale potential of concentrated solar power.