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Illinois-based Exelon meets climate goals 7 years early
Energy giant Exelon Corp. announced this week that it avoided 18 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2013.By ClimateWire .
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Heartland Institute says more CO2 is good for the planet
The Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based libertarian group, is raising its rhetoric a notch by claiming that rising greenhouse gas levels will actually help the world more than harm it.By ClimateWire .
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Minnesota power supplier calls for regional carbon pricing
Minnesota's second-largest electric power supplier has proposed an approach to complying with U.S. EPA's upcoming rule: Set a regional target for carbon dioxide emissions cuts and charge all electric generators per ton of carbon.By ClimateWire .
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'Soft costs' grow as portion of the price for solar power
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory says permitting, fees, and other "soft costs" now account for well over half of all spending on U.S. solar projects, with the greatest proportion coming for residential systemsBy ClimateWire .
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Weaker ethanol mandate could drive investment out of U.S., says CEO
If the United States' renewable fuel standard (RFS) is lowered, Abengoa Energy is likely to send its planned biofuels refineries to Europe or Brazil, said CEO Javier Garoz Neira.By ClimateWire .
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Study: Electric cars disrupt grid less than expected
As electric vehicle sales rev up, there are concerns that more battery-powered and plug-in hybrid cars might disrupt the nation's power grids. But a recent study should ease those concerns.By ClimateWire .
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Minnesota's largest coal unit to restart, despite concerns over pollution, emissions
One of the Midwest's largest coal-fired electric generation units is set to restart this week after a nearly two-year shutdown that required the unit to be rebuilt from the ground up.By ClimateWire .
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With climate rule looming, some say Congress should fund carbon capture
The elixir for climate regulations has long been, for many utilities, the promise of piping carbon dioxide emissions underground.By ClimateWire .
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Report: Social costs, if accounted for, make coal uneconomical
New research finds that the cost of producing electricity from renewable sources is lower than that of coal when factoring for the adverse costs of climate change and human health impacts.By ClimateWire .
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Study: Switch from coal to gas poses some risks for utilities
Many analysts agree that the 2012 bottoming out of gas prices is not a long-term trend and that rising demand for gas will drive prices higher in the coming years, helping coal to regain some of its lost market share.By ClimateWire .
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