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Natural gas vs. renewable energy — beware the latest gas industry talking points
This Daily Climate Op-ed discusses natural gas vs. renewable energy — beware the latest gas industry talking points. By keeping Americans focused on the climate benefits of gas vs. coal, industry seeks to delay a broader debate of the deficits of gas vs. renewables.
The natural gas industry is on […]
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Dark Money Is Pouring in to Protect the “Worst Energy Policy in the Country”
This Mother Jones article discusses how Dark Money Is Pouring in to Protect the “Worst Energy Policy in the Country”. In Ohio, the fight over a nuclear and coal bailout is getting weirder by the day.
This summer, Ohio’s beleaguered nuclear and coal plants got a major gift in the promise of […]
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Big utility ditches coal for wind because it’s cheaper
This E&E News article discusses why a big utility ditches coal for wind – because it’s cheaper.
One of the West’s largest utilities said yesterday it plans to retire about two-thirds of its coal units by 2030 and replace the vast majority of that power with renewable energy.
PacifiCorp, which serves […]
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DeSmogBlog, October 5, 2019
This weeks articles include:
Will the Fracking Revolution Peak Before Ever […]
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How Britain Ended Its Coal Addiction
This Inside Climate News article discusses how Britain ended its coal addiction. The UK was once the world’s largest coal consumer, but the highly polluting fossil fuel has been pushed out by renewable energy and natural gas.
At Aberthaw Power Station on the coast of South Wales, Tom Glover examines a […]
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Court: Trump’s EPA Can’t Erase Interstate Smog Rules
This Inside Climate News article discusses a court ruling that says that Trump’s EPA can’t erase interstate smog rules. A Trump-appointed judge was involved in the ruling. Without a strong plan for cutting coal power plant emissions, meeting ozone requirements gets much harder.
A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday struck […]
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Deal to close coal plants is in limbo
This E&E News article discusses a deal to close coal plants hits hurdles with Trump ally.
Longtime foes had finally come to terms.
After years of feuding over the future of two high-polluting Arkansas power plants, Entergy Corp. and the Sierra Club trumpeted a tentative pact last November to wean both […]
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The toxic waste threat that climate change is making worse
This Politico article discusses the impact that coal ash is having on our planet and the climate crisis. More than 100 ponds and landfills containing coal ash lie in areas FEMA has designated as high-risk flood zones, according to a POLITICO analysis.
More than 100 storage sites for coal-burning power […]
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DeSmogBlog, Week of 8/19/2019
This week’s articles include:
Christopher Leonard’s New Book Puts an Ever-Expanding ‘Kochland’ on the Map
Fracking and Shale Drilling Caused Spike in Climate-Warming Methane Pollution, Says New Study
Another Death in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Brings Environmental Activists Together […]
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