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    Is natural gas killing coal?

    As an increasing number of older coal-fired power plants are shutting down, the reasons seem to vary depending on whom you ask. Is natural gas the primary cause, or is it just adding fuel to the fire?
    Photo by Alan Grinberg via Creative Commons

    By Kari Lydersen  . 

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    Wind's 'modular' advantage over power plants

    A Northwestern University professor says because wind power investments can be built up gradually over time, they may have a potential advantage over large, conventional power plants.

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    Ohio could pit cogeneration against wind farms

    Ohio's Senate is expected to begin testimony next week on SB 315, which, among other things, would change the definition of renewable energy to include combined-heat-and-power, or cogeneration, projects.

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    Biomass, geothermal replacing coal on campuses

    Michigan State University will vote today on an energy plan to transition to 100 percent renewable power, which would make it part of a growing number of college campuses moving away from coal.
    Photo via the Sierra Club

    By Dan Haugen  . 

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    Nonprofit turns energy assistance into independence

    Twelve years ago, Jason Edens set out to transform heating and cooling assistance for low-income families into a clean, energy-independent solution. Since then, his organization has helped hundreds of families install low-cost solar furnaces to help reduce their energy bills.

    By Tristan Pollock  . 

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    Q&A with Maggie Koerth-Baker

    The Minneapolis author's new book, Before the Lights Go Out, argues we already have the technologies today to solve the energy problems of tomorrow.

    By Tom Vandyck  . 

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