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Clean energy quest pits Google against utilities

Google says it can’t meet its goals for renewable power unless state-regulated utilities, particularly in the Southeast, give way to market competition.
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Drought, fire, insects destroyed nearly a third of southern Sierra Nevada forest in last decade

In just 10 years, fires, drought, and insect infestations have devastated close to a third of forests in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains, a new study finds.

Justin Gillis, Michael O’Boyle: When will electricity companies finally quit natural gas?
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Justin Gillis, Michael O’Boyle: When will electricity companies finally quit natural gas?

Wind and solar are better bets for investors and the planet.
Georgia, facing ‘difficult dilemma,’ keeps nuclear project alive
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Georgia, facing ‘difficult dilemma,’ keeps nuclear project alive

Regulators approved plans to continue building the only two nuclear reactors still under construction in the country, despite delays and overruns.
Georgia regulatory staff calls the last U.S. nuclear construction project uneconomic
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Georgia regulatory staff calls the last U.S. nuclear construction project uneconomic

Georgia Power and Toshiba speed up money to finish reactors, but regulators warn of costs to consumers.
Energy idea for Mars yields a clue for powering data centers
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Energy idea for Mars yields a clue for powering data centers

The use of natural gas in fuel cells, producing electricity through a chemical reaction, will be given a try at a dozen locations.
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