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America’s green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn’t powered by renewable energy − yet

  • Written by James Morton Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College
imageRenewable energy provides about 20% of U.S. electricity.AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez

Panasonic’s new US$4 billion battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, is designed to be a model of sustainability – it’s an all-electric factory with no need for a smokestack. When finished, it will cover the size of 48 football fields, employ...

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