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Yale Climate Connections, January 25, 2020
This week’s stories include:
California rolls back a 1960s-era traffic standard that incentivizes driving
With the En-ROADS climate simulator, you can build your own solutions to global warming
The companies that have contributed most to climate change
Solar […]
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Podcast: The Meaning of Green: A New Podcast
This podcast is called the Meaning of Green, revealing why environmental policies succeed, fail, or fall in between failure and success. With help from others, podcast host Dr. Vivian Thomson analyzes why some environmental problems have been solved and others have not. At the end of the podcast, we […]
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Five 2020 Energy Predictions: Solar Surge, Coal Crash, Gas Exorcism, Clean Energy Incentives, Public Mobilization
This Forbes article discusses five 2020 Energy Predictions: Solar Surge, Coal Crash, Gas Exorcism, Clean Energy Incentives, Public Mobilization.
2019 may have been the year clean energy irreversibly turned a corner toward dominance in the United States. After all, who could have foreseen last January that America would realize
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Work starts on world’s ‘largest offshore wind farm’ that could power 4.5 million homes
This CNBC article discusses how work is starting on the world’s ‘largest offshore wind farm’ that could power 4.5 million homes.
Dogger Bank Wind Farms will be made up of three 1.2 gigawatt offshore sites.
The construction work is being carried out by a firm headquartered in North Wales.Construction work for […]
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PepsiCo’s U.S. operations will be powered by 100% renewable electricity this year
This article discusses how PepsiCo’s U.S. operations will be powered by 100% renewable electricity this year. It’s part of the company’s global goal to cut emissions 20% by 2030. At a Frito-Lay plant in Arizona, thousands of solar panels sit on land next to the factory providing electricity. At […]
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Opinion: U.S. Leadership Needed to Fight Climate Change
This Bloomberg article discusses why U.S. leadership is needed to fight climate change. The first priority is hooking more things to the electrical grid, which is quickly switching to renewables.
As it becomes more apparent that climate change is a true worldwide emergency, there’s a mounting need […]
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Study: Shuttering of coal plants has saved 26K lives in US
This The Hill article discusses a study that shows that shutting down coal plants has saved 26K lives in US.
The decline of coal could be saving thousands of lives as power plants reduce air pollution by switching to natural gas, according to a study published Monday.
More than 26,000 lives […]
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Pittsburgh’s fracking industry cut more than 400 jobs in 2019, with more cuts likely on the way
This article discusses why Pittsburgh’s fracking industry cut more than 400 jobs in 2019, with more cuts likely on the way. Last year, Pittsburgh’s fracking industry cut hundreds of jobs, and the outlook for 2020 could be even worse for the natural gas extraction field.
Local natural gas players […]
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Report: Inspired by the Tissues of Living Organisms, Researchers Take One Step Closer to Harvesting “Blue Energy”
This Yale Environment 360 article discusses how researchers are attempting to harvest “Blue Energy” from the ocean tides and waves. Scientists have long recognized the potential to generate renewable energy from the world’s oceans by harnessing the power of tides and waves. These forms of energy are often more […]
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FERC throws support to fossil fuels in largest power market
This E&E News article discusses FERC throwing its support to fossil fuels in largest power market.
Federal regulators approved rules yesterday for the nation’s largest electricity market that effectively prop up fossil fuel power plants and discourage new investments in renewable power, demand response and energy storage projects.
The much-awaited changes in […]
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