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Alaska utilities turn to renewables as costs escalate for fossil-fuel electricity generation

Solar, wind and small hydropower projects are gaining footholds.

Hal Bernton · October 8, 2024
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Hurricane Helene isn’t an outlier. It’s a harbinger of the future.

A meteorologist's terrifying prediction, and our catastrophic new normal.

John Morales · October 8, 2024
Grist

One month from Election Day, Helene has snarled the voting process in North Carolina

With polling places destroyed, workers missing, and residents displaced, officials scramble to restore ballot access.

oya Teirstein and Jake Bittle · October 3, 2024
Vox.com

Your phones and computers rely on this remote mine in North Carolina. Helene just drowned it.

Hurricane Helene exposed the vulnerable underbelly of the global chip industry.

Adam Clark Estes · October 2, 2024

Mother Jones

“They stole an election”: Former Florida senator found guilty in “ghost candidates” scandal

Frank Artiles' legal saga helped expose a utility conglomerate's political meddling.

Mario Alejandro Ariza · September 30, 2024
Guardian

Right-wing think tank targets efforts to educate federal judges on climate science

The group appears connected to Leonard Leo, who has helped push the Supreme Court to the right.

Dharna Noor and Alice Herman · September 29, 2024
Mother Jones

The guy behind Project 2025 says the climate agenda is worse than global warming

“I enjoy my high carbon lifestyle,” he told the audience at a New York event.

Jackie Flynn Mogensen · September 25, 2024
Guardian

Swing states in US election are biggest winners in Democrats’ landmark climate bill

Seven states received almost half of funds for clean energy manufacturing, though there is little evidence it will deliver electorally for Democrats

Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor; graphics by Andrew Witherspoon · September 24, 2024

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How agroforestry could help revitalize America’s Corn Belt

Growing trees alongside crops and livestock can improve soils, produce nutrient-rich foods, and build resilience to climate change.

Tom Philpott · September 21, 2024
Mother Jones

Florida “Ghost Candidates” Scandal Puts the Entire Utility Sector on Trial

Election meddling, dark money, pseudonyms, surveillance—hardly the best look for a state-sanctioned monopoly.

Mario Alejandro Ariza · September 18, 2024
Grist

At the presidential debate, fossil fuels and energy politics took center stage

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump sought to court swing state voters in gas-rich Pennsylvania in their first head-to-head match.

Zoya Teirstein · September 11, 2024
Vox.com

Can we grow the economy without making more useless junk?

We buy stuff. We throw it away. There’s a system to stop this toxic cycle.

Izzie Ramirez · September 9, 2024