Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Accidents? What accidents? Shell’s Arctic drillers are ready to roll again
The Obama administration barred Shell from drilling in the Arctic following a series of accidents last year. The company is asking for permission to return next year.
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Leaked IPCC report: Humans are adapting — but hunger, homelessness, and violence lie ahead
Findings from a leaked copy of the IPCC's next report aren't pretty, but they contain some glimmers of hope.
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Bill would boost renewables to 25 percent by 2025, has no chance in hell of passing
Senators (and cousins!) Mark and Tom Udall have introduced a bill that would set a national renewable electricity standard. It's a good idea, sure to die in a bad Congress.
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Bangladesh’s biggest power plant will harm world’s biggest mangrove forest
Bangladesh is vulnerable to floods and cyclones, which makes its plans for a new coal-fired power plant next to a mangrove forest all the more troubling.