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North American grid to be 50% carbon-free by 2025

by Seth Zuckerman on

Solar prices fall 8 percent in first half of 2016, Oakland rejects coal export proposal, California plans for a future without baseload power plants, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

Kids are key to our climate future

by Savitha Reddy Pathi on

Thanks to St. Thomas School for supporting us through your 2016 Walkathon. When we visited to talk climate with you, you inspired us.

Oil trains: Murphy's Law on rails

by Caleb Smith on

Each week, some 60 million gallons of highly volatile Bakken crude oil speeds across the Pacific Northwest, in mile-long trains that pass along our waterways and through our cities and towns. What could possibly go wrong? 

Brexit rattles climate plans, CA to close its last reactors

by Seth Zuckerman on

Union Pacific track maintenance blamed for oil-train derailment, VW will pay nearly $15 billion to settle US claims in emissions deceit scandal, rooftop solar spreads in Africa, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

Clean energy economy drives job creation

by John McGarry on

More than 2.5 million people now work in the US clean energy sector. Moreover, continued trends in clean energy investment and falling prices of renewable energy suggest that clean energy job growth will continue to accelerate.

Coal export and climate change threaten our 'First Foods'

by Shayleen Macy on

Coal export projects pose an ongoing threat to native fishing rights, cultural traditions and even traditional foods—as well as the threat they pose to our climate. That's why native communities are speaking out against federal subsidies for coal mining on public land.

Solar costs falling, oil prices climbing, mercury soaring

by Seth Zuckerman on

VW announces major move into EVs, Sweden to keep nuclear plants open ’til 2040s, first mammalian species succumbs to global warming, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

In Oregon, it's already a year for the record books

by Kristen Sheeran on

With temperatures already hitting historic highs, momentum and investment in clean energy solutions are also increasing rapidly. Oregonians have good reasons for optimism about the clean energy transition that is well underway.

Cheap renewables will stem gas boom, says new report

by Seth Zuckerman on

US and India agree to quicker phase-out of HFCs, SF Bay Area voters pass adaptation tax, ConEd to deploy ‘virtual power plant’ of batteries and solar panels in Brooklyn, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy. 

Renewable energy employs over 8 million worldwide

by Seth Zuckerman on

SEIU votes to make climate action a priority, California tests zero-net-energy homes, Australian coal CEOs defect to solar and energy efficiency, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

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