Clean Power Just Turned Back the Clock on Global Warming Gases
- Energy-related emissions in U.S. at lowest point since 1991
- Decrease comes as wind and solar replace fossil fuels
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It looks as if all those wind and solar farms in the U.S. are making a dent in greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
During the first six months of the year, carbon dioxide emissions from America’s energy industry dropped to the lowest point since 1991, according to a statement Wednesday from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.