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A new study from Harvard University has found that when the entire life-cycle of coal is considered -- extraction, transport, processing, and combustion -- it poses significant public health and environment hazards.  Cumulatively, the study estimates these hazards cost the American people roughly US$300 to US$500 billion dollars annually.

China’s voracious appetite for energy to fuel its frenetic economic growth is well documented. How China is going to generate that power is less well known – and a source of intense domestic and global debate.

Recently, the Sierra Club released its third annual ranking of “Cool Schools,” which rates ecological awareness and sustainability efforts among top colleges and universities.

A new study from Harvard University shows that global wind power potential is 40 times greater than the world's energy demand.

We all know that wind energy has been rapidly developing in recent years, especially for the United States.  But how far can we go? 

Authors of a new study published this week begin to answer our question, indicating an enormous amount of potential wind energy capacity across the globe.