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![Blue silhouette of USA with conservative states colored red; solar panels and wind turbines are placed randomly on top of the red states]()
![Blue silhouette of USA with conservative states colored red; solar panels and wind turbines are placed randomly on top of the red states]()
The secrets to passing climate legislation — even in red states
These Republican states are passing clean energy bills in the name of freedom and economics.
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![Surplus corn harvested in 2010 is piled outside a farmer's co-op storage silo December 4, 2010 in Paoli, Colorado]()
![Surplus corn harvested in 2010 is piled outside a farmer's co-op storage silo December 4, 2010 in Paoli, Colorado]()
Biofuels are getting a second look — and some tough questions
Bioethanol has been touted as a green way to cut reliance on Russian oil. But new modeling suggests it isn't the climate solution we'd hoped for.
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![A Tesla showroom seen from the outside; red car and banner with Tesla logo visible through the windows]()
![A Tesla showroom seen from the outside; red car and banner with Tesla logo visible through the windows]()
Batteries are getting cheap. So why aren’t electric vehicles?
In 2015, the average price paid for an EV was around $36,000. Now, it's over $63,000.
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![JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon stands with his arms cross]()
![JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon stands with his arms cross]()
Will Big Oil and major banks face another reckoning from investors this year?
A new season of shareholder climate demands has begun. Here’s what’s coming.
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![A view of Shell Chemical's new multi billion-dollar ethane cracker plant processing plant across the Allegheny River can be seen under construction October 27, 2017 in Monaca, Pennsylvania.]()
![A view of Shell Chemical's new multi billion-dollar ethane cracker plant processing plant across the Allegheny River can be seen under construction October 27, 2017 in Monaca, Pennsylvania.]()
Amid hopes and fears, a plastics boom in Appalachia is on hold
The Ohio River Valley is wrestling with whether to tie its fortunes to another toxic, boom-and-bust industry.
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![Global Climate Coalition circular logo with drawing of Earth and letters "GCC" on top, 100 dollar bills underneath, both in a black and white distressed style]()
![Global Climate Coalition circular logo with drawing of Earth and letters "GCC" on top, 100 dollar bills underneath, both in a black and white distressed style]()
They derailed climate action for a decade. And bragged about it.
New research sheds light on the Global Climate Coalition’s efforts to block legislation.
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![A gas station sign in California shows prices almost reaching $7.]()
![A gas station sign in California shows prices almost reaching $7.]()
Why high gas prices aren’t necessarily good for the climate
Price spikes alone don't change our driving habits — but an increase in the gas tax might.
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![Hands placing various corals on metal pipe]()
![Hands placing various corals on metal pipe]()
How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself
If the coral were to disappear, it wouldn’t be long before Brazil's Porto de Galinhas would fade away too.
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![collage with capitol building, earth, american coins, price stickers, smokestacks with red scribble for smoke, and red and green rectangles in background]()
![collage with capitol building, earth, american coins, price stickers, smokestacks with red scribble for smoke, and red and green rectangles in background]()
True costs: How the oil industry cast climate policy as an economic burden
For 30 years, the debate has largely ignored the soaring costs of inaction.
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![A man installing large blocks of insulation in a ceiling]()
![A man installing large blocks of insulation in a ceiling]()
Biden administration lines up $3 billion so low-income families can retrofit their homes
The move will affect nearly a half million households and lower greenhouse gas emissions
