Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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More of America’s wind turbines are actually being built in America
In 2007, just 25 percent of turbine components used in new U.S. wind farms were produced domestically. Last year, that figure rose to 72 percent.
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Undercover agents infiltrate anti-Keystone protests
Cops spied on activists planning a peaceful protest in Oklahoma -- and that's just one of many incidents of spying by the government and TransCanada.
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BP whines some more about how rough life is
After Deepwater Horizon, BP was temporarily banned from winning new federal contracts. The oil giant thinks that's totally unfair and is now suing the government.
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Even nuclear weapons are going green
America's main nuke plant will soon be powered partly by wind. Hey, if you're going to condemn the world to a nuclear winter, you might as well be climate-friendly about it.
