clean energy

noun

1. energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.

Example Sentences

Growth in U.S. clean energy investment has been flat for five years.

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Because one, I asked him, and two, as a leader, he made huge strides in clean energy himself, so he's a believer.

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But it is Dooley who is driving the train, preaching the clean-energy gospel to other Tea Party groups.

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The state has a goal of placing 100 megawatts of clean energy—a combination of solar and wind—on closed landfills by 2020.

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As the owner of the panels, SolarCity also reaps the valuable tax credits associated with clean-energy production.

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