Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Blacking out America would be a cinch, because there’s not enough distributed solar
America could go dark for up to 18 months if terrorists struck a few key points along the grid. Small-scale solar could make the system more resilient.
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EPA gives BP a big “welcome back” kiss
The Gulf-wrecking corporation is now free to win federal contracts again, after a 16-month suspension because of the Deepwater Horizon mess.
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Fracking halted at Ohio site following earthquakes
If the quakes are found to have been caused directly by fracking, not by disposal of fracking wastewater, it would be the first such confirmed case.
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Americans respond to climate change by yawning at it, poll finds
In a list of 15 national problems, only race relations is less of a concern for Americans than climate change, according to a new Gallup poll.
