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Waves of Change

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 14, 2022 Turkey and Israel are setting aside political differences to collaborate on a major wave power project on the Black Sea. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Inferno

Jane Braxton Little / TomDispatch Dec 13, 2022 Burning longer and hotter, and occurring more regularly, forest fires will spare few parts of the world as climate change accelerates. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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A Breakthrough for Renewables in Louisiana?

Emily Pontecorvo & Lylla Younes / Grist Dec 13, 2022 Davante Lewis, who won a seat on Louisiana's Public Service Commission, wants to transition the state to solar and wind power. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Biggest Spill in Keystone’s History Dumps Oil into Kansas Creek

John Hanna, Ryan J. Foley, Heather Hollingsworth / The Energy Mix Dec 12, 2022 A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil late last week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, becoming the largest onshore crude pipeline spill in nine years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Is Carbon Capture the Solution for Jobs and Climate Action?

Nicholas Kusnetz / Inside Climate News Dec 6, 2022 The idea that we would further stress the air, water and land that surrounds us by altering ocean chemistry or building a new power-hungry industry seems wrongheaded to many. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

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Paying for an Overheating Earth

Priti Gulati Cox & Stan Cox / Resilience.org Dec 2, 2022 What is the U.N. climate summit but a meeting place where the world’s elite have protected their power for 27 years and counting? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Alaska Salmon Face a Tide of New Mines

Becki Robins / Undark Dec 1, 2022 Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Towards a Populist Climate Action

Carter Dillard / IMI Nov 29, 2022 Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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COP 27 Backs Gas in Final Declaration

Mitchell Beer / The Energy Mix Nov 21, 2022 Coming at the end of a two-week slog that was widely described as the worst UN climate conference ever, the dramatic decision on the loss and damage fund was a major victory that had been delayed for decades. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

What is Mastodon and What Does It Mean for ‘Climate Twitter’?

John McCracken / Grist Nov 18, 2022 Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has scientists and activists signing up for the decentralized social network. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Fighting a War on the Wrong Planet

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Nov 14, 2022 Washington’s vaunted “rules-based international order” has undergone a stress test following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and here’s the news so far: it hasn’t held up well. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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National Climate Plan Insufficient to Avert Crisis

Christopher Bonasia / The Energy Mix Nov 9, 2022 An assessment of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) that underpin the Paris Agreement’s goals paints another less-than-optimistic picture of climate progress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )