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Could termites power a ‘clean coal’ revolution?

Now, consider the termite (of which there are about 3,000 different species around the globe). According to the National Pest Management Association, termites cause more than $5 billion in property ... read more

Termite Guts Could Help Power a Clean Coal Revolution

File photo: Termite guts could help scientists develop clean coal. iStock Natural gas present below ground is already being successfully extracted commercially using technologies such as fracking and ... read more

A Shale-Gas Revolution, If We Can Keep It

In 2014, Obama’s EPA proposed a radical reorganization of America’s electricity sector, the “Clean Power Plan,” which would have killed coal ... can be privately owned. So North American companies ... read more

Clean coal a key ingredient in the battle for more blue skies

BEIJING - Gao Xiang and his colleagues never pictured coal as a black cloud billowing from smokestacks or a sooty remnant of the Industrial Revolution ... of Clean Energy Utilization at Zhejiang ... read more

Can “Clean Coal” Actually Reduce Carbon Emissions?

“Clean coal technology” currently makes coal a clean source of energy and helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “Clean coal, ”a broad term for technology that can reduce ... the industrial ... read more

The Energy Revolution Is Here: Solar Energy and Storage Now Cheaper Than Coal

If energy storage can cost ... with coal and natural gas turbines. In comparison, it would cost at least 11.2 cents per kWh to build a new nuclear power plant, 9.6 cents per kWh for an integrated ... read more

Will clean tech power the fourth industrial revolution?

The first industrial revolution was built on fossil fuels. The birth of coal ... could be. Our current energy system is based on the model of a big generator, supplying to small consumers. It’s a ... read more

Can Green Bonds Bankroll A Clean Energy Revolution?

Demand is coming from institutional investors — particularly those with a mandate to consider the environmental or social impact of their portfolios — and they are snapping up green bonds faster than ... read more

Britain's power grid notches up first coal-free week since the Industrial Revolution

Britain’s electricity grid has gone a full week without coal for the first time since the Industrial Revolution ... which also includes nuclear power, accounted for half of supplies (49.6%), a new ... read more

Market forces are driving a clean energy revolution in the US

But these reversals can do little to change underlying market forces, which are driving innovation, closing coal plants and promoting investment in clean technologies. A recent survey by the trade ... read more

Nevada voters can choose a clean energy revolution

Nevada will kick off a clean energy revolution ... power grabs and directly participate in the clean energy economy. Voting “yes” on energy choice will represent a seismic shift for America and the ... read more

How the “Trump Effect” Could Undermine Germany’s Clean Energy Revolution

The world’s most advanced energy revolution has hit an obstacle: the Trump effect. Germany has long been a clean energy pioneer ... for one reason: It can’t kick its coal habit. Germany still gets ... read more