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Energy

  • Browner Pastures

    Browner Pastures

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    Sam Quinney

    Brownfield makeovers aren’t glamorous for everyone.

  • A Sunny Perspective on the Future of Solar Energy

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    Evan Johnson

    Solyndra’s recent bankruptcy has sparked much debate about the market viability of solar energy. And while solar may not be as cost-effective as fossil fuels are now, a recent analysis finds that “solar power technologies in the US and Spain are likely to approach competitiveness with fossil-fired generation by around…

  • Fuel of Uncertainty

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    Bradley Crawford

    Biofuels are either essential to our energy independence and efforts to combat climate change or a boondoggle that threatens global food security. The World Bank’s Govinda R. Timilsina and Ashish Shrestha analyze this disconnect in “How Much Hope Should We Have for Biofuels?”, which weighs findings from dozens of studies…