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Solar & wind beat coal price at Indian, Chilean auctions

Keystone victory confirms activists’ strategy, NY subpoena toughens inquiry for ExxonMobil, Texas utility offers free windpower at night, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

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White flags fluttering from ramparts of fossil fuel firms

WV utility foresees the fall of coal, Shell cancels tar sands project, $150 million pours into off-grid solar in developing countries, Bill Nye grapples with a climate meltdown, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

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Developing nations demand climate aid as price of pact

Oregon and Washington rank in top 10 for energy efficiency programs, grid-connected storage moves forward, Dutch solar cars win Australian races, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

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Canadian Tories get booted, net metering ends in Hawaii

Toyota to replace plain internal combustion cars with hybrids and fuel cell vehicles by 2050, BP’s chief economist admits some oil must stay in the ground, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

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Coalitions announce plans for OR, WA voter initiatives

Wind is cheapest power source in Germany and UK even without subsidy, analysts weigh in on ‘grid neutrality,’ major Italian utility pledges to be carbon-free by 2050, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

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PVs on track to be cheaper than fuel costs of gas power

India pledges 40% renewable power by 2030, GOP voters are ahead of candidates on climate, CEO says divestment is scaring investors away from Canadian energy sector, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

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China plans cap and trade, Shell bails on Arctic drilling

Low-carbon fuel standards make headway in OR and CA, climate pledges fall short of 2˚ goal but buy time for further progress, renewables surpass coal as UK’s #2 power source, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions

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Exxon and VW concealed impacts of their products

Sweden sets goal of going completely fossil-free, China to work with US on utility innovation and decarbonizing cities, union opposes coal port in Oakland, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions

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Solar adding 1 GW a month, CA gets half a climate loaf

California to require 50% renewable electricity by 2030, utility CEO says baseload is an outdated concept, France ends export credits for coal plants, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions

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California's next climate steps hang in the balance

Obama brings climate road show to Alaska, solar industry ponders a future unsupported by tax credits, Citibank and IEA see clean energy reaching cost parity, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions

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