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As oil companies stay lean, workers move to renewable energy

Solar, wind, geothermal, battery and other alternative-energy businesses are adding workers from fossil fuel companies, where employment has fallen.
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It’s never too late to become an activist

Thirteen years ago, Bonnie McKinlay, a former schoolteacher, retired and embraced another passion: climate activism. She’s been arrested four times, but says it’s worth it.
A brain drain among government scientists bogs down Biden’s climate ambitions
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A brain drain among government scientists bogs down Biden’s climate ambitions

Hundreds of scientists and policy experts left the government during the Trump administration. The jobs remain unfilled nearly six months into President Biden’s term, slowing his climate agenda.
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‘A slap in the face’: The pandemic disrupts young oil careers

Students and recent graduates struggle to get hired as the oil industry cuts tens of thousands of jobs, some of which may never come back.

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She’s taking on Elon Musk on solar. And winning
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She’s taking on Elon Musk on solar. And winning

As the head of Sunrun, Lynn Jurich won’t rest until the photovoltaic cell module is as common as the fireplace.
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They grew up around fossil fuels. Now, their jobs are in renewables.
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They grew up around fossil fuels. Now, their jobs are in renewables.

These are portraits of seven people working in wind and solar, industries their families hardly imagined they'd go into.

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