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2016
Pros and Cons of Common Renewable Energies
Nov. 2, 2016, 6:29 p.m.
Nov. 2, 2016, 6:29 p.m.
Renewable energy has grown increasingly popular as evidence of human-caused global climate change accumulates. Solar, hydroelectric, and wind energies make up a large majority of the renewable energy sector, and are seen by some as preferable alternatives to fossil fuel and nuclear energies.
The Clean Power Plan: Economic or Environmental?
Oct. 14, 2016, 2:17 p.m.
Oct. 14, 2016, 2:17 p.m.
On August 3, 2015, President Barack Obama introduced the highly controversial Clean Power Plan (CPP) as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to combat climate change.
Legislative Activities: Renewable Energy Sources
Aug. 26, 2016, 3:52 p.m.
Aug. 26, 2016, 3:52 p.m.
Use of renewable energy sources is definitely a contentious issue in some states, with some passing legislation, and other states’ governors taking things into their own hands and signing agreements having to do with energy.
