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Coal getting passed arounf the Australian parliament

Earth

There's no such thing as 'clean coal' – it’s dirty and expensive

Australia and the US want to revive an uneconomical and polluting technology, and, worse, Australia plans to take money from a clean energy fund to do it

Analysis

The EU’s renewable energy policy is making global warming worse

Earth

The EU’s renewable energy policy is making global warming worse

News

Boat on dried-up lake floor

Life

Massive lake drained for hydropower leaves dry bed and no fish

News

a wood-burning stove

Earth

Wood-burners: London air pollution is just tip of the iceberg

Insight

Donald Trump

Earth

Trump ditched Obama's climate and water policies on first day

News

Melbourne tram

Earth

Big cities warm up during the week as commuters flock in

News

Tidal energy could work for the UK

Earth

UK urged to push ahead with world-first tidal lagoon power plant

News

petrol station

Technology

How challenging the meaning of 'fuel' lets the real world in

Culture

Coal-fired power plant

Earth

Finland set to become first country to ban coal use for energy

News

EM drive

Space

Is new talk of interstellar drive too good to be true?

Speculation about the EM drive, a proposed fuel-free, physics-busting starship engine, is back but is it still strictly for dreamers, wonders Geraint Lewis

Comment

Technology

Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity

News

Health

Old Scientist: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1

Regulars

Physics

The world in 2076: Goodbye electricity, hello superconductivity

Features

Technology

The world in 2076: Artificial starlight has made energy free

Features