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California Could Divert Floodwaters to Recharge Parched Aquifers
California may be able to address its side-by-side problems with flooding and drought by diverting water from areas with two much moisture to other ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"First PeoplesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
‘Never, Ever Give Up’, McKibben Says, as TC Energy Cancels Keystone XL
It took nearly five months, after U.S. President Joe Biden dealt a death blow to the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsUnited States
‘No Climate, No Deal,’ Democrat Vows, as Senate Group Scales Back Biden Infrastructure Plan
With a handful of Democrats in the U.S. Senate scrambling to protect the proposed climate investments in President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill, a group ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Surging Wind, Solar Deliver 93% of New U.S. Grid Capacity
Wind and solar accounted for nearly all of the new electrical generating capacity installed in the United States between January and April this year. -
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Oxygen Levels Plummeting in Freshwater Lakes
As global heating undercuts the ability of aquatic habitats to store and circulate oxygen, the myriad creatures that inhabit the world’s beleaguered freshwater lakes ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Natural Solutions Could Cut Canada’s Emissions by More Than 10%
If work begins now to aggressively restore and protect Canada’s forests, grasslands, farmlands, and peatlands, the country could reduce its annual emissions by 78 ... -
Chinese Solar Farms Seek Sheep to Keep Weeds Neat
The world’s largest solar farm, located in the Tala Desert in northwestern China, has embraced an age-old method of keeping the weeds down without ... -
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Helicopter ‘Sand-Blasts’ Line 3 Opponents, 200 Arrested at Peaceful Protest
A peaceful protest against the expansion of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota on Monday was met with the same helicopter-as-weapon tactic that ... -
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$16 Billion Per Year from Rich Countries Drives ‘Global Dash for Gas’
A new “dash for gas” directed nearly US$16 billion per year into gas projects in low- and middle-income countries between 2017 and 2019, setting ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsUnited States
Senate ‘Detour’ Puts Biden Climate Plan at Risk
One of the staunchest proponents of climate action in the United States Senate is warning that a fast, ambitious approach to carbon reductions may ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHealth & SafetyInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Cyberattacks Could Shut Down U.S. Power Grid, Granholm Warns
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday called for more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses and said U.S. adversaries already are capable of using ... -
BuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Climate Risk Becomes Major Issue on Home Buyers’ Checklists
Climate risk, with its implications for a home’s safety today and its resale value tomorrow, is emerging as an important new item on many ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Michigan Scorches ‘Meritless’ Claims it Can’t Shut Down Line 5
The dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline is entirely for Michigan to deal with, the state's attorney general argues in a legal brief ... -
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Biden to Restore State, Indigenous Right to Block Energy Megaprojects
In a major reversal of Trump-era efforts to advance fossil interests, the Biden administration is restoring the rights of state and Indigenous lawmakers to ... -
Demand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Grid Rethinks Benefit of Energy Efficiency for Environment, Equity Goals
California is changing the way it values energy efficiency, calculating the “total system benefit” of conservation programs to include environmental and equity goals as ...
