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Almost half of US states haven’t done the bare minimum to cut utility bills
A new report finds 24 states have yet to establish an “energy-efficiency resource standard," which has been shown to curb demand, lower costs, and reduce emissions.
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What Trump’s executive action could do to offshore wind
A simple legal strategy could spell the end of the fledging industry, which had been poised for renewal. But it may also backfire.
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
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The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action
New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.
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A new frontier in the voluntary carbon market: Old, leaky oil wells
Over the last two years, developers have generated roughly 5 million carbon credits from cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells.
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Another year, more power outages in Puerto Rico
Unstable electricity is a fact of life on the island, where privatization, underinvestment, and climate change leave the grid at constant risk of collapse.
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Energy is central to American politics. That all started with Jimmy Carter.
We have yet to solve the problems that Carter confronted head-on as president.
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What’s missing from Biden’s offshore drilling ban? The western Gulf of Mexico.
That's where the U.S. gets most of its offshore oil.
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Will the world fall in love with nuclear power once more?
Grist sat down with environmental journalist Marco Visscher to talk about his new book on the rise, fall, and return of nuclear.
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Developers eye Louisiana, Texas coasts for offshore carbon storage
Is the Gulf of Mexico the ‘single best opportunity’ to store climate-warming gas — or would that pose an existential threat to wildlife and people?
