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Daily News Lesson January 31 2025

How sail-powered cargo ships use sustainability on the high seas

80% percent of all global trade travels by sea and those ships account for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions

The National Ignition Facility’s preamplifier module increases the laser energy as it travels to the Target Chamber

Daily News Lesson December 14 2022

Breakthrough in nuclear fusion could massively alter future of clean energy

Learn how the breakthrough could help in the quest for keeping our planet healthy

The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) is seen off Aberdeen, Scotland

Daily News Lesson March 30 2021

Will offshore wind energy drive renewable energy push?

Discuss promise and obstacles with renewable energy sources

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Daily Video November 16 2020

How a Biden administration would try to take on climate change

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Daily Video June 15 2017

New carbon capture technology may change the future of energy

About 30 percent of our electricity in the United States is produced through coal, but coal-fired power plants produce a large proportion of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. As a result, the W.A. Parish power plant in Texas is developing technology called “carbon capture.”

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