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Inside Clean Energy: Warren Buffett Explains the Need for a Massive Energy Makeover

A man whose empire includes energy companies says investment in interstate power lines is expensive but essential.

By Dan Gearino

Philanthropist Warren Buffett is joined onstage by 24 other philanthropist and influential business people featured on the Forbes list of 100 Greatest Business Minds during the Forbes Media Centennial Celebration at Pier 60 on September 19, 2017 in New York City. Credit: Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage via Getty Images
Engineer examines settings inside the yard of an electric substation

Energy Industry Jobs Bonanza Predicted

By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News

DOE Eye-Opener: Electric Grid Could Accommodate Renewable Energy Goals

By Dave Levitan

Wind Industry Fights Midwest Transmission Proposal to Stay Alive

By Stacy Feldman

Groups Sue to Shift Bush Admin's Western Power Line Routes

By Laura Shin

House Testimony Undermines Wisdom of Massive Electric Grid Expansion

By David Sassoon

Power Transmission Lines

Transmission Superhighway On Track to Carry Cheap, Dirty Coal Power to Northeast

By David Sassoon

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