What it will take to modernize the American grid and usher in the clean-energy revolution

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large transmission power lines
To reach a carbon-pollution-free grid by 2035, we'll need to build up to 10,100 miles of new transmission lines.

Anton Petrus

Wind turbines are annoyingly loud. The secrets of owl flight could provide a solution.

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Biome Renewables uses patented technology to make its wind turbines extra quiet compared to standard turbines.

Biome Renewables

How bad is the wind turbine trash problem? And can we solve it?

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Conventional recycling techniques don't work on wind turbine blades. Now, an Ohio startup is turning them into park benches and planters. But how much trash will the wind energy industry create?

Meet the female force who halted a major development project to preserve her working-class neighborhood and make it a leader in clean energy

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Headshot of Elizabeth Yeampierre.
Elizabeth Yeampierre is the executive director of UPROSE — a Sunset Park community organization focused on sustainability and resiliency.

UPROSE

'Trump, confused': Biden campaign fires back at Trump after jumbled remarks on energy policy

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Former President Donald Trump.

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From black gold to green power: Texas, weirdly, is leading America's clean energy future

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A silhouette of the state of Texas bears the state's flag. But instead the lone star on the flag is replaced by the rotor blades of a wind turbine. More wind turbines are in the background.
Texas is leading the way in renewable energy. But the battle against oil and gas is far from over.

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