Joe Romm, Author at Renew Economy

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Coal

Renewables beat coal in the US for the first time ever
More renewable power was generated in the month of April than coal power — something that’s never happened before in the United States.
Joe Romm

Jun 28, 2019

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Policy & Planning

‘We have lost Australia for now,’ warns climate scientist in wake of election
The unexpected victory of conservatives in Australia’s election is bad news for the future of global climate action.
Joe Romm

May 23, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Facebook’s newest ‘fact checkers’ are Koch-funded climate deniers
The fatal flaw in Zuckerberg’s effort to deal with fake news.
Joe Romm

Apr 29, 2019

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Coal

Mueller report exposes ‘Miners for Trump’ as a Russian troll effort
Photo of a coal miner on one poster was actually a lifelong Democrat who died of black lung disease.
Joe Romm

Apr 24, 2019

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People

US President Donald Trump says wind “noise” causes cancer
The President needs to be reminded that wind power doesn’t causes cancer, but coal power does.
Joe Romm

Apr 5, 2019

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Taxpayers should not fund Bill Gates’ nuclear albatross
Nuclear power is so uneconomic even Bill Gates can’t make it work without billions from taxpayers.
Joe Romm

Feb 6, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

US government scientists debunk Trump’s ‘global waming’ tweets with cartoon
US government climate scientists take unprecedented step of tweeting a rebuttal to PDonald Trump’s recent tweets implying that winter storms and cold weather in US somehow disprove global warming.
Joe Romm

Jan 31, 2019

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Coal

EPA admits Trump would sacrifice thousands of US lives to save a few coal plants
Trump’s own EPA says his climate plan will worsen health of millions of kids, cost $US50 billion
Joe Romm

Aug 22, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

World’s biggest oil exporter bets $2 billion on electric cars
The world’s biggest oil exporter has placed a massive bet on Tesla – the company whose entire goal is transitioning the world off of oil.
Joe Romm

Aug 9, 2018

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Coal

Trump’s coal industry bail out would punish red states the most
The US president’s plan to bail out unprofitable coal and nuclear plants will cost American consumers. Hardest hit will be the Trump-supporting southeastern states.
Joe Romm

Jun 5, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Oil and car companies are suddenly investing in electric vehicles – why?
A steady rise in gasoline prices has made the environment better for such investments, but that’s not the primary driver.
Joe Romm

May 30, 2018

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Renewables

A 100% renewable grid isn’t just feasible, it’s already happening
Debate over whether we can run electric grids on 100% renewables in coming decades misses a key point: many countries and regions are already there.
Joe Romm

May 23, 2018

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