The fossil fuel comeback is here
The US is building more fossil fuel infrastructure than it has in a decade while renewable energy growth slows down, a new report shows.

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- Electricity demand is also climbing faster than it has in more than a decade with more data centers, factories, and electric vehicles plugging into the grid.
- Despite those growing demands, the Trump administration has sought to hobble the wind and solar industries in favor of fossil fuels.
- America's energy landscape is already shifting as a result, according to the report published last week by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund and research firm Atlas Public Policy.
- If all the gas projects in the d ...
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- [1]The fossil fuel comeback is hereThe Verge: AI · Oct 19, 09:48 PM
The US is building more fossil fuel infrastructure than it has in a decade while renewable energy growth slows down, a new report shows.
Electricity demand is also climbing faster than it has in more than a decade with more data centers, factories, and electric vehicles plugging into the grid.
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