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Column: Clean coal debate boils down to debate on size of government
As Election Day nears, don’t worry about trying to understand every issue the candidates discuss. Instead, look at the effects of those ideas. There are so many issues that come up in the presidential race and it is next to impossible for voters to be knowledgeable about all of them.
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Hillary Clinton talks energy goals
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about the importance of energy and its status as a 21st-century foreign policy priority at Georgetown U. Thursday afternoon.
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Column: Nuclear energy is better than climate change
Every day, the United States alone releases more than 19 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. This fact and the unprecedented danger it poses to society inarguably need to be addressed.
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San Francisco plastic bag ban goes into effect today
San Francisco’s plastic bag ban goes into effect today as another step toward becoming a “zero-waste” city. Store owners who don’t comply with the ban will be subject to a fine.
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Column: The new wave of nuclear power
In the United States there are 65 running nuclear power plants. There have been no new facilities built since construction of the final reactor began in 1977. That means the youngest of these facilities is approaching its 30th birthday. Sounds like it’s time for an upgrade.
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Column: Even without reaching 54.5 mpg, fuel economy improvements a good thing
Depending on what news you were reading, Aug. 27 might be a strong indicator as to whom you will vote for come November. The opening day of the Republican National Convention, President Barack Obama announced he finalized his plan to raise Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 mpg by 2025.
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Column: The power of Pigovian taxes
If you’ve filled up at the pump recently, you probably were reminded how much it costs to drive. But all the gas, insurance, repairs and other things you pay for are not the only costs of driving.
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Column: Our personal American argument with oil resources
Oil is the energy that allows modern society to thrive. Unfortunately, it is non-renewable, meaning once it runs out, it’s gone. In 2010, Russia discovered a massive oil field in East Siberia. The deposit was said to hold at least 150 million metric tons of oil (around 1.
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Study finds organic food not always the healthier choice
Is that little bit of extra money for organic foods actually worth it in the long run? Stanford U. doesn’t think so. Stanford recently published a systematic review, which is a review of research in a specific area, detailing what has been found about the benefits and risks of organic foods.
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