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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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However, the National Development Plan for Oil Shale Use for 2008-15 calls for reducing annual extraction while preserving the country’s strong energy security. Besides Estonia, countries with large oil shale reserves include Australia, Brazil, China and Russia. In 2012, Estonia mined 15.86 million tonnes.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. Wind, solar and nuclear could easily change our electrical sources.

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