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John Timmer Ars Technica

The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years

On Monday, the UK saw the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has...

The US Grid Is Adding Batteries at a Much Faster Rate Than Natural Gas

While solar power is growing at an extremely rapid clip, in absolute terms, the use of natural...

Environmental Damage Could Cost You a Fifth of Your Income Over the Next 25 Years

Almost from the start, arguments about mitigating climate change have included an element of cost-benefit analysis: Would...