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Have We Seen The Peak In Carbon Emissions?

The headlines may have you believing that things continue to get worse with respect to CO2 emissions.  But dispute what popular opinion thinks, carbon emissions are not continuing to go up.  History...

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Texas Ranks As One Of The Worst States For Air Pollution From Power Plants

Texas currently ranks the 10th worst state in the nation when it comes to exposing residents to toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to the latest analysis released by the...

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Water And Energy: A Double Dilemma In Texas

Recently industry analysts have coined to the term Water-Energy Nexus to describe the important relationship between energy and water. Just about every method of producing energy requires a surprising...

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How Texas Will Lead America’s Energy Future

A stunning shift is occurring in the world energy markets – a development few would have anticipated just a few years ago.   According to a report just released by the International Energy Agency, the...

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Could Coal Be The Next Green Energy?

A new technology unveiled by researchers at Ohio State University could be a game changer for coal.  If the techniques developed by Liang-Shih Fan, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering...

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Pollution Levels Soaring in Industrialized World

The act of balancing economic growth and protecting the environment is a very precarious one. While mass-production is important, what are the long term effects? With the U.S. Environmental Protection...

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Photovoltaic Far More Efficient Than Biofuel For Electricity Production

According to research performed by University of California – Santa Barbara Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology,...

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New York Power Plant Could Go From Coal To Natural Gas

A troubled coal burning power plant in western New York could get a new life as a natural gas burning power plant.   The facility in Dunkirk should be refitted to burn natural gas according to a study...

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U.S. / Texas Oil Reserves At Highest Levels In Decades

According to data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, crude oil reserves in the U.S are at their highest level since 1976.  In 2012 alone the U.S. added 4.5 billion...

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World’s Largest Carbon Capture Facility To Be Built Near Houston

The world’s largest carbon capture facility is coming to Texas.  The US Department of Energy has announced that work will soon begin a project to capture up to 90% of the carbon emissions from the W.A,...

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University of Texas-San Antonio Releases Report on Economic Impact of Eagle...

In a report released by the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) entitled “Economic Impact of the Eagle Ford Shale”, researchers from the Center for Community and Business Research at the...

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ERCOT Releases The 2014 Breakdown Of Electricity Generation In Texas

Just 10 years ago, the majority of electricity generated in Texas was derived from the burning of coal. Since then, the state has taken great strides to diversify away from the high carbon-emitting...

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Texas And Oklahoma Ban Fracking Bans

In Texas, where electricity rates have been on the decline, the natural gas boom has brought about both cheap electricity and bolstered the state’s economy. The technique of “fracking”, or injecting...

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Could Coal Be The Next Green Energy?

A new technology unveiled by researchers at Ohio State University could be a game changer for coal.  If the techniques developed by Liang-Shih Fan, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering...

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Pollution Levels Soaring in Industrialized World

The act of balancing economic growth and protecting the environment is a very precarious one. While mass-production is important, what are the long term effects? With the U.S. Environmental Protection...

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Photovoltaic Far More Efficient Than Biofuel For Electricity Production

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How Texas Will Lead America’s Energy Future

A stunning shift is occurring in the world energy markets – a development few would have anticipated just a few years ago.   According to a report just released by the International Energy Agency, the...

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Natural Gas To Surpass Coal As Source Of CO2

Natural gas is expected to soon surpass coal as a source of CO2.  As natural gas continues to replace coal as a fuel for the production of electricity for the nation’s electric grids, the total amount...

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Cheap Natural Gas Leads to Falling Consumer Electricity Rates

Plunging oil prices may have hit some energy companies hard and have some oil-producing nations worried about their budget deficits, but it has been a boon to the average American consumer as...

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Pollution Levels Soaring in Industrialized World

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