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Activist Profile: National Christian Denomination Stands Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
One of the best parts of my work is that I get to be inspired, every day, by the stories of people who are taking action – and taking leadership – to rein in coal pollution and move America to clean energy. Heather Moyer is one of those inspiring people, and she is also a […]
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Tar balls from wildfires worsening global warming
We already knew that climate change is aggravating wildfires. Now comes news that wildfires are aggravating climate change. Talk about a vicious cycle.
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Kelloggs killing last Sumatran tigers for cheap processed snack food
The Sumatran tiger is awesome. It’s one of the most beautiful creatures in the world, and there are less than 400 left in the wild. To give you an idea of how fast this creature is being wiped out, I remember only a couple of years ago writing that there were only 500 Sumatran tigers left. […]
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Climate change could bring more hurricanes
New research suggests that cyclones and hurricanes will occur more frequently as the climate changes, challenging previous assumptions.
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Speaking Out for Clean Water Protections
Today was a great day for clean water. We saw more than 100 activists turn out at an Environmental Protection Agency public hearing to support strong water pollution standards. We heard personal stories of families living in the shadow of coal plants who have been directly affected by toxic water pollution from power plants. We […]
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Peak Water: What Happens When the Wells Go Dry?
Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to our future is peak water. There are substitutes for oil, but not for water. We can produce food without oil, but not without water. We drink on average four liters of water per day, in one form or another, but the food […]
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Coal-burning slashed lifespans by five years in China, study finds
Residents of northern China lost an average of five years from their lives because the government handed out free coal from 1950 to 1980.
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The Southwest’s forests may never recover from megafires
"Abnormal" fire risks have become the new normal in the parched Southwest.
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Solar Costs and Grid Prices On a Collision Course
With the cost of solar continuing to fall rapidly (50% in the past five years) and electricity prices rising steadily, if slowly, the approach of solar grid parity is near. The following chart illustrates the trajectory of solar cost and electricity price, hinting at the coming intersection. 1 The chart compares the cost of a […]
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Infographic: Piling up Keystone XL’s petcoke
In the President’s recent speech on climate change, he said “our national interest will be served only if [Keystone XL] does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution.” There are many reasons that the Keystone XL pipeline will clearly exacerbate the problem of climate pollution…but one that is often overlooked (at our peril) is theproblem […]
