US Energy Usage Up, Carbon Emissions Down

A study shows the U.S. used more energy but produced less carbon emissions in 2014 compared to 2010. The analysis, recently released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and the U.S. Department of Energy, indicates that wind and natural gas usage as energy sources account for part of the improvement compared to 2010 levels. The emissions reduction measured in the study is the result of wind energy development, a little more solar energy and greater acceptance of natural...

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