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40% of US lithium needs could come from unlikely source in Pennsylvania

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Thanks to the increase of electric vehicles and other battery-using technologies, the demand for lithium is expected to skyrocket in the coming years. One odd but potent source of the metal is a Pennsylvania wastewater stream, says a new study.Continue… Continue reading 40% of US lithium needs could come from unlikely source in Pennsylvania→

Huff ‘n’ puff geothermal fracking: Earth batteries at 200% efficiency

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Sage Geosystems has pioneered a new form of cheap energy storage that uses the Earth as a giant bellows, pumping water into underground fractures, then letting it squirt back up at 70% efficiency – or 200% efficiency if you also harvest heat energy.Con… Continue reading Huff ‘n’ puff geothermal fracking: Earth batteries at 200% efficiency→

‘Gasland’ Filmmaker on Yesterday’s Standing Rock Victory

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The Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will reroute the Dakota Access Pipeline, to the celebration of thousands of Standing Rock water protectors. Continue reading ‘Gasland’ Filmmaker on Yesterday’s Standing Rock Victory→

The US Hasn’t Seen Carbon Emissions This Low Since 1991

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Thanks to warmer weather and renewable energy, carbon emissions in 2016 were the lowest they’ve been since 1991. Continue reading The US Hasn’t Seen Carbon Emissions This Low Since 1991→