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Donald Trump speaking & pointing finger at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.

Authoritarianism is climate policy

The Trump administration’s imperialist, repressive rampage is a classic response to escalating crisis.
newrepublic.com
Coal burning power plant spewing emissions

Trump wants to halt almost all coal plant shutdowns. It could get messy.

Even as administration officials vowed this week to head off scheduled retirements, some aging plants are now breaking, and costs could run to the billions.
www.nytimes.com
Aerial photo of coal-fired power plant

Trump admin redirects carbon capture funds to prop up old coal plants

The Energy Department says it’s legally sound to shift more than half a billion dollars to help revive old and closed coal plants.

www.eenews.net
An oil tower flaring gas into the sky

BC made small gains on emissions — but the province is scrapping policies

A new report shows some limited progress on reducing carbon pollution in 2023 — the latest year for which data is available. But experts worry the trend may reverse after recent clawbacks of several climate measures.
www.nationalobserver.com
A set of servers with wires connecting equipment

Data centers could double Delaware’s power demand, Delmarva says

Delaware could see five new data centers with a combined energy demand reaching almost that of the entire state, according to Delmarva Power. 
spotlightdelaware.org
a snow covered street lined with small houses

These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin

Can the reuse of crypto mining’s waste heat redeem its carbon footprint?
grist.org
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Milo Werner and Chris Barnard speaking with attendees at the Energy Freedom Tour stop at MIT

18 Trump energy, enviro officials to watch in 2026

Meet the behind-the-scenes officials driving the president's "energy dominance" agenda.
www.eenews.net
an oil rig in the middle of the ocean.

Opinion: Trump’s five-year plan for offshore oil could be disastrous. Just ask Louisiana

The same industry that will benefit from Trump’s plan already turned the Louisiana coast into a dumping ground, leaving infrastructure behind to decay.  
lailluminator.com
a gas station lit up at night time.

Climate activist shareholder group pushes BP, Shell on plans for declining oil demand

Climate activist shareholder group Follow This and more than 20 other investors have filed resolutions calling on BP and Shell to disclose how they will create value if global demand for oil and gas declines, the group said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
three person climbing on ladder doing home construction.

Opinion: We must completely change the way we build homes to stay below 2°C

Construction generates between 10 and 20 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, but cities can slash their climate impact by designing buildings in a more efficient way.

www.newscientist.com
Manure digester for producing methane biogas

Groups petition USDA to block factory farm manure digesters from clean energy funds

More than 30 food, health and environmental organizations are urging the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to disqualify digesters that turn animal waste into gas from a federal renewable energy grant program, alleging that such funding causes pollution and benefits large factory farms. 
www.thenewlede.org
An offshore oil drilling platform near Rio de Janeiro.

Legal tests await Trump’s offshore energy agenda in 2026

Federal courts are grappling with the administration's power to curtail wind development and bolster oil and gas drilling off U.S. coasts.
www.eenews.net
Gas and oil pipes attached to dollar sign and planet earth.

Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry

If enacted, Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over role in climate crisis.

www.theguardian.com
Aerial view of Marcellus Shale fracking well in Pennsylvania

What a fracking-waste dispute says about Ohio’s energy double standard

Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic waste underground despite community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents of clean energy.

www.canarymedia.com
Man splashing water on face for heat relief

New climate reports show ‘unprecedented run of global heat’

Data from multiple international agencies shows the reality of a rapidly warming world.
insideclimatenews.org
Construction equipment digs a trench along an oil pipeline in a field.

New EPA proposal would strip states’ and tribes’ authority to block oil and gas pipelines, other infrastructure projects

Environmental advocates warn the changes deprive states and tribes of their rights and weaken freshwater-quality protections.
insideclimatenews.org
Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaking with attendees at the American Conservation Coalition's 2023 Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah.

DOE sees bigger role for climate contrarians, records show

A small team of researchers who dispute mainstream climate science may play an outsize role in the next National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net
A rice field in an Indonesian villa with water flooding the edges

Photo essay: Climate change and deforestation collide in Indonesia’s deadly floods

Millions of people on Sumatra remain displaced by November’s cyclone, showing the dangers of the climate crisis and indiscriminate logging and habitat destruction.
therevelator.org
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