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Message to Washington’s “Very Serious People” Regarding Tom Steyer’s Climate,...
Next time Washington’s VSPs (“Very Serious People”) say that Tom Steyer hasn’t successfully focused on climate change and energy, they should read this. ….even if Dems lose the Senate, there may be one...
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Scientists to Gov. McAuliffe: EPA’s Clean Power Plan a Great Opportunity for...
I received the following press release earlier today and thought it was well worth passing along. On a related note, I just finished reading Virginia Climate Fever, which makes abundantly clear what’s...
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Historic Climate Deal Highlights Extent to Which China is Rapidly Scaling...
One of the best takes I’ve read so far today on the U.S.-China deal to rein in greenhouse gas emissions comes from, not surprisingly, Stephen Lacey at Greentech Media. The headline and subheading of...
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Sec. of State John Kerry: “Make a transition towards clean energy the only...
The following excerpt from Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech yesterday at the climate talks in Lima, Peru, explains very well that dealing with climate change is a “win-win” situation —...
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New Poll Finds Overwhelming Support Nationally for EPA Clean Power Plan
New polling by Harstad Strategic Research, Inc. finds strong support for the proposed EPA carbon pollution reduction standards (aka, the “Clean Power Plan”). That includes two thirds of voters in...
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Details of New York State Study Demonstrate Why Fracking’s Too Risky to Be...
Over the years, we’ve talked a great deal about hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” on this blog. For instance, we’ve pointed out that fracking contaminates water supplies, pollutes the air, uses...
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New Poll: Likely 2016 Voters Want Shift to Solar, Wind; Away from Coal, Oil
Despite the fossil fuel industry’s well-funded efforts over many years to turn the American public against clean energy, a new poll by Hart Research of likely 2016 voters finds overwhelming support for...
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New Study Shows Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax Would Slash CO2 Emissions,...
We have previously reported on studies by the policy-neutral economic modelers, Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI), on the potential economic and environmental impacts of revenue-neutral carbon...
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Video: Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak Has Been Going On for 10 Years, Is Far Worse...
According to an Associated Press investigation, there’s been an oil spill going on in the Gulf of Mexico for “more than a decade.” That’s bad enough, but it gets worse. Down to just one full-time...
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Converging Vectors Drive Accelerating Clean Energy Industry Growth
By Lowell Feld, Guest Columnist Now is an exciting time to be in the clean energy space, with several powerful vectors – technology advances; rapidly dropping costs; continued fossil fuel price...
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Newsweek: Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining “may be increasing cancer risk and...
Back in 2011, we interviewed Professor Michael Hendryx, an expert on measuring the harmful impact of coal mining on public health, and now a professor of applied health science at Indiana University,...
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James Hansen: Earth Can Avoid Climate Disaster “if we make the price of...
According to former NASA scientist James Hansen, “whose congressional testimony put global warming on the world’s agenda a quarter-century ago,” humanity could be facing climate disaster – including...
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2016 Presidential Candidates: Their Grades on Energy, Climate Issues
Yesterday’s 2016 Republican presidential debates covered a wide variety of topics. However, aside from one off-handed comment by Jeb Bush about accelerating domestic energy production by reducing...
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New Report Details “Koch Industries’ Layoffs and Environmental Harm” Across U.S.
We all know that the Koch brothers are seriously bad news, having built their fortune on super-dirty tar sands oil, spent millions of dollars to promote dirty energy while trashing clean energy and the...
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MIT Study Finds Health Benefits of CO2 Reductions Can Save 10x the Cost of...
Clearly, we believe it makes sense to slash the air and water pollution that is inextricably linked to fossil fuel extraction, processing, and consumption. We also strongly believe that moving from a...
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Will AEP President Nicholas K. Akins Eat Some “Safe Enough to Eat” Coal Ash...
When it comes to dirty energy’s attempts to excuse, ignore, minimize, deny and disregard their industry’s multitude of problems, this has got to be an instant classic. A lawsuit filed last month on...
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“Better Growth, Better Climate” Report Says “Next 15 Years Are Crucial” for...
A new report by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate is well worth reading. Entitled “Better Growth, Better Climate,” its bottom-line conclusion is a powerful and compelling one::...
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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Invited to Join People’s Climate March on Sunday
The following letter has been sent to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, inviting him to join with tens of thousands of others in New York City this Sunday for the People’s Climate March. September 18,...
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Oil Change International: Single Subsidy to Tar Sands Costs Taxpayers $610...
Oil Change International (OCI) has been doing superb work in recent months, detailing the damage done by taxpayer-funded subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. For instance, in Subsidy Spotlight: Paid...
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Message to Washington’s “Very Serious People” Regarding Tom Steyer’s Climate,...
Next time Washington’s VSPs (“Very Serious People”) say that Tom Steyer hasn’t successfully focused on climate change and energy, they should read this. ….even if Dems lose the Senate, there may be one...
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