Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
All Articles
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Oil and fracking chemicals spill into Colorado’s floodwaters
Pipelines are sagging and snapping. Chemical tanks are toppling over. Oil and gas wells are inundated. As if the floods haven't caused enough tragedy already.
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Wasted food is a huge climate problem
If wasted food were a country, it would be the world's third largest contributor to climate change, after China and the U.S.
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Bills will make it easier for Californians to buy and sell solar power
Soon it will be simpler for renters, schools, and others to buy renewable energy, and for people with solar panels to sell their power onto the grid.
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America warming up to new hydropower
The Obama administration is pushing to install hydropower plants at existing dams, which could boost U.S. hydropower capacity by 15 percent.
