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Alberta renewable energy moratorium 2023
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Alberta’s moratorium on renewable energy, explained

With new information just in about how an inquiry into renewable energy will look, the industry is still grappling with the surprise pause on new projects.

Newsletter
Climate Leadership Council fossil fuel group
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Meet the DC thinktank giving big oil ‘the opportunity to say they’ve done something’

The fossil fuel industry has a long history of hiring PR firms to sow confusion about climate change – but the Climate Leadership Council isn’t just a front group.

Causes
Susan Collins poor environmental scorecard
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Collins receives poor marks in environmental scorecard, King dinged by advocates for opposing tribal rights

In a congressional scorecard released this week, the League of Conservation Voters and Maine Conservation Voters gave Sen. Susan Collins poor marks for her 2022 voting record on environmental and democracy issues.

Politics
manchin blocks clean energy tax credits
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Kate Aronoff: Clean energy tax credits are broken—and that’s how Joe Manchin likes it

“Direct pay” would make more efficient use of public money and speed up renewable energy investment. But Manchin doesn’t want that.
Newsletter
Canadian grassroots thick with climate crisis deniers
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A conservative grassroots thick with climate crisis deniers

Poilievre and rivals face a big crack in their base. Can they talk their way around it?
Causes
ftc urged to investigate electrical industry
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Eight Virginia groups join request for Federal Trade Commission to investigate electric utility industry

230-plus groups are asking the FTC to investigate electric industry practices that “impede renewable energy competition and harm consumer protection."
Politics
climate modeling an easy target for deniers
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Trump (sort of) accepted COVID-19 modeling. Don’t expect the same on climate change.

Inherent uncertainties make climate modeling an easy target for the president and others who downplay the impact of Covid-19 or deny global warming.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Cargo ships docked at port.

New international carbon tax on shipping is significant, but falls short of climate goals

An ocean research ship on the sea with a cargo ship in the background during daytime.

UK pilot tests carbon removal by drawing CO2 from seawater instead of air

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

Road between two sets of nuclear towers.

NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Pope Francis smiles and waves as an enormous crowd surrounds him taking pictures.

Pope Francis, who used faith and science to call out the climate crisis, dies at 88