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How Opower, sold to Oracle, has helped save $3 billion in energy bills

Alex Laskey and Dan Yates started energy efficiency company Opower, took it public, and later sold it to Oracle. They also saved consumers a lot of money.
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Midwest at greater risk for rolling blackouts

Electricity demand on the Midwest's grid is expected to be strong this summer, with hot weather and a growing economy sucking plenty of juice. At the same time, electricity supplies are tightening.

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The Salton Sea could produce the world's greenest lithium

Amidst the shrinking, toxic Salton Sea, there's enough lithium to meet the United States' entire projected demand, and fuel the electric vehicle revolution.
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‘A job incomplete’: Florida’s statewide climate change response ignores root cause

Despite years of warnings from top scientists around the world, Florida’s plan to address climate change only involves spending money to adapt to rising seas instead of cutting the emissions that cause them. In fact, the state has passed bills that work against those goals.

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Bill Gates doubts aim to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees achievable   

Bill Gates appears to have cast doubt on whether the world will be able to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, providing a sobering reminder of how much work needs to be done if climate goals are to be met.

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Fed gets new carbon warning: 'Will never be a vaccine for climate'

Wall Street banks make progress on climate change finance, but a group of big investors representing $1 trillion warn Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell of systemic market risks.
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Andrew Logan: Big Oil crisis caused by coronavirus may be irreversible

Oil and gas companies delayed in transitioning from fossil fuels and lost investors. The oil price crash caused by the coronavirus threatens to make this shift permanent.
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