Energy
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How your Thanksgiving cooking oil can be transformed into biofuelNov 21, 2023 5:00 am - For many, Thanksgiving is synonymous with cooking food, but the holiday can put many home chefs in a pickle: What to do with large amounts of spent cooking oil. The oil ...
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Thanksgiving travel outlook: Lower gas prices, busy Wednesday on toll roadsNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - After months of punishing gas prices, Thanksgiving road trippers are getting a break and it could continue, AAA predicted. "While there could be some fluctuations in the...
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Fire at a coal mining company building in northern China kills 26 and injures dozens
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - A fire erupted in a coal mining company building in a northern Chinese city on Thursday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 38, Chinese state media report...
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Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says
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Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5B in funding
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Green energy advocates to host 'coal problem' event for St. Charles, Batavia, Geneva residentsNov 14, 2023 4:00 am - To open a discussion on how to move away from coal consumption, green advocates are hosting an educational meeting for residents of Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles Wedne...
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Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, U.S. climate assessment shows
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Is your Nicor bill going up by $9 a month? The ICC decides ThursdayNov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Residents across 37 counties that include the suburbs will learn Thursday if Nicor Gas rates will spike by an average of $111 annually. The Illinois Commerce Commission ...
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What you need to know about heat pumps: Cost, rebates, energy efficiency and moreNov 12, 2023 12:00 am - Alongside rooftop solar panels and electric vehicles, heat pumps have emerged as a key climate solution and staple of the residential electrification movement. From secu...
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Veto session last bet on lifting Illinois' nuclear ban this yearNov 07, 2023 4:00 am - During this week's veto session starting Tuesday, the state legislature will decide the ultimate fate of a bill that would enable the construction of new nuclear reactor...