One country dominated clean energy growth this year, and it isn't the US, UK, or Germany. It's China, by a landslide.

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A solar farm operates next to Donggou village in northern China's Hebei province. Solar is now the cheapest form of electricity in a majority of countries.

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Sorry, New York and San Francisco: These 4 red-state cities could be the future of America

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The skyline of Houston, Texas, at sunset.
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the US and the home to 26 Fortune 500 companies.

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Russia wants to topple dollar dominance, but it isn't even able to deliver oil to India with alternative currencies

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) seen during their meeting in Xiamen, China, September,4,2017. Leaders of Russia, China, India, Brasil and South Africa are attending the BRICS 2017 Summit, held from September 3 to 5.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The Biden administration unveiled its hydrogen tax credit proposal, estimated to deliver $140 billion in revenue and 700,000 jobs by 2030

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Hydrogen cars fueling up at TrueZero in Fountain Valley, California.

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2 nuclear reactors that can power 1 million US homes with clean, sustainable energy is $21 billion over budget and years behind schedule

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Units 3, left, and 4 and their cooling towers stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Georgia.

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BP ex-CEO loses $40 million over relationships with colleagues

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BP ex-CEO Bernard Looney will give up more than $40 million in compensation, the company said.

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Texas found startling amounts of a cancer-causing chemical in the air outside Houston. Nobody told the residents.

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A tanker truck waits to be loaded with chemicals at K-Solv, a chemical distribution company nestled in a residential area in Channelview, Texas.
A tanker truck waits to be loaded with chemicals at K-Solv, a chemical distribution company nestled in a residential area in Channelview, Texas.

Russia made more money from oil exports in October than it did in any month before the Ukraine war

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attending the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club forum in Sochi on October 5, 2023

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The next lucrative side hustle: selling electricity to your neighbors

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Solar power turning into cash flow.
Instead of relying on monolithic utilities to keep the lights on, the rising popularity of solar panels and battery storage could allow average Americans to sell electricity to their neighbors.

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China's bragging about being the first to build a next-generation nuclear reactor. Here's how it compares to reactors in countries like the US, Japan, and Russia.

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A model of a high-temperature gas cooled reactor is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023.
A model of a high-temperature gas cooled reactor is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023.

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