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Most subsidies still go to dirty, polluting fossil fuels

Most subsidies still go to dirty, polluting fossil fuels

Another report from the New York Times tells how in the US, most government subsidies for energy research goes to polluting fossil fuels and unsafe nuclear energy: Despite a lot of promises, no one so far has wanted to pay the extra costs to make wind and solar more than a trivial energy source. Research [...]

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Alternative energy funded funneled to dangerous nuclear

Alternative energy funded funneled to dangerous nuclear

The New York Times reports that money is being funneled to dangerous nuclear energy over safe, clean and unlimited solar and wind energy projects: Scientists are hoping to expand the range of sunlight’s wavelengths that can be absorbed, and to cut the amount of energy the cells lose to heat. One goal is to make [...]

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