Tag: Energy
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The Incredible Shrinking U.S. Coal Industry
People on both sides of the Pacific are drawing a line against coal, and they will win.
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Oil and Gas Industry Won’t Feel Much Pain Despite Government Shutdown
National parks are closed to everyone but oil and gas drillers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will furlough 94 percent of its employees, leaving Americans vulnerable with …
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‘New Normals’ of the Climate Crisis Demand a New Economy
The Post Carbon Institute released a new report today, Climate After Growth: Why Environmentalists Must Embrace Post-Growth Economics & Community Resilience. The report calls on environmental organizations and policy makers …
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Government Shutdown Would Close Public Lands
If there is not a last minute deal for a temporary budget extension passed by midnight, the U. S. government will partially shut down. ”Essential services” will continue without a budget. However, the public lands will be shuttered to public access …
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If Food Waste Were a Country, It Would Rank No. 3 for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
There’s a consensus that we must act urgently, if we are to avoid a 4-degree Celsius raise and total systems collapse. First we should safeguard, restore and wisely manage our life-support systems, including uncontaminated water bodies …