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The Next U.S. Blackout May Be Catastrophic: Is Forming a ‘Supergrid' the Answer?
The warnings about catastrophic blackouts have been coming for years. And the recent electricity outage in Texas after an extreme winter storm is just the latest sign that our country’s power grid is vulnerable. Experts say that one solution may be to combine our country’s three main regional power grids into one nationwide super grid. So, what’s stopping...
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Fossil Fuel ‘Inactivists' Are Still Trying to Distract From Real Progress on Climate Change: Michael E. Mann
“Greenwashing” is when fossil fuel companies present themselves as working to solve the climate change crisis, when in fact they are just creating distractions from real progress. Leading climate scientist and author of “The New Climate War” Michael E. Mann joined LX News to discuss the obstacles that remain to winning the war and why systemic change is needed now.
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Wind Energy, Liquid Gas Projects Move Forward in New Jersey
Energy projects at both of New Jersey’s coastlines are moving forward
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Wind Farm Surveying Begins Again Off South Jersey Coast
Atlantic Shores, a joint venture between a European clean energy company and a subsidiary of Shell, is bidding for New Jersey’s second off-shore wind farm.
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Poll: Trump Gets Some of His Worst Grades on Climate
President Donald Trump gets some of his worst marks from the American people when it comes to his handling of climate change, and majorities believe the planet is warming and support government actions that he has sometimes scoffed at. While the administration has rolled back regulations to cut emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from power and industrial plants and pushed...
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Here's What Happens in the 6 Extra Minutes of Footage From the ‘Avengers: Endgame' Rerelease
On Friday, Disney made one final push to make “Avengers: Endgame” the highest-grossing film of all time. Marvel Studios began showing a new theatrical release of the film with a special tribute, a deleted scene and a teaser for “Spider-Man: Far From Home” at the end of the credits. This additional content is an enticing lure for fans of the...
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Temple Grad Given 30 Months in Prison for $54 Million ‘Green Scam' by Mantria Corp.
A giant Ponzi scheme once dubbed “the largest green scam in America” was run by two Temple University graduates and a slick-talking Colorado salesman. Now, the first of the three people is being sentenced.
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Temple Grad to Be Sentenced in Philadelphia's Infamous $54 Million ‘Green Scam' by Mantria Corp.
A giant Ponzi scheme once dubbed “the largest green scam in America” was run by two Temple University graduates and a slick-talking Colorado salesman. Now, the first of the three people is being sentenced.
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Six Flags Great Adventure Cuts Deal to Become ‘World's First Solar-Powered Theme Park'
Six Flags and several New Jersey environmental groups have reached a settlement under which the theme park will cut down fewer trees to make way for a solar electricity farm.
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A Solar Powered Theme Park?
Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey wants to become the world’s first solar powered theme park.
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Trump Pulls Through on Tax Overhaul, But Where's the Wall?: Analysis
President Donald Trump often brags that he’s done more in his first year in office than any other president. That’s a spectacular stretch. But while he’s fallen short on many measures and has a strikingly thin legislative record, Trump has followed through on dozens of his campaign promises, overhauling the country’s tax system, changing the U.S. posture abroad and upending...
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When Hillary Clinton Rallies on Your Block, You Throw a Party
Clinton held a rally in Harrisburg Friday night, the third stop on an eight city bus tour across Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Electric Vehicle Owners Turn to Solar Power
Owners of electric vehicles have already gone gas-free. Now, a growing number are powering their cars with sunlight.