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Fracking could foil carbon capture plans

Hydraulic fracturing brings us lots of natural gas, but it could also ruin the rock formations needed to store carbon dioxide underground

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Don't compare Fukushima to Chernobyl

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Don't compare Fukushima to Chernobyl

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Fear after Fukushima to push up carbon emissions

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Fear after Fukushima to push up carbon emissions

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How to dismantle a nuclear reactor

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How to dismantle a nuclear reactor

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Resilient reactors: Nuclear built to last centuries

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Resilient reactors: Nuclear built to last centuries

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Natural gas – a fuel too far?

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Natural gas – a fuel too far?

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US to resume building nuclear plants

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US to resume building nuclear plants

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Hurricanes deliver fatal blows to wind turbines

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Hurricanes deliver fatal blows to wind turbines

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Power plants: Grow your own electricity

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Power plants: Grow your own electricity

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India's panel price crash could spark solar revolution

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India's panel price crash could spark solar revolution

Solar power has long had a reputation for being expensive, but the falling costs of making panels could change that

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Bendy battery gives smart fabrics a charge

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Fracking health risks: Drilling into the unknown

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Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever

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Rescue struggles towards Alaska's frozen-in village

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