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Americans use more energy in 2013, but increase reliance on renewables, nuclear

By Jessica McMathis / April 29, 2014

Are Americans the gas-guzzling-SUV-loving, non-renewable-resource-powering people we’ve been pegged to be?

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US backs $6.5-billion loan guarantee for first nuclear facilities in 30 years

By Jessica McMathis / February 26, 2014

Two new nuclear reactors—the first to be built in 30 years—will be constructed at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Georgia, thanks to a multibillion investment from the federal government.

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