The Petroleum Industry May Want a Carbon Tax, but Biden and Republicans are Not Necessarily Fans
5:00am By Erica GoodeThe largest U.S. oil industry trade group is considering an endorsement of carbon taxes for the first time. But the biggest news may be how little that is likely to matter, as U.S. climate policy moves decisively in an entirely different direction. The…Big Banks Make a Dangerous Bet on the World’s Growing Demand for Food
Sun 5:00am By Erica GoodeAs global banking giants and investment firms vow to divest from polluting energy companies, they’re continuing to bankroll another major driver of the climate crisis: food and farming corporations that are responsible, directly or indirectly, for cutting…On U.S. East Coast, Has Offshore Wind’s Moment Finally Arrived?
Sat 5:05am By Vernon LoebThis article was originally published by Yale Environment 360. Read the original story here. About 60 miles east of New York’s Montauk Point, a 128,000-acre expanse of the Atlantic Ocean is expected to produce enough electricity to power around 850,000…Video: In California, the Northfork Mono Tribe Brings ‘Good Fire’ to Overgrown Woodlands
Sat 5:00am By Michael KodasThe basket weavers were the first to notice that the forest was overdue for a fire. When the artisans, who are members of the Northfork Mono tribe, foraged at Kirk Ranch in Mariposa, California, for the stalks of sourberry and redbud that make up the fibers of…A Furious Industry Backlash Greets Moves by California Cities to Ban Natural Gas in New Construction
Fri 5:00am By Dan GearinoSecond in a series with the Seattle Times on the future of natural gas in homes and businesses. On a summer evening in 2019, city leaders in Berkeley, California, adopted a climate policy that inspired dozens of imitators and an even bigger backlash. The…Turning Trash to Natural Gas: Utilities Fight for Their Future Amid Climate Change
Thu 9:15am By Vernon LoebFirst in a series with the Seattle Times on the future of natural gas in homes and businesses. ROOSEVELT, Washington—Two trains each day pull into this tiny hamlet tucked deep within the Columbia River Gorge. They carry more than 12 million pounds of garbage…Inside Clean Energy: Warren Buffett Explains the Need for a Massive Energy Makeover
Thu 9:00am By Michael KodasWarren Buffett’s annual letters to shareholders are an entertaining read, as if your great-uncle was an investing savant. In this year’s edition, released on Feb. 27, Buffett has something to say about the transition to clean energy and the necessity of…Blackjewel’s Bankruptcy Filing Is a Harbinger of Trouble Ahead for the Plummeting Coal Industry
Wed 5:00am By James BruggersA federal bankruptcy judge in West Virginia could soon decide whether to allow the Blackjewel coal mining company, once the nation’s sixth-largest coal producer, to shed responsibility for thousands of strip-mined acres, setting up a potential crisis over…The Greek Island Where Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars Rule
Tue 5:00am By Erica GoodeAthens—Tasos Dimalexis and his colleagues from the Hellenic Ornithological Society had spent days scouring the rocky promontory on the remote Greek island of Tilos. They were seeking a suitable site for a 55-meter high wind turbine—one that would be least…Citrus Growers May Soon Have a New Way to Fight Back Against A Deadly Enemy
Mar 1, 2021, 5:00 am By Erica GoodeThe Asian citrus psyllid fills its stomach by feeding on the leaves and stems of citrus trees. The tiny brown insects infect the trees with bacteria that cause citrus greening, a disease that makes the fruits inedible. Natives to Asia, the citrus psyllids…
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