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...CCS is not close to ready to play the major role in the U.S. power grid that the agency envisions.

After a solid decline for the past three years, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States rose in 2018. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), power generation, natural gas and oil consumption...

Toyota is building a massive power plant that will churn out 1.2 tons of hydrogen every single day. That's enough for the daily driving needs of almost 1,500 cars. They described the project as the "world's first megawatt-scale...

A Swedish power plant northwest of Stockholm hopes to go fossil fuel free by 2020 - and they're turning to recycled wood and trash for alternatives, including discarded apparel from retail chain H&M...

A waste-management company has developed a new, patented process that turns sanitary products, baby diapers, incontinence pads, and other so-called "absorbent hygiene products" into power...

The animal lovers are close to being at war. And this time it's not with meat plants or processing facilities like Smithfield. It's not with PETA over some ridiculous and scandalous ad campaign. It's not with factory farms...

Old, worn-out paper money still has some value in Philadelphia, where it’s being burned for electricity. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve is making great strides in an effort to keep old dollar bills out of landfills, and...

In what is being described as a major breakthrough for renewable energy, researchers at Australia's national science agency just set a world record by using solar power to generate supercritical steam at a solar thermal plant...

In what is being described as a major breakthrough for renewable energy, researchers at Australia's national science agency just set a world record by using solar power to generate supercritical steam that in the future could...

Photo via Shutterstock Texas-based company Skyonic hopes to make carbon capture profitable by turning pollutants into a common baking ingredient. The first of Skyonic's Skymine facilities is currently under construction at...

The Obama administration made climate change history this morning by enacting the first federal carbon limits on the nation's power companies. Refusing to bow to pressure from the coal industry, the administration stood...

A new study from MIT's Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment finds that air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths every year in the United States...

Image via Shutterstock A new pilot plant recently launched in Australia aims to combat global warming by converting carbon dioxide into bricks. The culmination of over six years' effort by The University of Newcastle, the...

While not everyone can become a full-time climate activist, it is still possible to contribute to the battle against global warming. Researchers from Arizona State University have created an online computer game called Ventus...

Today, President Obama announced that his nominee to replace Lisa Jackson as head of the EPA is Gina McCarthy. McCarthy, who currently manages the EPA’s Air and Radiation office, has played a critical role in developing...