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The five turbines of America's first offshore wind farm, owned by the Danish company, Orsted, are seen from a tour boat off the coast of Block Island, R.I., Oct. 17, 2022. The Biden administration said Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help fight climate change. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

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Biden considers 1st offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
By JENNIFER MCDERMOTT - Associated Press
Wed,02/22/23-2:05PM , 632 Reads
The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help fight climate change.
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Last Energy CEO Bret Kugelmass explains how power could be produced from a nuclear microreactor during a tour inside the company's demonstration unit that contains a prototype reactor, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Brookshire, Texas. Kugelmass, a technology entrepreneur and mechanical engineer, said the 20-megawatt microreactors could replace carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels that power factories or data centers. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Several universities to experiment with micro nuclear power
By JENNIFER MCDERMOTT - Associated Press
Thu,02/09/23-7:02AM , 503 Reads
If your image of nuclear power is giant, cylindrical concrete cooling towers pouring out steam on a site that takes up hundreds of acres of land, soon there will be an alternative: tiny nuclear reactors that produce only one-hundredth the electricity and can even be delivered on a truck.
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Jeremy DeBenedictis, President of Alterra Energy, stands in the storage area of shredded plastics his company receives from recycling facilities in their facility in Akron, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. “Our mission is to solve plastic pollution,” said DeBenedictis, company president. “That is not just a tag line. We all truly want to solve plastic pollution.” (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Advanced recycling: Plastic crisis solution or distraction?
By JENNIFER MCDERMOTT - Associated Press
Fri,10/21/22-9:26AM , 433 Reads
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet's oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically.
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1st lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West Coast
By JENNIFER MCDERMOTT - Associated Press
Tue,10/18/22-10:56AM , 505 Reads
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Biden administration will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy on the West Coast, officials said Tuesday.
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