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With global energy demand expected to increase by as much as 58 percent in the next three decades, the urgency to transition away from fossil fuels is growing.
Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.
Why managed retreat is still a political third rail.
Kern County is already super polluted, but it wants to fast-track 67,000 oil and gas wells.
Using machine learning, we found that states are grossly undercounting orphan wells.
Biden schooled Trump on environmental justice during the second presidential debate.
Most of our energy is squandered as heat. This technology turns it into electricity.
Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff, and increasingly angry advocates.
In Florida, Michigan, and Oregon, three millennial Democrats believe climate action will be a winning issue with conservative voters.
