Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Electric vehicles could stabilize grid, make money as batteries
EVs are now starting to store electricity and then sell it onto the power grid when energy prices are highest.
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CO2 in atmosphere poised to blow past 400 ppm mark
In May, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration could exceed 400 parts per million -- way past the 350 level we need to be aiming for.
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Venture capitalists are funding green food innovation
Silicon Valley investors are channeling money into food-related startups that aim to make agriculture more eco-friendly and food more healthful.
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Keystone XL oil would be processed in sick East Texas community
Manchester, a Houston neighborhood, is where tar-sands oil piped through Keystone XL would be refined. The community has enough problems already.