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Will 2021 be the year New York finally breaks ground on its clean energy promises?
Governor Cuomo announced 2 major offshore wind projects, a training program, and manufacturing hubs in his state of the state address.
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Could the world reverse climate change but still burn all the fossil fuels? Scientists humor the idea.
It would be a wildly inefficient way of tackling climate change.
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US emissions fell by 10% last year — for the worst possible reasons
3 charts show 2020's historic drop in greenhouse gas pollution.
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US cities consider treating fossil fuels like nuclear weapons
New York City and Los Angeles might endorse a "Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty."
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Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia pledged to slash emissions. They failed.
Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions. In a decade full of big talk and epic battles, they all failed.
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Global heating could stabilize if countries go net-zero emissions, scientists say
Climate disaster could be curtailed within a couple of decades if net zero emissions are reached, new study shows.
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How Merrick Garland could figure into Biden’s climate plans as attorney general
Biden sees his Justice Department as a key player in his plans for climate action.
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In boost for renewables, grid-scale battery storage is on the rise
Facilities are being built with storage systems that can hold enough renewable energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes, addressing concerns over the intermittency of wind and solar.
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Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges
As wind turbines reach the end of their life, engineers are turning the blades into electrical transmission towers, bridges, cement, and more.
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FERC may finally help the public understand WTF it does
A new office of public participation might make the arcane federal commission accessible.