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CNBC The whole world is feeling the pinch after Harvey knocks Texas energy offlineCNBCHarvey’s hit to logistics and refining highlights how important the U.S. has become to the global energy market, as an exporter of both oil and refined products like gasoline and diesel fuel. More than 20 percent of U.S. refining capacity is offline…

Forbes Hurricane Harvey Energy Crisis Could Be Nightmare For US EconomyForbesOn Tuesday, August 29, over 26 inches of rain fell in Port Arthur, Texas. The 50,000 residents of that city, north and east of Houston, are suffering severe flooding and personal loss. Port Arthur is also the home of the largest refinery in the United…

Greentech Media The Energy Gang Is Coming Back to New York City. Get Your Tickets NowGreentech MediaFor the third year, we’re bringing The Energy Gang podcast to New York City. We’re delighted to partner once again with Clean Energy Connections to tape a live version of the show at WNYC’s performance studio in Lower Manhattan.…

Engadget Researchers create a new fusion recipe that boosts energy outputEngadgetNuclear fusion is an attractive way to create energy. It generates hardly any waste, doesn’t pollute the planet and takes advantage of elements that we have plenty of. But fusion takes a lot of work and the energy payout isn’t yet at the level that…

NBCNews.com Why Energy-Harvesting Clothes Will Be Such a Huge DealNBCNews.comClothing today is mostly about covering up. In the future, it might also be about powering up — literally. Researchers across the country are working to develop fabrics that harvest energy from your body movements and use it to provide a bit of extra …

Greentech Media Tesla’s Patent for Making Solar Shingles Stick Together, ExplainedGreentech MediaOne of the biggest questions facing Tesla’s new Solar Roof product is how it will overcome the technical and cost-effectiveness challenges that have prevented other building-integrated photovoltaic contenders from breaking into the rooftop solar market. and more »

Vox Wind and solar power are on track to exceed expectations. Again.VoxSolar and wind energy have been underestimated by analysts and politicians again and again and again. They have gotten cheaper and scaled up faster than even the most optimistic forecasts of a decade ago, or even a few years ago. And there’s good … and…

Salon Why has Pennsylvania’s solar market plummeted?SalonFred Kraybill’s small apartment building sits on a corner in Point Breeze, one of Pittsburgh’s progressive East End neighborhoods. Passers-by can’t miss the 40 solar panels in his yard and 34 panels on his roof. Combined, they create enough electricity …

Space.com Solar Storm Sentries: Spacecraft at Mars, Saturn and More Spot Huge Sun Eruption (Video)Space.comOrbiters and probes across the solar system picked up a massive ejection of plasma hurled from the sun in October 2014, as shown in a new NASA video. Over a period spanning years, the coronal mass ejection first reached our satellites…

Orlando Sentinel NASA had all kinds of interesting views of the solar eclipseOrlando SentinelOn Aug. 21, 2017, a solar eclipse passed over North America. People throughout the continent experienced a partial solar eclipse, and a total solar eclipse passed over a narrow swath of land stretching from Oregon to South Carolina, called the path of…