Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
All Articles
-
![]()
![]()
World’s energy nearly as dirty today as it was 20 years ago
Between 1990 and 2010, we made very little progress in cleaning up our energy supplies, according to a report from the International Energy Agency.
-
![flooding]()
![flooding]()
Flood-drought-flood: Is this the new normal?
Drought has given way to flooding in the Midwest, the latest manifestation of a vicious cycle that appears to be driven by climate change.
-
![]()
![]()
Fracking drives potentially explosive demand for potentially explosive ammonia factories
You know that ammonia plant that blew up in Texas? The U.S. could soon be home to a lot more of those, thanks to low natural gas prices.
-
![]()
![]()
Wisconsin left way, way behind in wind energy boom
Wisconsin added just 18 megawatts of wind power capacity in 2012, compared with more than 100 in Michigan and more than 300 in Ohio.
