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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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."
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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.
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