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![an oil pump jack in a dusty landscape against an orange sky]()
![an oil pump jack in a dusty landscape against an orange sky]()
Here’s the ‘energy transition’ needed to stave off climate catastrophe
And it’s not the one oil executives had in mind.
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![Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Arizona]()
![Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Arizona]()
Lake Powell water crisis is about to be an energy crisis
As the West's megadrought continues, communities reliant on hydroelectric power — including tribes and rural towns — face shortages.
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How a breakthrough in geothermal could change our energy grid
Geothermal has the potential to power our planet. So why aren’t we using more of it?
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![Solar panel installation San Francisco]()
Inflation is at a 40-year high. Is clean energy the solution?
Fact-checking Biden's claims about inflation, renewables, and domestic manufacturing.
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![a dark-colored car park at a red and white charging station for electric vehicles in front of a sign stating prices]()
![a dark-colored car park at a red and white charging station for electric vehicles in front of a sign stating prices]()
High gas prices have a lot more people searching for electric vehicles
But not everyone can afford to buy a new (or used) EV.
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![black and white photo of man in tux holding an envelope with a gold oil pump on it; red curtains in background]()
![black and white photo of man in tux holding an envelope with a gold oil pump on it; red curtains in background]()
Greenwashing for Big Oil? There’s an award for that.
Advertising agencies love getting awards. But not this one.
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![Biden at a podium beside a flag of the presidential seal.]()
![Biden at a podium beside a flag of the presidential seal.]()
Biden just banned Russian oil. Now what?
Some see the moment as one more reason to speed up the shift to clean energy.
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![collage: paint bucket pouring green paint on top of black and white oil rig with green circle in background]()
![collage: paint bucket pouring green paint on top of black and white oil rig with green circle in background]()
The massive disconnect between Big Oil’s words and actions, in data
A new study illustrates fossil fuel companies' greenwashing agenda.
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![Ships are docked along refinery facilities at the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.]()
![Ships are docked along refinery facilities at the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.]()
Congressional watchdog warns of climate threats to chemical plants
More than a third of risky U.S. chemical facilities face threats exacerbated by global warming, according to a new report.
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![A horizontal drilling rig in Weld County, Colorado.]()
![A horizontal drilling rig in Weld County, Colorado.]()
Colorado has an abandoned oil well problem. Now it’s asking drillers to pay up.
Colorado’s new oil and gas bonding rules ask for hundreds of thousands of additional dollars — but still might not cover all potential costs.
