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Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.

Chris Clarke
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A Rialto plant that pledged to turn sewage into sludge is shut down, and its owner is circling the drain.
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A new report on the forecast for the photovoltaic manufacturing sector is about as bearish as you can get.
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Could Pennsylvania's smart meter overheating problems happen in California? Looks that way.
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Friday's debate between contenders for California's 36th Congressional District's seat got ugly fast.
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A California company breaks its own world record for photovoltaic cell effiiciency.
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On a few calm days this fall, solar has actually outpaced wind in California energy production.
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Biofuels face some economic and policy hurdles in the U.S., but the industry is still growing.
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Environmentalists react to Interior's approval of its sweeping public lands solar plan.
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The history of gene splicing our food -- and why GMOs are different than hybrids.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (front) and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan (back) depart the stage following their debate at the Norton Center at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, October 10, 2012. | Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Renewable energy didn't come up much in the Vice Presidential debate, but what one of the candidates did say on the topic was almost completely wrong.
Solyndra is suing three Chinese solar panel makers for allegedly conspiring to drive U.S. manufacturers out of business.
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Ever find yourself wanting to know where California's solar, wind, and other renewable energy facilities are? That just got a lot easier, thanks to the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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