Articles by John Upton

John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.

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Energy Secretary Moniz says Obama is not waging war on coal

Ernest Moniz insists that fossil fuels, including coal, will remain a significant part of America's energy mix for quite some time.

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Hawaiians fight back against GMO experiments

Monsanto and other agro-giants use Hawaii as a testing ground for GMO crops and accompanying agricultural chemicals. Local lawmakers are trying to rein them in.

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Oil trains and terminals could be coming to the Northwest

Plans are afoot to build the region's biggest oil shipping terminal in Vancouver, Wash. -- and that's just one of many proposals for moving more oil through the Northwest by rail and ship.

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Oregon bans some insecticides following bee deaths

After 50,000 bumblebees were wiped out by pesticide spraying, Oregon decided to outlaw use of the offending products for six months.

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