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In an exhibit at the Samek Art Museum, artist Jonathon Keats explores what the world would look like if animals and plants got to use human innovation for their own benefit. Here, flowers use "botanical sex toys" to simulate bee pollination. "What got me

Artist's Exhibit Borrows Human Tech To Solve Nature's Manmade Problems

8:51pm March 31, 2017

by Miles Parks

Artist and philosopher Jonathon Keats didn't need to create anything new to show the absurdity of human problem-solving. All he had to do was give human technology to animals.

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At Kemper, Mississippi Power has built an entirely new coal plant from the ground up. But the plant, which uses carbon capture technology, has experienced missed deadlines, cost overruns and other problems.

Climate-Friendly Coal Technology Works But Is Proving Difficult To Scale Up

11:56pm March 29, 2017

by Jeff Brady

Capturing carbon emissions from coal plants would reduce coal's effect on climate change. But high costs and other factors have stymied efforts to use that technology at more U.S. power plants.

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Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa bows during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday. Toshiba says its American nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric has filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Westinghouse Files For Bankruptcy Protection, 10 Years After Acquisition By Toshiba

3:37pm March 29, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Through Westinghouse, Toshiba had planned to build four nuclear power reactors — two each in Georgia and South Carolina.

Donald Trump wears a coal miner's protective hat while addressing supporters at a rally in Charleston, W.V., last May.

What Trump Misses About Energy Jobs In America

6:12pm March 28, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president on Tuesday signed an executive order with the intention of helping bring back coal jobs. But clean energy jobs, like solar, have taken off, far outpacing coal.

Trump Signs Executive Order Rolling Back Regulation On Carbon Emissions

4:33pm March 28, 2017

by Nathan Rott

President Trump signed a sweeping set of executive orders on Tuesday that aim to dismantle the Obama administration's efforts to combat climate change.

Mayor Of Wyoming Coal Town Reacts To Trump's Climate Order

4:33pm March 28, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Louise Carter-King, mayor of Gillette, Wyo., about the impact that President Trump's executive order loosening regulations on coal will have on the the town.

Expected Executive Actions On Climate Change Policies Aim To Ensure Focus On Energy Independence

6:00am March 28, 2017

by Jeff Brady

President Trump will sign executive actions Tuesday that aim to roll back a sweeping set of climate policies put in place by the Obama administration. A moratorium on new coal leases on public lands, a rule designed to address methane emissions from oil and gas operations and the Clean Power Plan, will all get a review.

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EPA Chief: Trump Plans To Kill Obama-era Clean Power Plan

10:09am March 27, 2017

by Nathan Rott

The Trump administration is expected this week to unveil its executive order undoing President Obama's Clean Power Plan, which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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The Flame Refluxer is essentially a big copper blanket: think Brillo pad of wool sandwiched between mesh. Using it while burning off oil yields less air pollution and residue that harms marine life.

Researchers Test Hotter, Faster And Cleaner Way To Fight Oil Spills

9:06am March 22, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The Flame Refluxer is essentially a big copper blanket: think Brillo pad of wool sandwiched between mesh. Using it while burning off oil yields less air pollution and residue that harms marine life.

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Pipes for the Dakota Access Pipeline are stacked at a staging area in Worthing, S.D., in 2015.

Norwegian Pension Fund Divests From Companies Behind DAPL

7:42pm March 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

KLP is pulling millions of dollars it has invested in companies building and owning the Dakota Access Pipeline. The decision was reportedly driven by pressure from Norway's indigenous Sami peoples.