How California could power itself using nothing but renewables

We don't need fossil fuels

California energy
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An avalanche of studies is concluding that the world could entirely power itself with renewable energy in the coming decades, doing away with fossil fuels and the pollution they produce — while slowing global warming. Mark Jacobson’s name has been at the top of many of academia’s contributions to this research.

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