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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Fossil-fuels ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chemists make hydrogen from breadcrumbs in groundbreaking reaction that could replace some fossil fuels ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chemists say they’ve found a way to turn breadcrumbs into hydrogen, potentially offering a sustainable alternative to one of the most common chemical manufacturing processes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:11:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Chemistry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Ag57XqXi4vejsboyAVbDn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of breadcrumbs. A pinch of food waste may be enough to make a common chemical manufacturing process carbon negative.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pile of yellow bread crumbs sits against a black surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our fossil fuel economy is a house of cards and Trump's war in Iran is about to topple it. The need for a clean energy transition has never been clearer. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/fossil-fuels/our-fossil-fuel-economy-is-a-house-of-cards-and-trumps-war-in-iran-is-about-to-topple-it-the-need-for-a-clean-energy-transition-has-never-been-clearer-opinion</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Trump's war in Iran is the embodiment of everything that's wrong with our dependence on fossil fuels — and it's highlighting just how vital the transition to renewables is. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:58:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:04:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mmann00@sas.upenn.edu (Michael E. Mann) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael E. Mann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MkxQPhbCZi5aBtmoTaoA9Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fire at an oil depot in Iran following attacks on March 8. Energy infrastructure has been heavily targeted since the war broke out at the end of February. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[burnt out trucks with fire in the background of an oil depot]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iran war has already released a staggering amount of CO2 — and the destruction of schools, homes and buildings is the biggest source ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a new analysis, researchers estimated direct, indirect and future greenhouse gas emissions that were created in the first two weeks of the Iran war, between Feb. 28 and March 14. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:12:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pwieT424Lhg878dpzyPMoV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Israel struck more than 6,000 targets in Iran in the first two weeks of the war, releasing huge amounts of carbon. This picture was taken March 13 after airstrikes in Tehran.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Smoke rises from buildings in Tehran, Iran, after an airstrike.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Like whale blubber, oil as a dominant source of energy will gradually be phased out over the next decades. Here's what that transition may look like. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:18:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:25:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Lc5q2qJexjkeJYXUZFLtY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Petroleum extraction may one day become a relic of a time gone by, experts say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of &quot;The Last Oil Rig&quot; on display in a futuristic setting]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:09:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zWiyKgTYzLQBUrPA4VZCHS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How might aliens power their advanced civilizations?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a futuristic alien ship landing on a planet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ocean warming 4 times faster than in 1980s — and likely to accelerate in coming decades ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ocean warming has more than quadrupled in recent decades and is likely to accelerate even faster if humanity fails to address climate change, scientists find. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:03:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:16:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gadS7BtHwXa8xzoMDnpcY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A stock image of the sun beating down on a choppy ocean. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age': Humans have plunged Earth into the 'Pyrocene' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/wildfires/we-are-creating-the-fire-equivalent-of-an-ice-age-humans-have-plunged-earth-into-the-pyrocene</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ecosystems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Pyne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KNZPsosxZaaid5Wmr9839c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Firefighters work near the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Firefighters work to put out the Palisades fire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO2 is rising in the atmosphere — and fast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere,  and our efforts to staunch the flow are not yet bearing fruit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pep Canadell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BoNfYaoqAmyTXJGG9YGH6n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Cows graze in a golden field during sunset with oil rigs in the background]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cows graze in a golden field during sunset with oil rigs in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ To assess risk from heat, scientists use the "wet bulb temperature," looking at the point where the human body isn't able to let enough heat out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:25:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 08 May 2025 11:28:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Scott Denning ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8EDCLWvFNwGnZoxF8kWgpg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Will climate change cause Earth to get too hot for people to survive?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[sweaty boy with water bottle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We could be 16 years into a methane-fueled 'termination' event significant enough to end an ice age ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Methane emissions from tropical wetlands have been soaring since 2006 and accelerating at the same breakneck speed as when Earth's climate has flipped from a glacial to an interglacial period. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:53:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XwSVEp6bFRbcRuFyZRT3yj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas emitted from both natural and human-caused sources. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Layers of ice hanging off a glacier melt and drip water.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch the world choke on CO2 in eerie NASA videos of manmade emissions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The animations highlight emissions from different human and natural sources, with the main contribution coming from the burning of fossil fuels. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 08:47:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hmK7kuGhPzTQfnvNKJuptY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are heavily concentrated in the Northern Hemisphere, but they drift southward as the months go by. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screenshot from a NASA video shows CO2 emissions across North and South America in 2021.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Steelmaking doesn’t need to come with CO2 emissions anymore, and SSAB has the technology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SSAB’s new steel-making process avoids fossils entirely, largely eliminating carbon emissions and producing water as a byproduct that it has bottled up to highlight its clean process. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 17:27:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 18:25:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sponsored ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C5pkhjfymjQSwegbKR96eK-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is crude oil? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's the science behind how crude oil forms and how experts locate and extract it. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ASpvXmU6bMhhQdPdzr57Wi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How COVID-19 sent energy prices soaring in the UK ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the primary reasons for the recent upward trajectory of gas prices. Here's how. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:48:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruce Morley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBDhaEFGCrA2Zerye5qSJG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Gas prices are soaring in the U.K. Here, an image of a closeup of someone pumping gas into their car.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gas prices are soaring in the U.K. Here, an image of a closeup of someone pumping gas into their car.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Major climate conference begins in Glasgow. Here's what to expect. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The outcome of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow may determine how close nations get to meeting their commitments under the Paris agreement. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jtuzCeDgqAhgbJiAqFyvzT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant sand artwork adorns New Brighton Beach to highlight global warming and the forthcoming COP26 global climate conference being held in November in Glasgow.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant sand artwork adorns New Brighton Beach to highlight global warming and the forthcoming COP26 global climate conference being held in November in Glasgow.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strict caps must be set on fossil fuel extraction to meet climate goals, study finds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/fossil-fuel-extraction-limits-climate-change.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that strict caps need to be placed on fossil fuel extraction to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAi7dVdFHMmqs8gckJPBBW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large excavator loads a truck with oil sands in a mine in Alberta Province, Canada in October 2009.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large excavator loads a truck with oil sands at the Shell Albian mine near the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta Province, Canada on October 23, 2009.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Indonesian oil refinery ignites into towering inferno ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An oil refinery in Indonesia has caught fire after an oil leak that may have been ignited by a lightning strike. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:50:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V4Do6aVmPxCTBidf26Bvad-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive fire rages at the Balongan refinery, operated by state oil company Pertamina.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A massive fire rages at the Balongan refinery, operated by state oil company Pertamina.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is renewable energy? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/renewable-energy.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sustainable sources of energy are renewable and are generally less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:44:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MbhuQGARaicJPRFZb2NLQb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Renewable energy harnesses the wind&#039;s strength and sun&#039;s heat to generate electricity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A field of solar panels next to a wind turbine at sunset. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oil spill off Mauritius is visible from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is on the brink of an environmental catastrophe after a bulk carrier struck a coral reef off its coast in late July, an accident that has led to a large oil spill visible from space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n6Tsz9BpKhvkeofi6hjgeS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bulk carrier ship, MV Wakashio, that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius has been spilling oil into the sea, as seen in satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies on Aug. 7, 2020.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bulk carrier ship, MV Wakashio, that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius has been spilling oil into the sea, as seen in satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies on Aug. 7, 2020.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellites spot major oil spill in the Arctic Circle (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ European satellites have spotted a catastrophic oil spill in the Arctic Circle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 21:33:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/scfSEtuysBvnJJhRT7BN2g-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image taken from space of an oil spill in the Arctic Circle. Oil is depicted in this animation (shown in red) traveling in the Ambarnaya River on May 31 and June 1. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image taken from space of an oil spill in the Arctic Circle. Oil is depicted in this animation (shown in red) traveling in the Ambarnaya River on May 31 and June 1. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russia declares emergency after 22,000 tons of oil spill in the Arctic Circle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Twenty-two thousand tons (20,000 metric tons) of oil products leaked from a Russian industrial power plant into an Arctic river on May 29. It could take decades for the region to recover. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:21:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BW3VSsYC8FCDdbXtBeaEjM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A helicopter view of the site of a diesel fuel spill at Norilsk&#039;s Combined Heat and Power Plant No 3, shown on June 2, 2020.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A helicopter view of the site of a diesel fuel spill at Norilsk&#039;s Combined Heat and Power Plant No 3, shown on June 2, 2020.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Students Worldwide Mobilize for Climate Action ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Students around the world are walking out of schools on Friday (Sept. 20) in a global strike for climate action. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:37:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x7qgV74sqvAnjJgdAT8pNo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Young people protest government inaction about Earth&#039;s climate emergency.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of students carry signs protesting climate change inaction.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's the 1 Way We Can Avoid Climate Catastrophe, Scary Report Says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How can humans limit catastrophic climate change? We can phase out fossil-fuel emitters — such as coal-burning power plants, jet-fuel-slurping planes and gas-thirsty automobiles — once they reach their retirement age, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:51:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ewspsoHDeafbKemuReNASd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Human Fossil-Fuel Addiction: Greenhouse Emissions Soar to Record Levels ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite warnings that there is little time left to get a handle on global warming, carbon emissions are on the rise. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:06:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Utt9rd6LZCAHow32nmvVHU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How can we stop?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Power plant sending dirty emissions and smoke into the air.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7-Degree Global Temperature Rise Is Inevitable, Trump Administration Presumes (and Shrugs It Off) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Catastrophic climate change can't be stopped, the Trump administration suggested in a report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:48:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CFZ9WMMawTsoWJJtGaRYHG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ News Clip Linked Coal to Climate Change — 106 Years Ago Today ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than a century ago, scientists already knew that burning coal would cause global warming. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9VJdCMxUaT8W9R4D9Ddekh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists knew 100 years ago that coal burning was changing the climate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Old coal factory]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Facts About Fracking ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, is a drilling technique used for extracting oil or natural gas from deep underground. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Lallanilla ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mNwaJpw2Se9PnnsUJ6zUvF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump Touts 'Clean Coal': What Is It, Really? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At a recent rally in Phoenix, President Donald Trump spoke about opening a new coal mine in Pennsylvania, and referenced "clean coal." But what does it really mean when politicians throw out this term? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bwStYkkDzBQfiNZyPFb44Z-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Biofuel Could Work in Regular Diesel Engines ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new way of refining biodiesel so that it works in standard diesel car engines could help broaden the use of renewable fuels, according to scientists. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:16:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Edd Gent ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/53atVE7wzy9svkTfVv2yUA-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ High-Profile 'Clean Coal' Project Staggers, as Trump Seeks to Slash R&D Funds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ President Trump has promised to revive the nation's coal industry, but proposed last month to slash funding to programs that might provide it a lifeline. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:47:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:36:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D9DdAfgykBkioiSAJPNtyD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial View of Kemper County Energy Facility in Mississippi.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial View of Kemper County Energy Facility in Mississippi.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Swiss Voters Support Renewable Energy and Ban Nuclear ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59202-swiss-vote-bans-new-nuclear.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Swiss voted to ban new nuclear power plants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 17:36:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:59:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iSpQ6qzHS2vYXLqx5HkGnh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Initial figures show Swiss voters passed the government&#039;s energy plan, which bans new nuclear power plants, with 58.2 percent support.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[nuclear-power-plant-shutterstock.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does gasoline go bad? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Has it been a while since you moved your car? Do you have leftover fuel in your garage for the lawn mower? If so, you may wonder, does gasoline go bad? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2017 13:42:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marissa Shieh ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hZDEhXsLnncwFvfaT2Qn24-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The West's Largest Coal Plant May Close ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57672-wests-largest-coal-plant-may-close.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The West's largest coal-fired power plant may close — a symbolic blow to coal as America's chief source of electricity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:16:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bobby Magill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/84NB28SUuejteCaPxC7NWk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interior Nominee Zinke Doubles Down on Coal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Interior secretary nominee Ryan Zinke emphasized the Trump administration’s vow to recommit America to fossil fuels. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:27:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:25:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bobby Magill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mwdMvunNCgFeunXWPVQrzk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The nominee for U.S. Secretary of Interior, Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), testifies during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 17, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The nominee for U.S. Secretary of Interior, Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), testifies during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 17, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Obama Calls Clean Energy Progress 'Irreversible' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ President Barack Obama described clean energy as not only sustainable, but also as an "irreversible" trend that benefits economic growth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 21:38:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zqNK6E8QWfokSyUibvEErj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Moving away from fossil fuel use and toward clean energy can boost innovation, productivity and efficiency, President Barack Obama said.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The World Needs a Carbon Tax, Elon Musk Says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The lack of a carbon tax amounts to a hidden subsidy that incentivizes "bad behavior," Musk said Tuesday (Dec. 15) at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, in San Francisco. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:14:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhAq8GT6zE2LjxvQqr5EqZ-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Elon Musk talks to Scripps Institution of Oceanography Director Margaret Leinen on Dec. 15, 2015, at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, in San Francisco.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Elon Musk at AGU Conference]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Obama Administration Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52722-obama-administration-rejects-keystone-xl.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ President Obama said Friday that the pipeline would not serve the national interest of the United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 18:28:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bobby Magill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3VLFxynfVdVvwiMdakhauU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Dirty 'Clean Fuel': Why Natural Gas Out-Pollutes Coal (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you want a clean fuel, you should look beyond methane. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Deaton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D77NUxHrSzKoauofAKzUUo-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the Atlantic margin showing the relationship between methane seeps and seafloor features.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Location of East Coast methane seeps]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Alaskan Arctic Oil Drilling Controversy Explained (Infographic) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil companies plan to extract billions of barrels of crude oil from beneath Alaskan lands and Arctic seas that are at risk for environmental damage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 20:09:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karl Tate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hhXMN4pPRDx4emsSefTsJV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Oil companies plan to extract billions of barrels of crude oil from beneath Alaskan lands and Arctic seas that are at risk for environmental damage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Details about oil-drilling areas in Alaska.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tar Balls from California Oil Spill Litter Beach in NASA Photo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spotting dark, gooey and flammable tar on the beach — remnants from an oil spill in Southern California in May — just got a lot easier, thanks to NASA. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:05:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Goldbaum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rdZqfjYjuZBY8h9DzGKh9B-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An AVIRIS-NG visible-light aerial view of the Refugio Incident oil spill on the water and nearby Santa Barbara Channel beaches in Southern California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tar Balls on California Beach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ox Urine to Olive Oil: Fighting Garden Pests Like the Colonists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How did Colonial Americans rid themselves of garden pests? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:16:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wesley Greene ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HpUdMFdKjNUGuroQVyC8P9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[After diluting lime, Colonial Williamsburg gardener Wesley Greene pours it into watering cans for treating plants.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diluted lime for plants, gardening]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Peak Oil: Theory or Myth? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Peak oil refers to the point in time when global oil production peaks and begins to drop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:39:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Lallanilla ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eXZkotWUSqx7cDL8sLJn2X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When — or if — oil production begins to decline, the effect will be global and will be accompanied by dramatic upheaval.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[oil pumps]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Missing Oil' from 2010 BP Spill Found on Gulf Seafloor ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Up to 10 million gallons (38 million liters) of crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has settled at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, where it is threatening wildlife and marine ecosystems, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:15:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4vK5uy2znhooCBkgXe3KUc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Globs of oil float on the water&#039;s surface following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Up to 5 percent of the oil from the spill is now resting on the ocean floor, a new study finds. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[oil spill deepwater horizon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trillions and Quadrillions: Numbers Tell U.S. Energy Story ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49126-trillions-and-quadrillions-numbers-tell-u-s-energy-story.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New interactive map shows how energy production in U.S. has grown since 1993. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2014 22:22:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bobby Magill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sp4D3m3AHReKZVUCnSjsb7-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The largest energy producing hotspots in the U.S. as of 2012, part of a new U.S. Department of Energy interactive map showing the growth in energy production across the U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Energy producing hotspots in the US (2012)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's Time for Universities to Stand Up to Fossil Fuel (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48973-why-universities-are-divesting-from-fossil-fuels.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fossil fuel shares are no longer the "safe bet" they once were. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:50:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Lehner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yHaf5uw9tD8vBMZVWCBasU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Back to school photo via Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Electric Vehicle Fleet Gives California Green Energy Boost ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48859-air-force-electric-vehicle-fleet.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The crowded highways of Los Angeles just got a little greener, thanks to a new electric-vehicle program sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:23:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ceyYyik96cLC8HSPuUc5sB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force/Sarah Corrice]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force recently unveiled its new fleet of electric and hybrid cars, trucks and vans equipped with vehicle-to-grid capabilities. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The new Air Force electric car fleet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gassy Blob: Biggest US Methane Source Spotted from Space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48229-four-corners-methane-hotspot.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ So much methane is leaking from drilling in the Southwest's Four Corners region that the natural gas blob can be spotted from space, a new study reports. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:16:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zuxVYj3S4FwPwuv2T2ieKb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A map of U.S. methane emissions that vary from background levels. Yellow and red are higher than average; purple and blue are below average.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[methane emissions]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3D-Printed Rocks Could Change Fracking Practices ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geologists are using 3D-printed rocks to study how oil and gas moves through underground rock and the research could have important implications for fracking. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:23:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kelly Dickerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pkFt6W6vHbLzoWddNz3KH5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These models were 3D-printed at the GeoFabLab at Iowa State University]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[These models were 3D-printed at the GeoFabLab at Iowa State University]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flawed Fracking Wells Taint Pennsylvania's Drinking Water ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research makes a direct link between Pennsylvania's tainted drinking water and leaky fracking wells in the Marcellus Shale. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:11:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UUW3a8inuYURqhqBvH28k9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chuck Anderson, Penn State]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[fracking]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Explainer: Back Burning and Fuel Reduction ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The recent surge of bushfire disasters has introduced fire-fighting tactics to everyday language. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Bowman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gQgTb86i4htL8vUqAYLLUD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Back burning against a bushfire in New South Wales, January 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[back burning, fires, wild fire]]></media:text>
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