Articles by John Upton

John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.

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Ukraine belatedly seeks renewable energy as weapon against Russia

Right now the embattled nation gets just 2 percent of its energy from clean sources. It's seeking U.S. investment in wind, solar, and biomass to help raise that number.

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Ex-BP official got rich on Deepwater Horizon spill, gets busted

The coordinator for BP's cleanup effort dumped company stock while the magnitude of the spill was being covered up. The SEC calls that insider trading.

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BP claims mission accomplished in Gulf cleanup; Coast Guard begs to differ

BP announced recently that "active cleanup" of the Gulf is over. But the Coast Guard is actually in charge, and it says "not by a long shot."

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Obama makes a push for solar power

The White House held a solar summit, where it announced $15 million in new support for the solar energy industry.

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