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Meet the rogue birding group blocking wind energy at every turn
The American Bird Conservancy has made a habit of obstructing wind energy projects — and become a go-to source for renewable energy opponents.
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Energy crisis reignites demand for oil, threatening climate targets, says IEA
International Energy Agency warns shortage of gas and coal could trigger oil market rebound.
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Who owns the wind, anyway? The case for ‘socializing’ wind power
A new book examines the biggest setback for wind farms: community opposition.
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North Carolina tribes fear pipeline will damage waterways, burial grounds
A fracking company wants to extend the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the lands of Indigenous people and predominantly Black communities.
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Carbon emissions will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges
The International Energy Agency says a $4 trillion investment is needed over the next decade to reach a net zero target.
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Chevron’s climate plan: Use wind and solar power to drill for oil
The oil giant's aspiration to reduce emissions just means "cleaner" fossil fuels.
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Cutting methane emissions is the fastest way to slow warming. Here’s how.
Amid a push for new methane regulations, the IEA points to three relatively cheap ways to tamp down on emissions.
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![Employees from a Radian Generation's operations and maintenance team change out a faulty solar inverter along a row of solar panels December 4, 2017 in Oxford, Massachusetts. The 16.5 megawatt solar array, on what was once the largest pig farm in the northeast, is owned and operated by BlueWave Solar which feeds the generated electricity to homes and small businesses and to the Fay School and Phillips Academy Andover private schools.]()
![Employees from a Radian Generation's operations and maintenance team change out a faulty solar inverter along a row of solar panels December 4, 2017 in Oxford, Massachusetts. The 16.5 megawatt solar array, on what was once the largest pig farm in the northeast, is owned and operated by BlueWave Solar which feeds the generated electricity to homes and small businesses and to the Fay School and Phillips Academy Andover private schools.]()
Not even a pandemic can stop solar’s epic growth
Lead by Texas and the Southeast, the U.S. added a record amount of solar power in 2020.
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Oil is now flowing on Line 3. The fight to stop it isn’t over.
Anti-pipeline activists promise to continue holding polluters and policymakers accountable.
