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    A lower-carbon natural gas flame burns on a stovetop at a NW Natural testing facility.
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    Natural Gas Companies Have Their Own Plans To Go Low-Carbon

    Feb 21, 2021
    The companies face an existential threat as more governments and businesses move to tackle climate change. So a growing number have their own plans to decarbonize, by creating renewable gas.
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    Live Updates: Winter Storms 2021
    Snow covers the ground in Waco, Texas, on Feb. 17. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed renewable energy sources for the blackouts that have hit the state. In fact, they were caused by a systemwide failure across all energy sources.
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    No, The Blackouts In Texas Weren't Caused By Renewables. Here's What Really Happened

    Feb 18, 2021
    Some prominent Republicans have blamed wind and solar power for the blackouts in the storm-stricken state. But the truth is that every source of generation fell short.
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    February 18, 2021

    Feb 18, 2021
    Taco the Town | 'Not an Oil and Gas State' | Media Sommelier
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    Photo by Heidi Kyser
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    Climate Change: Doing Renewable Right

    Feb 08, 2021

    Covering vast swaths of public land is the easy way to develop renewable energy. But is it the smartest?

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    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    Meet The Founder Of A Holdout Conservation Group Opposing Big Solar

    Nov 02, 2020

    The final plan is out  for Yellow Pine Solar, a 500-megawatt solar power plant that would span 3,000 acres nea

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    Business
    Left: Luminalt employee Pam Quan installs solar panels on the roof of a home in San Francisco in 2018. Right: An oilfield worker fills his truck with water before heading to a drilling site in the Permian Basin oil field in Andrews, Texas, in 2016.
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    Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion

    Oct 21, 2020
    Workers in the energy sector face two paths: The oil industry offers big salaries but more volatility, while clean energy pays less but provides more stability and a sense of mission.
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    Science
    Julie Bishop raises the Katahdin breed of sheep, which have hair rather than wool.
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    How To Have Your Solar Farm And Keep Your Regular Farm, Too

    Oct 09, 2020
    Large-scale solar farms are running into opposition from people who want to save farmland. Now solar companies are trying to combine solar and farming.
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    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    What's On The Horizon For Nevada's Renewable Energy Sources

    Feb 25, 2020

    You can’t have a conversation about combatting climate c

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    Charge! Report Says Electrification Is Nevada's Transportation Future

    Jan 14, 2020

    With a big push from Carson City, Nevada is hitting the accelerator when it comes to the electrification of the transportation system.

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    The Monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Washington, D.C. is the new host of a 151 kW community solar garden. The panels will provide roughly 50 nearby households with green energy.
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    Powered By Faith, Religious Groups Emerge As A Conduit For A Just Solar Boom

    Dec 15, 2019
    The solar industry may be booming, but clean energy's financial perks still aren't reaching communities that need them most. Religious institutions are stepping up to bridge the gap.
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    Dawn of a Renewable Day

    May 28, 2019

    What will the recently signed energy bill mean for customers?

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    Nevada Governor Signs Bill Raising Clean Energy Standard

    Apr 23, 2019
    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's governor signed a bill Monday requiring electricity companies to get half of their energy from renewable sources by 2030.
     
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    50 Percent Renewables In NV Because Of This Billionaire?

    Apr 23, 2019

    Governor Steve Sisolak signed into law Monday a bill th

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    Nevada Bill Raising Clean Energy Standard Heads To Gov. Sisolak

    Apr 20, 2019
    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers in the state Assembly have roundly passed a bill requiring electricity companies to have 50 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2030.

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    After decades of dependency on coal for jobs, the Navajo Nation is turning to renewables. Two utility-scale solar farms have been built in recent years and another one is in the works.
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    On The Navajo Reservation, Turning From Coal To Renewables

    Apr 07, 2019
    The Navajo tribe voted late last month not to purchase the Navajo Generating station, the largest coal-fired power plant in the west. Now renewable energy has become a top priority for the tribe.
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    Business
    Power lines and power-generating windmills rise above the rural landscape on June 13, 2018, near Dwight, Ill. Driven by falling costs, global spending on renewable energy sources like wind and solar is now outpacing investment in electricity from fossil
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    From Walmart To Google, Companies Teaming Up To Buy More Solar And Wind Power

    Mar 27, 2019
    Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers.
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    National
    Pumpjacks like this one dot the desert of southeast New Mexico, as oil and gas companies rush to develop one of the largest oil reserves in the world.
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    In Midst Of An Oil Boom, New Mexico Sets Bold New Climate Goals

    Mar 13, 2019
    New Mexico lawmakers passed a bill this week mandating state utilities use 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. Meanwhile, oil production in the southeast corner of the state is breaking records.
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    A Nevada Climate Change Calculator

    Jan 18, 2019

    As more information comes to the surface about climate change, many of us might be wondering what kinds of remedies might be instituted in Nevada – and how quickly.

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    Federal Officials Reject Wind Farm Near Searchlight

    Dec 03, 2018

    Federal officials have decided to reject an application to build more than 200 wind turbines on public land on the Southern Nevada side of the state's border with California. 

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    Question 6: More Renewable Energy For NV?

    Oct 19, 2018

    One of the questions Nevada voters will be asked this November is about renewable energy.

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    Energy
    Solar panels are mounted on the roof of the Los Angeles Convention Center on September 5. The state's governor has signed a landmark bill setting a goal of 100 percent clean energy for the state's electrical needs, by the year 2045.
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    California Sets Goal Of 100 Percent Clean Electric Power By 2045

    Sep 10, 2018

    Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill mandating that ambitious goal on Monday. He also issued an executive order calling for statewide carbon neutrality by the same year.

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    Thousands Of Signatures Submitted To Get Renewable Energy Standard On November Ballot

    Jun 20, 2018

    Nevadans for a Clean Energy Future delivered more than 230,000 signatures to the 17 county election departments across the state to put a question about energy use on the ballot.

    The group wants at least 50 percent of Nevada’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2030.

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    John L. Smith On The Push To Increase Nevada's Renewable Energy Portfolio

    Jun 19, 2018

    Questions from a judge over Metro’s vice unit; the unions attacking a longtime union supporter in last week’s Clark County Commission race; and Elvis Presley’s drummer.

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    Environment And Energy Collaborative
    David Fein, senior vice president of State Governmental and Regulatory Affairs at Exelon, which owns Three Mile Island Unit 1.
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    As Nuclear Struggles, A New Generation Of Engineers Is Motivated By Climate Change

    Jun 15, 2018
    The number of people graduating with nuclear engineering degrees has more than tripled since 2001. Many say they are motivated by climate change.
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    Tahoe Ski Resort Aims For 100 Percent Renewable Energy

    Feb 01, 2018

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — One of the largest ski resorts at Lake Tahoe has entered into a collaborative agreement with an area utility to identify energy resources to meet its goal of using 100 percent renewable, clean energy as soon as the end of the year.

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