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EPA Gives Power Plants, Oil Refineries Deadline to Clean Up

Congress may have failed to pass a comprehensive climate bill, but that isn't stopping the Environmental Protection Agency from making some aggressive rules of its own. The EPA announced this week that it will propose a set of new ...READ»

Obama Goes Nuclear With $8 Billion in Loans

We knew something like this was coming. Obama said it in his State of the Union address: "To create more of these clean-energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives, and that means building a new generation ...READ»

NuScale Wants to Bring Modular Nuclear Reactors to the Mainstream

As energy prices rise and the environmental effects of major power sources like coal become more apparent, the reliability and relative safety of mini nuclear energy systems is beginning to look more and more attractive. Hyperion ...READ»

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Why the Microgrid Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Crisis

Why small-scale, local power -- the microgrid -- could be the answer to our energy crisis. And why the big utilities are fighting it with all they've got.READ»