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    Analysts See Oil Industry’s Twilight, But Not Soon Enough to Hit Climate Targets

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    Affordable, green, and employing immigrant Americans, a new housing project in a low-income neighborhood in Portland, Oregon is being cast as an early glimpse ...
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    Green New Deal Brings Climate Transition to the Mainstream, Omits Key Issue of Urban Sprawl

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    Full Story: World Economic Forum @wef

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    February 11, 2019
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    February 11, 2019
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    Trump Light Bulb Efficiency Rollback to Cost Consumers $12 Billion, Boost Emissions by 34 Megatonnes Per Year

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    February 8, 2019
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    February 6, 2019
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    January 25, 2019
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    Developers Move Toward Complete Suburban Communities

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    World’s Biggest Roofing Manufacturer Launches U.S. Rooftop Solar Venture

    Full Story: Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis @ieefa_institute and Fast Company @FastCompany

    January 22, 2019
    Primary Author RenewEconomy @renew_economy and Adele Peters @adele_peters
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