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Researchers develop innovative new tool that could revolutionize our approach to wind energy: 'An economic improvement opportunity'

Researchers from the University of Kansas developed a new tool, the Kansas Energy Transition Atlas, to help unravel complex ...
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Meta's construction of enormous data center drives fear of skyrocketing power bills: 'It's not something that we asked to be put here'

Meta, the eighth-largest company in the world, is building an artificial intelligence data center in Richland Parish, ...
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Homeowner pursues class-action lawsuit after energy company considers 'disproportionate' charge for solar panel owners: 'May violate state law'

A Nevada homeowner is considering a lawsuit against a local energy utility for announcing a mandatory solar tax.
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New survey reveals what a majority of Americans get wrong about solar panels — here's the misconception that nearly 4 in 5 people believe

A recent survey revealed that homeowners have major misconceptions about solar energy and the significant potential for ...
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Homeowner shares 'terrifying' images after discovering hazard buried in walls: 'My plumber [had his] mind blown'

One Redditor shared shocking photos and details of a mysterious gas leak in their house that left even their plumber stunned.
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Trail cameras capture unbelievable birth on remote island: 'This is a huge milestone'

Conservationists were thrilled to discover their kiwi repopulation efforts were bearing fruit on a remote island off the ...
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Researchers expose over 20 sites of illegal operations: 'It only destroys'

Rare earth mining is illegal in Laos, yet weak oversight and limited civic space have enabled the opening of at least 27 rare ...
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Officials and residents voice robust support for new advanced nuclear power plant: 'Watershed moment'

Officials in Emporia, Kansas, have voiced strong support for a proposal to build a Natrium advanced nuclear power plant in ...
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Resident frustrated by neighbor's reckless habit: 'I cannot understand why'

One Redditor is asking for help with their neighbor's idling truck, which is emitting a toxic cloud of exhaust fumes.
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Onlooker shares photo of mysterious vessel anchored offshore: 'One of our overlords'

A zoomed-in video of a massive yacht floating in the San Francisco Bay, reportedly the vessel Mogambo, has caught the ...
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Community at odds over government's proposal to build ominous underground facility: 'Nobody showed up and asked about our concerns'

A proposal to build an underground storage site for high-level nuclear waste is dividing the small Japanese fishing town of ...
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Scientists make disturbing discovery buried deep below Earth's surface: 'We don't yet know what consequences it has'

The results were staggering. Each type of microplastic altered the water flow through all soil types in varying ways. The ...