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  Steve Hawk

  

  The Beginning of the End for Coal

  ecowatch.com - EcoWatch

  The global coal boom took a nosedive in 2016 as construction starts on coal-fired power plants fell to nearly two-thirds of 2015 levels, according to …

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  Steve Hawk

  

  This Brilliant Solar Panel System Might Put a Huge Kink in President Trump's Coal Plans

  Inc Magazine - Wanda Thibodeaux

  Inspired by nature, this solar panel setup uses smart technology and a gorgeous design to bring homes and businesses greater efficiency. Under the ink of President Donald Trump's America First Energy Plan, the fate of the solar industry is suffering a shoulder shrug period of uncertainty. But that …

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  Steve Hawk

  

  Google to be powered 100% by renewable energy from 2017

  The Guardian - Adam Vaughan

  Internet giant says renewable energy is increasingly lowest cost option and it will not rule out investing in nuclear power Google’s data centres and the offices for its 60,000 staff will be powered entirely by renewable energy from next year, in what the company has called a “landmark moment”. The …

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  Steve Hawk

  

  Let the people lighten energy load with citizen-owned schemes

  The Guardian - Gérard Magnin

  Urgent climate action must be taken and communities are willing to participate in their own electricity production – if the incentives are right The challenge of climate change is global and it demands action on an international scale, such as the Paris Agreement. But a large part of the solution …

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  Steve Hawk

  

  The colossal African solar farm that could power Europe

  BBC Future - Sandrine Ceurstemont

  Change happens quickly these days and it can be hard to keep up. That’s why BBC Future has launched a new section called Future Now to bring you in-depth stories about the people, events and trends that are shaping our world. We will be publishing regular stories from all over the world about …

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  Steve Hawk

  

  Stephen Hawking just gave humanity a due date for finding another planet

  The Washington Post - Peter Holley

  Remaining on Earth any longer, Hawking believes, places humanity at great risk of encountering another mass extinction. “We must ... continue to go into space for the future of humanity,” the 74-year-old Cambridge professor said during a speech Tuesday at Oxford University Union, according to the …