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‘Drill, baby, drill’: The surprising history of Donald Trump’s fossil-fuel slogan
As Donald Trump prepares for this year’s US presidential election, he continues to summarise his energy policies with one simple borrowed slogan: “Drill, baby, drill.”
Josh Gabbatiss

Mar 20, 2024

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Governments

Trump begins formal process to take US out of Paris climate agreement
Donald Trump lodges official request to pull United States out of Paris Agreement, a move that will take effect one day after the next presidential election.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 5, 2019

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Donald Trump

Trump officials have no clue how to rebuild Puerto Rico’s grid. But we do.
Florida and Japan show clean energy is fastest, cheapest way to restore power. Too bad Trump’s administration hates it.
Joe Romm

Sep 29, 2017

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Donald Trump

Trump bashes wind energy in state that gets a third of its power from wind
Trump rants against wind energy, warning of lights going out and “birds falling to the ground”.
Natasha Geiling

Jun 23, 2017

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Trump’s exit from Paris climate deal signals end of American Century
America’s time as leader of the free world is over. Now we’re the villain, thwarting the global effort to save humanity.
Joe Romm

Jun 1, 2017

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Renewables

Trump appoints renewables critic to head renewables office
In another we-wish-it-were-baffling appointment, Donald Trump has put renewables critic Daniel Simmons in charge of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Joshua S Hill

May 5, 2017

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Trump’s executive order puts the world on the road to climate catastrophe
It’s so egregious, it no longer really matters if he doesn’t formally opt out of the Paris climate deal.
Joe Romm

Mar 29, 2017

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Donald Trump

Trump budget cuts on climate science ‘an all-out assault on Earth’
Trumps announcement to defund NOAA’s satellites will also hurt weather forecasts, jeopardizing public safety, experts warn.
Joe Romm

Mar 6, 2017

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Donald Trump

Will electric cars thrive, survive, or die under president Trump?
The electric car has already been killed once. Will Trump kill it again, or jump on for the ride?
Josh Goldman

Jan 31, 2017

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Coal

Trump vows to revive coal industry as China dumps 100GW of coal plants
In stark contrast to the US, China this month suspended more than 100 coal-fired plants totaling more than 100GW of capacity that were either approved or under construction.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Jan 25, 2017

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