Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Republicans join Democrats in trying to revive wind energy incentives
A proposal to restore critical tax credits for the wind industry breezed through a key Senate committee on Thursday with notable bipartisan support.
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Obama admin sued for dragging feet on studies of climate impacts
The White House has said it will require environmental impact studies to consider climate change, but new guidelines have been stalled for years.
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What’s worse than burning coal? Burning wood
New power plants fueled with trees and wood waste are being built across the U.S. They're marketed as green, but they're actually more polluting than coal plants.
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California’s cap-and-trade program pays loggers to clearcut old-growth forests
Idiotic, right? That's why enviros are calling on the state to change its rules.