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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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  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. A concept plucked from nature SmartFlower is a stand-based solar panel system available for either home or business use. The basic version is a “plug-and-play” …

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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

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  Steve Hawk

  

  Let the people lighten energy load with citizen-owned schemes

  The Guardian - Guardian staff reporter

  Urgent climate action must be taken and communities are willing to participate in their own electricity production – if the incentives are right

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  Steve Hawk

  

  The colossal African solar farm that could power Europe

  BBC Future - Sandrine Ceurstemont

  We visit a vast power plant at the door to the Moroccan desert that is helping to define the energy future of the world. The minibus crosses the vast plateau on a newly paved road. Cracked fields stretch away towards the Moroccan desert to the south. Yet the barren landscape is no longer quite as …

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

  The Washington Post - Peter Holley

  If humanity survives the rise of artificial intelligence, the ravages of climate change and the threat of nuclear terrorism in the next century, it doesn't mean we're home free, according to Stephen Hawking. The renowned theoretical physicist has gone as far as providing humanity with a deadline for …