energy
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Oil Companies Want You to Buy Their New ‘Green’ Image
Five of the world’s biggest fossil fuel giants aren’t putting their money where their mouths are. Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies are all spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year to look better on climate change — while at the same time investing a relative pittance in their own company-identified, low-carbon or renewable…
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Governments Are Rethinking Nuclear Power
The crisis in Ukraine may be rushing in a new golden age for nuclear power. Recent announcements from Germany, California, and Japan — three places where early retirement of nuclear plants has been a heated policy debate — signal that the world’s energy crisis could be turning the tide on nuclear energy.
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Germany Now Has the World’s First Fleet of Hydrogen Trains
You wait decades for a hydrogen-powered train to come, and then 14 arrive all at once.
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Urbanista’s Solar-Powered Wireless Earbuds Soak Up the Sun to Boost Battery Life
Batteries suck, which has become even more of an issue over the past few decades as the battery-dependent mobile devices we’ve become addicted to now demand more power than ever. But as long as you’ve got a source of light — be it the sun or soul-crushing office fluorescents — Urbanista’s new wireless earbuds will keep…