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Colossal Fossils Plot 35% Oil Production Increase Through 2030
With climate scientists, the United Nations, and millions of #ClimateStrike protesters around the world demanding faster, deeper carbon cuts, the world’s colossal fossils are ... -
Batteries/StorageCoalElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Renewables+Storage to Wipe Out Coal in 10 Years, Mega-Utility CEO Tells Analysts
Unsubsidized renewable energy and battery storage are so much less expensive than conventional electricity generation that they will likely replace all coal generation in ... -
CitiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHuman Rights & MigrationJobsPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Warren Releases Environmental Justice Platform
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released a new environmental justice plan this week as she continued her quest for her party’s 2020 presidential nomination. -
Confusion Reigns as California Utility Cuts Power in 34 Counties to Reduce Wildfire Risk
California is getting a close-up look at the challenge of trying to prevent severe climate emergencies, and the costs of relying on a “feeble” ... -
Big Investment Funds BlackRock, Vanguard Resist Shareholder Resolutions for Climate Action
Two of the biggest investment funds in the United States, BlackRock Inc. and Vanguard Group, are consistently voting against shareholder resolutions calling for faster, ... -
Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
New York Grid Looks to Carbon Pricing to Support Zero-Emission Target
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is looking to carbon pricing as an option to reduce the otherwise “astounding” cost of bringing the ... -
CoalElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Colorado Utility Inks Landmark Deal to Shift Major Steel Plant from Coal to Solar
U.S. utility Xcel Energy has announced a landmark, US$250-million deal to replace coal-fired electricity with a 240-megawatt solar power plant to power a steel ... -
Extinction Rebellion Bridge Blockades Draw Attention, Produce Irate Drivers
Snarled rush hour traffic, irate drivers, the occasional fistfight and thrown bicycle, hundreds of arrests, and mostly satisfied protesters were the main results after ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Google Searches for ‘Climate Change’ Outstrip Game of Thrones in September
With concern about climate change heating up and interest in Winterfell cooling down (because…wait for it…Winter is Coming, Jon Snow), it was bound to ...
