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James Dinneen

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Is Africa about to see the solar energy boom it needs?

Solar panels for sale in Niamey, Niger, a country where solar energy…

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We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines

Open-pit mining at Kennecott Copper Mine, also called Bingham Canyon Mine, in…

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Microwaving rocks could help mining operations pull CO2 out of the air

Nickel West in Australia is one of many mines that could use…

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Deep-living microbes could ‘eat’ energy generated by earthquakes

Microbes might find energy in surprisingly inhospitable placesublic domain sourced / access…

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Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving

The coastline of Shiogama, Japan as a tsunami warning had been issued…

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Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps

A flock of sheep in a valley in the French AlpsTravelart /…

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Forests’ vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage

Forests like Mount Mansfield State Forest in Vermont are losing their snowpacksDouglas…

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Sea spiders ‘farm’ methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

Sea spider from the genus SericosuraBiance Dal Bó Spider-like creatures living near…

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The prospectors hunting hydrogen along a US continental rift

New Scientist visited a hydrogen well in KansasHyterra/Adler Grey The drilling rig…

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Earth’s mantle may have hidden plumes venting heat from its core

Al Hajar Mountains in OmanL_B_Photography/Shutters​tock A section of Earth’s mantle beneath Oman…

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