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Huge methane leaks add doubt on gas as ‘bridge’ fuel
IPCC hails natural gas as transition fuel – but a new study shows potential leakage could mean natural gas will only increase emissions.
Bobby Magill

Apr 17, 2014

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Can business break impasse on climate action?
IPCC urges immediate action on adapting to climate change, but governments and media seem poorly equipped to deliver that dire message to the public.
Bobby Magill

Apr 11, 2014

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Wind, solar energy driving electricity storage technology
Renewables are driving the development of energy storage systems worldwide, but before they are able to catch on the public perception must change.
Bobby Magill

Apr 10, 2014

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Utilities disagree on how EPA should regulate emissions
Government’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions may be pitting utilities that rely on coal-fired power plants against those that don’t.
Bobby Magill

Apr 9, 2014

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China leads world in renewables investments
Pew study shows China is the world leader in clean energy investment for the second year running, as global renewables investments continue to shrink.
Bobby Magill

Apr 4, 2014

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US govt: Climate change threatens energy infrastructure
Infrastructure that Americans rely on to heat their homes and power their lights are all becoming more exposed to failure in a changing climate.
Bobby Magill

Mar 11, 2014

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Flurry of US coal power plant shutdowns expected by 2016
New US EPA standards mean that 90% of the power plants expected to shut down by 2020 will actually be shut down by 2016.
Bobby Magill

Feb 20, 2014

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Graph of the Day: US energy emissions rise in 2013
For the first time in three years, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions related to energy increased in 2013 as coal replaced gas.
Bobby Magill

Jan 15, 2014

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Offshore wind farms could protect against hurricanes
US study finds large-scale offshore wind farms could protect American coastal cities most vulnerable to extreme weather, as well as power them.
Bobby Magill

Dec 11, 2013

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US methane emissions could be 5 times worse than thought
The oil and gas industry, largely in the south-central U.S., may be emitting nearly five times the methane that scientists previously estimated.
Bobby Magill

Nov 26, 2013

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Electricity generated using solar mirrors to double in 2013
The two biggest solar thermal power plants in California that will be operating by the end of the year could power more than 200,000 homes in the Southwest.
Bobby Magill

Nov 18, 2013

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Investors question if fossil fuel companies can thrive in warming world
Will ExxonMobil, and the world’s 44 other largest fossil fuel companies be able to thrive in a business climate heavily affected by global warming?
Bobby Magill

Oct 25, 2013

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