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These Small- and Medium-Sized States Punch Above Their Weight in Renewable Energy Generation

While Texas and California lead the country in wind and solar, several others leap ahead once we take into account each state’s land area.

By Dan Gearino

Wind turbines spin above corn fields near Carroll, Iowa on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. Credit: Bill Clark/Getty Images
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Inside Clean Energy: An Energy Snapshot in 5 Charts

By Dan Gearino

Construction of the first Keystone pipeline in South Dakota

Few Keystone XL Jobs Would Go to Locals

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Welcome to South Dakota highway sign

Is Keystone XL Impervious to Lawsuits?

By Elizabeth McGowan

Rural Montana

Bad Faith in Negotiations over Oil Sands Pipe?

By Elizabeth McGowan

Utilities Drop Plans for Big Stone II Coal Plant, Clearing Way for Wind

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