Energy
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The Biz Week That Was: A neighborhood bar closing, new restaurants and development among the highlightsDec 31, 2023 5:45 am - ‘A neighborhood place’: Stadium Sports Club to close in Rolling Meadows Stadium Sports Club & Pizza in Rolling Meadows, an old-school tavern known for being as frien...
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The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
Dec 28, 2023 11:59 am - Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent sev...
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Kildeer passes ordinance to allow rooftop solarDec 20, 2023 5:31 pm - Following a five-year effort led by residents, the Kildeer Village Board of Trustees unanimously adopted an ordinance Tuesday allowing the installation of rooftop solar p...
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State regulators once again flex muscle in rejecting utilities’ grid plans, lessening rate hikes
Dec 15, 2023 9:06 am - Decisions continue shift at Illinois Commerce Commission toward tighter regulation of utilities CHICAGO – The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday curtailed proposed ...
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5 big promises made at annual UN climate talks and what has happened since
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When United Nations climate talks wrap up at some point this week in Dubai, big promises will likely be made about how the world is going t...
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COP28 climate talks enter last day with no agreement in sight on fossil fuels
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A stark standoff between countries that want a dramatic phaseout to fossil fuels causing damaging warming and those that don't crushed hope...
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Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the process
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - It's the killer detail in international climate talks: Consensus. With nearly 200 nations of different sizes, economies, political sys...
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UN officials and activists ramp up the urgency as "difficult" climate talks enter final days
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal Monday, avoiding calls from more than 100 nations to phase...
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After a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks
Dec 06, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - After a first-day blur of rare quick action and agreement, negotiators at a critical United Nations climate summit Wednesday finished up th...
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To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks
Dec 05, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday zeroed in on the tough job of dealing with the main ...