Climate Central: Call them a couple: The U.S. economy and energy consumption, along with the greenhouse gas emissions they create, have always grown and plunged together. But as the U.S. embraces energy efficiency and renewables, those things aren't dancing to quite the same beat anymore. In fact, they're "decoupling,' and could be heading toward a permanent divorce.
New data from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that overall U.S. energy consumption is slowing and is not expected to grow much at all over the...