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TVA’s Resistance to Net Metering Creates an Obstacle to Household Solar Power

In Small Planet by Patrice ColeMarch 15, 2017leave a COMMENT

The beauty of photovoltaic (PV) technology is that it cuts out all the middlemen, the intermediate steps in turning sunlight into electricity. We don’t have to wait for plants or …

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Green Energy Collects Greasy Fuel From East Tennessee’s Restaurants

In Small Planet by Patrice ColeNovember 30, 2016leave a COMMENT

When Rudolph Diesel invented the engine named after him around 1900, it ran on peanut oil. Whether he was inspired by egalitarianism, safety considerations, or merely an abundance of the …

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Wacker Chemie’s $2.5 Billion Investment in Bradley County Is Paying Off

In Small Planet by Patrice ColeOctober 12, 2016leave a COMMENT

We can’t afford a cleaner environment. Changing the way we obtain and use energy will cripple our economy. Or so we’ve been told by those who would benefit from the …

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The Oak Ridge Reservation’s Battle Against Invasive Plant Species

In Small Planet by Patrice ColeAugust 24, 2016leave a COMMENT

Xenophobia, the fear and hatred of anything that is strange or foreign, seems to drive the geopolitical upheavals plaguing our nation and others. Most of us would hate to be …

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A Day With Jake Hudson on Fort Loudoun Lake

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Jake Hudson knows he has the best job in town. He once owned a bar on the Strip, where he was shot three times on one occasion. After that he …

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