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low-carbon energy

What it will take to restart decommissioned US nuclear plants. A primer

By Kathryn Huff, Nathan Ryan | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Showdown in Dixie Valley: Battle over geothermal project pits tiny toad against renewable energy

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change, Investigative Reporting

A wind farm off the coast of Sweden, aerial photograph

An energetic exchange on the costs of decarbonizing Europe

By Amory B. Lovins, Robert Rosner, Sabrina Fields | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

The complicated geopolitics of renewable energy

By Sergey Paltsev | Climate Change, Technology and Security