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Koch Brothers: Billionaires Place 3-Story Pile Of Petroleum Coke in Detroit

Koch Brothers: Billionaires Place 3-Story Pile Of Petroleum Coke in Detroit

Andrea Ayres-Deets in Energy 6 days ago

A three-story tall eye sore has taken over the sight line of Detroit's Ambassador Bridge thanks in part to the Koch Brothers.

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Ambri Battery: How This Massive Battery Could Transform the Nation's Energy System

Ambri Battery: How This Massive Battery Could Transform the Nation's Energy System

Elizabeth Friedrich in Energy 2 weeks ago

By putting purpose ahead of profit, disruptive companies like Ambri will lead to a cleaner and more sustainable future.

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Fracking is Coming to the Most Prized NYC 'Hood: The West Village

Fracking is Coming to the Most Prized NYC 'Hood: The West Village

Nicole Polizzi in Energy 2 weeks ago

Here's a stupendously irresponsible idea: allow a “fracking” pipeline to run beneath NYC gem and swanky neighborhood, The West Village.

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Mayflower Oil Spill: Thought Oil Was Bad Enough? Try Air Poisoning

Mayflower Oil Spill: Thought Oil Was Bad Enough? Try Air Poisoning

Steve Horn in Energy 3 weeks ago

ExxonMobil's Pegasus tar sands pipeline spill dumped over 500,000 gallons of toxic crude into a small Arkansas town. Now an independent study confirms it's poisoning the town's air.

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Giant Corporation Threatens to Decimate Iowa's Hills For Frac Sand

Giant Corporation Threatens to Decimate Iowa's Hills For Frac Sand

Steve Horn in Energy 3 weeks ago

Land rife with "frac sand," a resource necessary for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is in the crosshairs of an industry prepared to turn Iowa into the "New Saudi Arabia for Frac Sand."

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Keystone XL Workers Might Be Laying Faulty Pipeline That Could Lead to a Worst-Case Spill Scenario

Keystone XL Workers Might Be Laying Faulty Pipeline That Could Lead to a Worst-Case Spill Scenario

Steve Horn in Energy 1 month ago

Around 300,000 gallons of tar sands spilled onto the streets of Mayflower, Arkansas, last month after an oil spill. Could we something worse with the Keystone XL pipeline?

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Climate Change: Is Fusion Power Our Last Hope to Avoid Disaster?

Climate Change: Is Fusion Power Our Last Hope to Avoid Disaster?

Franklin W. Taylor in Energy 2 months ago

China is investing heavily in nuclear fusion technology. The U.S. would be wise to follow suit.

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Keystone XL Pipeline: 2 Oil Spills in 1 Week Raises Questions About Pipeline Safety

Keystone XL Pipeline: 2 Oil Spills in 1 Week Raises Questions About Pipeline Safety

Carly Pildis in Energy 2 months ago

Black sludge carved a path of destruction through Mayflower, Ark., this week, and this isn't the first time a Tar Sands oil spill has created an environmental mess in a U.S. town.

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